Family holiday photoshoot
Thirty minutes on a beach or in a garden at the children’s pace, booked for the morning before the heat and the nap.
- Starting from
- $220
- Duration
- 30 min
- You receive
- 20+ edited photos
- Delivery
- 48–72 h
Family & maternity
What’s included
- 20 edited photos
- Grandparents, cousins and the whole group included at no extra cost
- One location near your hotel, with shade nearby
- Private online gallery within 48–72 hours
Add to the booking
Bought with this shoot, never on their own. Fixed prices in US dollars.
Drone add-on
A licensed operator joins the photoshoot for aerial frames — only at locations where flying is permitted, which rules out most of Downtown, the Palm and the areas near the airports.
+$150
Reel add-on
One vertical reel of 30–60 seconds, filmed between frames during the photoshoot and delivered within 3–5 days.
+$120
Extra hour
Another hour of shooting, for a second location or for staying on from sunset into the blue hour.
+$120
Flying dress rental
A long-train dress from our wardrobe, laced to fit, chosen before the day; best in the dunes or on a windy beach.
+$150
Hair & make-up artist
Hair and make-up at your hotel before the shoot, done to last in heat and humidity, with a touch-up kit on location.
+$180
Express 24 h delivery
The full edited gallery within 24 hours instead of 48–72 — useful when you fly home the next day.
+$60
4×4 desert transfer
Pick-up from your hotel in a 4×4 with a driver who knows the sand, out to untracked dunes and back after dark.
+$90
Portfolio
Family holiday photoshoot: portfolio
Frames from recent shoots, to plan yours against.
Where to book it
Book Family holiday photoshoot where you are staying
Available in 4 places across the UAE. Choose the one nearest your hotel — travel within it is included.
About this shoot
Planning around children and the heat
- Starting from
- $220
- Duration
- 30 min
- Edited photos
- 20
- Places
- 4
Children decide how a family session goes, so the plan starts with them. Thirty minutes ends before the youngest gives up, and with a few frames planned in advance it still yields 20 edited photos, even with a pause for a snack. For under-fives, sunrise often works better than sunset: they are awake anyway, the beach is empty, and in summer it is still bearable at 6 am, while at 5 pm the air can be well over 40 °C.
Sand and shallow water keep children busy and give the photographer unposed moments; Kite Beach and JBR beach both shelve gently and have showers nearby. With grandparents or a pushchair, the flat promenade at Al Seef or the Madinat Jumeirah walkways are easier than dunes. Matching outfits are unnecessary — two or three coordinated colours in plain fabrics look better in print and avoid the team-uniform effect.
The gallery arrives within 48 to 72 hours, in time to choose prints before you leave.
Before you book
Frequently asked questions: Family holiday photoshoot
Morning or evening with small children?
Morning. An evening session has slightly better light and noticeably worse moods, and in summer the sand is still hot at six. Sunrise on a quiet beach — Kite Beach, Saadiyat, the Al Mamzar side — is cool, empty and over before breakfast.
Do we need matching outfits?
No — matching white shirts photograph as a uniform. Pick two or three colours that sit well together and let everyone wear their own version.
Next step
Plan your Family holiday photoshoot
Reply within 2 hours. No deposit required to enquire.