Book a Family Photoshoot
on Chios

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.

Photoshoots on Chios start from €310, with one- and two-hour packages up to roughly €450 depending on duration and the number of edited images. The mastic villages are around forty minutes from Chios town, so the longer package is usually the sensible one — it pays for the drive and still leaves time for two villages rather than one.

Pyrgi, where every wall is covered in grey and white xysta patterns and the square in front of Agioi Apostoloi is the tightest frame on the island. Mesta's vaulted passages, which stay usable in the middle of the day. Anavatos, the near-empty stone village stacked on a cliff. And Mavra Volia at Emporios, black volcanic pebbles under red rock.

Early morning and the last two hours of daylight for Pyrgi and Anavatos, when low sun brings out the relief in the plaster and the stone. Mesta's covered lanes are the exception and work all day. May, June, September and October are the best months; July and August are hot, and the north wind can be strong on the coast.