Family photos generally cost a lot of money. Professional family photographers don’t come cheap and by and large a pro portrait can be a treasured keepsake. However, with the gadgets and cameras you probably already own and a bit of planning and setup, there’s no reason you can’t take your own family photos and save a pile of money. If you’re the photographer, you might even get your family more relaxed and capture a more natural portrait. This how to video gives the basics of setting up and shooting the perfect family photo yourself.