Book a Family Photoshoot
in Agios Nikolaos

This happens all the time, and our family photographers are prepared for it. The secret is that the best family photos don't come from asking kids to pose — they come from play. Your photographer will turn the session into a game: racing along the beach at Naxos, feeding pigeons in Athens, hunting for cats in Chania's old harbour lanes. Tantrums and shy phases get waited out with a break and a snack, and sessions are scheduled around naps and meals. Even a session that feels chaotic in the moment produces wonderful genuine images — often better than the ones where everyone behaved.

There's no wrong age — each stage photographs differently and beautifully. Babies bring quiet, tender close-ups; toddlers bring motion and hilarious candid moments; school-age kids love the adventure of exploring castles and beaches on camera; teens relax once they realise nobody is forcing stiff poses. Multi-generation shoots with grandparents are among the most treasured bookings we see, especially on family reunion trips to the islands. The one practical tip: with children under five, book morning sessions when energy and light are both at their best. Your Photo Greece photographer adapts the pace and games to the ages in your group.

Aim for a coordinated palette rather than identical outfits: two or three soft colors that everyone wears in their own way. Creams, soft blues, sage and sand tones look wonderful against Greece's white walls, turquoise sea and stone villages. Skip big logos, characters and neon shades. Dress kids in clothes they can move and play in — the session will involve running, climbing steps and sitting on beaches. Bring a change of clothes for little ones (Greek beaches are irresistible) and comfortable shoes for cobbled lanes. Your photographer will send simple styling tips for your specific location and season when you book.

Professional photoshoots in Agios Nikolaos and Elounda start from €310. Packages vary by duration and the number of edited photos — from a short session around Lake Voulismeni to a longer route up the Mirabello coast to Elounda, Plaka and the Spinalonga channel.

Lake Voulismeni with the tavernas and the cliff around it, the harbour channel and the small town beach at Kitroplatia, the causeway at Olous with its windmill ruins and the sunken walls visible through the shallows, Elounda's fishing quay looking across the flat water of Mirabello Bay, and the shore at Plaka facing Spinalonga, where the fortress island fills the frame across the channel.

Dawn at Lake Voulismeni, when the water is glass and the tavernas have not set their tables out — it is a small lake, so a still surface doubles the whole town. The Mirabello coast is a late-afternoon job: the light comes across the bay onto Elounda and Plaka, and Spinalonga turns amber from the shore just before sunset. The season runs long here — May to mid-October is comfortable, and the eastern end of Crete stays warm into November.