Book a Family Photoshoot
on Poros

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 on Poros start from €310. Packages vary by duration and the number of edited photos — one to two hours, roughly €310 to €450, covers the waterfront, the stepped lanes and the clocktower on the ridge. Love Bay, Russian Bay or a crossing to the lemon groves above Galatas needs travel time, so book the longer package.

The clocktower on the ridge, reached by stepped lanes, with the whole channel below it; the pastel waterfront seen from a boat or from the Galatas quay opposite; the stepped alleys behind the harbour; Love Bay, where the pines come down to the sand; and Russian Bay on the north coast, with the arched ruins of a nineteenth-century naval station on the shore.

Golden hour from the clocktower or the water. The town faces roughly south-west across the channel, so the whole pastel front lights up in the last hour and the ridge gives you the view over it. Mornings are calm and glassy for boat frames. Poros is an easy weekend hop from Athens, so Saturdays are busy from June to September; May and late September are quieter.