How to best capture your family’s fun excursions

While your backdrop might not be an exotic locale or an international landmark, it’s still important to capture your family’s current experiences for future reference and enjoyment.

Here are some ideas to consider:

People pictures stand the test of time. Including people, especially your loved ones, in your shot adds tremendous interest.

Encourage family members to be the focal point of landscape images.

Over time, you may not remember that towering forest or the flower strewn meadow, but you will recall the memories made in that location.

Capture color. Whether you travel near or far, markets, parades and streetscapes will often provide an array of colorful subjects and unique experiences that will help tell the story of your family adventure.

At the market, for example, be on the lookout for brightly colored vegetables, fruits, meat or fish unlike those in your local grocery store.

Get in on the action. Whether it’s a swing or slide in a nearby park, a child running through a field, rafting through the rapids or biking down a trail, capture the action in an image or video. You don’t need a fancy camera to create fun shots that tell the story.

Compare notes and consider experimentation with light, angles and approach part of the family experience.