One of my favorite times of the year is when my news feed starts to fill with pics of kids headed back to school! Love it! And those who know me here know that I run a photography business on the side, so yeah, maybe I’m a little partial to pics, but there’s nothing wrong with that…right? I think not! So, with that in mind, here are 10 Back-to-School photo ideas that I’ve come across recently!
For more than one kid {VIA}
I like this one because it contrasts the kids against each other – and it’s no too fru-fru for your “cool” junior high-ers!
Use what you have {VIA}
Hello?! Driveway and chalk! Anyone can do this one, and it’s SO cute!
Remembering the little things {VIA}
I really adore this idea, because it captures SO MUCH of the child! Great to look back on as the years go by!
Don’t forget Dad {VIA}
Lots of times, mommas do the back-to-school honors. Don’t forget about capturing some moments with dad!
Looking towards the future {VIA}
This may be further ahead than some of you want to look, but it’s still a super cute photo idea!
At the school {VIA}
A very a-typical photo AT the school. So peaceful and serene!
Chalkboard {VIA}
Chalk boards are pretty “in” for photo shoots these days…but since they started out as a school tool, might as well use ’em!
With the entire family {VIA}
Okay, that’s just funny. I don’t care who you are. And you know it’s the truth!
Don’t forget the candids {VIA}
If that won’t make you tear up then I don’t know what will!
Book a session {VIA}
If your kids love photos and you know a good photographer, why not book a back-to-school session?
So what about YOU? What kind of pics do you take of your kids on the first day of school?
My favorite is the parent celebrating as the children get on the bus! I know that is right! My daughter has 5, all in school now. She feels liberated when school starts back, not that summer isn’t great to have them all home but, well , you know!
These are all cute ideas!
HA! I know, I had to put a funny one in there 🙂
I love the parents celebrating. That is totally me! Love my kids, but summer can be brutal after so many weeks. Great round-up of ideas!
LOL I think most parents would agree with you, Colleen! 🙂
I agree!.but I do wish to start.a new tradition and do these.
I loved these! Your right lets not forget about dad! WIll be using a couple ideas thanks for sharing
Yes, dad is important! 🙂
Beautiful pictures. Missing my school time now.
I know, right?! Life was so much simpler…
I love these! Our kiddos will be starting back in a week or so & I will be using several of these ideas. !
Awesome, Alice!
I love these in so many ways! My favorite at the last shots.. so beautiful! I need to do one of the above ones and get all creative. I normally just do a standard and boring one. This years goal is to do a creative one.
Have fun with it, Aimee! I’ll bet you come up with something awesome!
I love these pictures they are all so adorable. The little girl in the brown boots and dress twirling her skirt but I loved the parents celebrating the school but, we have all been there!
HA!!! You got that right!
I love your ideas, especially the parents celebrating 🙂
Such a “real” picture, right?!
Oh my goodness these are precious!!! I love the parents high fiveing it! LOL! I haven’t laughed so hard like that in a long time! such greatideas!
I’m glad you enjoyed, Carla!
Oh, I love these ideas so very much! What a bunch of great, and unique photography ideas to capture that special first day. Thanks!
Thanks, Bethany! 🙂
LOL! I love the one where the parents are celebrating and giving high-five cheers! LOL!
You know you could relate, Zan! LOL
Love the chalk driveway idea. 🙂 I always took pics at home before we left for school and the again when we arrived on campus. The school had a beautiful rose garden and they would always sit on the same bench for the picture. It was fun to see the changes as the years went by.
Oh, what a sweet spot for pics, Lorelai! You can watch the roses and the kids grow at the same time!
Great ideas Kristen 🙂 But It is only Back to office in our home as we don’t have kids.May be I will pin this for later 😉
I’m with you, Sahana, no kids here!
Those are super cute photo ideas. I have a ways to go with my youngest, but I’m already stockpiling (and pinning) ideas for the future.
Oh yes, good ideas can never be pinned too early! 🙂
So cute. My oldest son is supposed to get senior photos done this year. He does not want to do it because he wants to be allowed to be himself and have a personality. He hates staged photos, maybe I will get him to do something like this instead.
Jennifer, I do lots of senior photo shoots with unwilling subjects LOL I’ll bet if he has a hand in planning it he’ll find that it wasn’t all that bad!
Loved the dad ones!! And you were right, the one of the littlest thru the arch, almost made me cry!
I know! I was like, ugh, tissue! LOL
Oh gosh, it’s only the middle of August!
Most children in the UK have at least 2 weeks off yet!
Really, Sophie? All of ours were at orientations and the like yesterday!
Those are such awesome photo ideas …. love them! And the photo shoot, wow, very impressive!! I take it that is your work? 🙂
No, Anne, that isn’t my work. If you click the “via” link next to the explanation it’ll take you to her site. It’s Simply Rosie. Beautiful shots, right?! (http://simplyrosie.ca/sweet-funky-vintage/)
These are amazing ideas! My mom gave me a scrapbook that included photos of me getting on and off the bus on my first day of kindergarten. I love it. (And I’d love to do something similar with my son.)
Oh, how awesome is that, Jaime!!!
Those are some really great back to school photos. Wish I would have thought of them when my Daughter was in school.
Maybe for grandkids, Terry?
Chalkboards are SUCH a cute idea, though I don’t think my son’s school even has them anymore a(all white boards! lol).
I know it! Some schools only have those computerized touch boards now!
OMg love the one of the parents toasting and high fiving too funny.
I know, I was pretty amused by that one LOL
I love the one of the parents with the drinks and the high fives. That is so cute!
And very true, too! LOL
Adorbs!!! I love them all! I am not sure which one I love better. I will have to ask my kids which one to do for their first day of school. Thanks for sharing these amazing photos!
I’m glad you enjoyed, Veronica!
Yup I will be toasting too! And probably taking a chalk photo
I love the chalk!
Those are great ideas. I wish I would have had this idea back when my kids first started!
I know, all the good ideas are always too late, right?
Oh, I love all of these! I wish I had started doing these when my kids were in preschool. Of course, they’ve both graduated college now so I’ll have to wait until I have grandkids! 🙂
Oh, that will be so much fun with grand kids!
They are all great! Thanks for bringing back fond memories of my kids on their first day of school. Of course, my pics were not that good.
Hey, as long as the moments were captured!
Those are all so great! The bus doesn’t stop in front of our house so we drive our girls in. I would love a shot of them with the bus though. And yes, that last one is so true, it’s hilarious!
You could do a shot of them loading up in the car, too, I’ll bet!
I love these! My five-year old starts kindergarten this year, so I’ve been thinking about what to do. So cute.
Oh, you can start from the beginning, how neat!
All very cute! I love the oversized t-shirt- it is my favorite!
Yes, and that would be an easy thing to create!
Excellent ideas. Love them all. I wish I would have followed through and taken a picture every year with my kids. We did the first 4 or five years and then stopped. I do have all of the school pictures from each year.
Yes, I think it’s cool the schools do the pics every year; great keepsakes!
Wow, you’ve got some nice pictures here. It’s hard to pick a favorite. I do like the ones a lot where the kids are expressing what occupation they like. 🙂
Yes, those are very personal and cute!
I love the idea of taking a pic in front of a school bus for the first day. We did that for the last day, last year. 🙂
That’s a good idea too, Rosey!
These are all such great ideas! My little one starts preschool in the fall and I will definitely be taking a LOT of photos! 🙂
I’ll bet! Such a fun time!
I totally love all of these ideas. My son starts back on Tuesday and I am totally going to steal one of these to do with him for his first day.
Perfect! I know it’ll turn out great!
OMG Those last photos are such AMAZING!! I love the driveaway one too- great idea! We always do the chalkboard picture- easy with lots of kids!
Yes indeed, Melissa! I do love a good chalkboard!
I love these! School starts on Tuesday for my oldest & then Friday for my kindergartener. Looks like i better decide on which idea to do soon!
Oh, you’ve almost made it through the summer!
I love them all! Especially the driveway chalk, looking to the future and the parents celebrating.
Yes, those are fun ones!
Oh yeah I forgot about that. I remember I’m going to have to do that with my daughter on first day.
Good luck, Tess! 🙂
Adorable ideas. Parents toasting is hilarious!
I know, right?! But so true LOL
These are all such creative photo ideas. I’ve never taken such creative back to school photos of my boys but I have thought about it.
You should start this year! Right?! 🙂
What cute ideas! My daughter just started her senior year. I wish I had known about this before.
Oh goodness, life is about to change!
With my daughter starting Kindergarten tomorrow, I am loving that you did this post. I am thinking we’ll do the chalk board photo, but can’t decide if I want to do it in front of our house or at the school. There will probably be way too many people at the school to snap a photo, so I should probably do it at home before we leave. I love all these options and wish my husband could go with us!
Yes, I’d say the house, too! You could always take a pic of your daughter showing your hubby what she did on her first day of school when he gets home!