Book a Family Photoshoot
on Milos

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 Milos start from €310. Packages vary by duration and the number of edited photos — from a short session on the white rock at Sarakiniko to a longer route taking in Klima's painted boathouses and sunset up in Plaka.

Sarakiniko's wind-carved white volcanic rock above ink-blue water, the syrmata of Klima — boat garages with doors painted red, yellow and turquoise — the stepped lanes of Plaka up to the castle rock and the little church of Panagia Thalassitra, the quieter fishing coves of Firopotamos and Mandrakia, and Kleftiko's white stacks and sea caves, which can only be reached by boat.

Sarakiniko wants first light or the last hour — at midday the white rock throws so much glare that skin tones go flat and there is no shade anywhere on it. Klima is the opposite: the boathouse doors face west, so the colour only comes alive after five. Plaka takes the sunset. May, June, September and early October are the comfortable months; July and August bring heat and the meltemi wind, which is what usually cancels the boat spots.