EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 54 MIN
30 Poses That Actually Work at a Family Session
from Between the Frames · host Roz Ackerman Photography
If you've ever stood in front of a family and gone completely blank, this episode is your fix. This is the companion episode to 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 (𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 3) — if that one was about how you talk to families, this one is about what you're building toward.EP 3 → https://youtu.be/j0mNho_CgtcTɪᴍᴇsᴛᴀᴍᴘs00:00 — Introduction + episode overview 02:11 — Mom life update: birthday weekend chaos, car key mystery, and summer sessions ahead 09:25 — Why pose at all? Posing vs. prompting — and the "close the gaps" trick 13:26 — 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙉𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙀𝙎 (𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨 1–12) 1. Peek-a-boo / hide between parents 2. Whisper a silly word or favorite animal 3. Boop the nose 4. Nose kisses, butterfly kisses, head kiss 5. Tickle 6. Does baby's hair smell like strawberries? (sibling + newborn gold) 7. Surprise blanket hug8. Kids hug parents from behind 9. Secret handshake (ages 4–5+) 10. Row your boat 11. Cloud watching 12. Read a book / interact with nature 25:48 — 𝙈𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙀𝙎 (𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨 13–19) 13. Walking: lead mommy/daddy to that big rock 14. Running: toward, away, or as a family race 15. Piggyback, shoulders, hip carry 16. Dancing + the twirl tip 17. Animal prompts: stomp like a dino, fly like a bird 18. Climbing: fences, rocks, logs 19. Blanket run 33:27 — 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙔𝙁𝙐𝙇 𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙀𝙎 (𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨 20–31) 20. Superman on a parent 21. Family pile-on 22. Flying toward camera 23. Flying with a spin 24. Spinning under the armpits 25. Play tag 26. Ring around the rosy (facing in and facing out) 27. Airplanes 28. Blanket drag 29. Blanket swing 30. Rocket ship / blast off Bonus: dad toss (how to read the room on this one) 47:43 — How to flow through a session: the wave analogy, my go-to favorites, and how to wind things down at golden hour 53:55 — Wrap-up + listener invitation: share your go-to poses!
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If you've ever stood in front of a family and gone completely blank, this episode is your fix. This is the companion episode to 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 (𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 3) — if that one was about how you talk to families, this one is about what you're building toward.EP 3 → https://youtu.be/j0mNho_CgtcTɪᴍᴇsᴛᴀᴍᴘs00:00 — Introduction + episode overview 02:11 — Mom life update: birthday weekend chaos, car key mystery, and summer sessions ahead 09:25 — Why pose at all? Posing vs. prompting — and the "close the gaps" trick 13:26 — 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙉𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙀𝙎 (𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨 1–12) 1. Peek-a-boo / hide between parents 2. Whisper a silly word or favorite animal 3. Boop the nose 4. Nose kisses, butterfly kisses, head kiss 5. Tickle 6. Does baby's hair smell like strawberries? (sibling + newborn gold) 7. Surprise blanket hug8. Kids hug parents from behind 9. Secret handshake (ages 4–5+) 10. Row your boat 11. Cloud watching 12. Read a book / interact with nature 25:48 — 𝙈𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙀𝙎 (𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨 13–19) 13. Walking: lead mommy/daddy to that big rock 14. Running: toward, away, or as a family race 15. Piggyback, shoulders, hip carry 16. Dancing + the twirl tip 17. Animal prompts: stomp like a dino, fly like a bird 18. Climbing: fences, rocks, logs 19. Blanket run 33:27 — 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙔𝙁𝙐𝙇 𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙀𝙎 (𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨 20–31) 20. Superman on a parent 21. Family pile-on 22. Flying toward camera 23. Flying with a spin 24. Spinning under the armpits 25. Play tag 26. Ring around the rosy (facing in and facing out) 27. Airplanes 28. Blanket drag 29. Blanket swing 30. Rocket ship / blast off Bonus: dad toss (how to read the room on this one) 47:43 — How to flow through a session: the wave analogy, my go-to favorites, and how to wind things down at golden hour 53:55 — Wrap-up + listener invitation: share your go-to poses!
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