Photographing the large family - a documentary of true chaos

I have put together a short visual journey documenting the chaos that is orchestrating a family photo for a family of seventeen. Keep in mind, this is a silent documentary. One cannot fully appreciate the humor of the situation without the deafening soundtrack. It truly was a spectacle to behold, all the hollering, whining, tantrums, and overall deafening chaos.

The finished product is not completely perfect (everyone smiling, everyone looking at the camera, everyone with their eyes open, etc.), but it's as close as one can get with a family of this size.

Enjoy!






The scene starts out eerily quiet...









A lot of directors, but not a whole lot of action at this point. Wait, shouldn't there be seventeen people here?














It just can't happen without Ben and Dan working their magic.








Tantrums ensue, furniture must be scaled, attention must be directed towards the lens...can we pull it together?











And we did it!