{"id":11148,"date":"2026-04-29T18:54:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/?p=11148"},"modified":"2026-04-29T19:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:26:09","slug":"capturing-the-whole-crew-why-extended-family-sessions-are-a-must","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/capturing-the-whole-crew-why-extended-family-sessions-are-a-must\/","title":{"rendered":"Capturing the Whole Crew: Why Extended Family Sessions are a Must"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Capturing the Whole Crew: Why Extended Family Sessions are a Must<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" data-attachment-id=\"11223\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/capturing-the-whole-crew-why-extended-family-sessions-are-a-must\/efp_6439-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-11148-post\/EFP_6439-copy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 7_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1777325607&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EFP_6439 copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-11148-post\/EFP_6439-copy-590x393.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-11148-post\/EFP_6439-copy-950x633.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-11148-post\/EFP_6439-copy-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-11148-post\/EFP_6439-copy-950x633.jpg 950w, http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-11148-post\/EFP_6439-copy-590x393.jpg 590w, http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-11148-post\/EFP_6439-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-11148-post\/EFP_6439-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-11148-post\/EFP_6439-copy-50x33.jpg 50w, http:\/\/www.elizabethfultonphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/29-11148-post\/EFP_6439-copy.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We often wait for the &#8220;perfect&#8221; moment to get everyone together. We wait for the right weather, for everyone to be in the same city, or for that one elusive weekend when no one has a practice, a meeting, or a something else to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">But if you\u2019re waiting for the perfect schedule, you might be waiting forever. 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