Family Portrait at Zion National Park

(Utah)

Thinking about family portraits ideas was not on our mind when we planned our family vacation. We had planned a cross country trip by car from the east coast, westward across the country, visiting as much as we could in two weeks once the kids got out of school in June.

Our trip included Devil's Tower in Wyoming, Badlands and Mount Rushmore of South Dakota, Old Faithful and Yellowstone, and Zion National Park in Utah. It was an amazing trip, the five of us packed in a minivan, and of course many photography opportunities for a great family portrait. Three teenagers, camping equipment, food, my Canon DSLR, but of course no Portrait Clothing.

One of our most memorable hikes during our vacation was in Zion national Park, certainly a nature photographer's dream. That's where the idea came up to do a family portrait. We set the camera on a mini-tripod on a sturdy rock and used the self-timer camera setting.

I did a good job of picking a great background, but we were dressed like a family on vacation and not dressed for a portrait. Still it was one of our favorite portraits because of the memories it brings back of our amazing vacation.