12 Funny Brother And Sister Photoshoot Ideas

Looking for some seriously fun and unique brother and sister photoshoot ideas? At Peerspace, we get it! Siblings have all kinds of reasons they might want to do a funny photoshoot together – for a birthday, a funny holiday card, or a slideshow at a family reunion.

Whatever the reason might be, if you’re a brother and sister in search of inspiration for your next project, keep reading for our 12 best brother and sister photoshoot ideas!

1. Dress in matching outfits

Here’s one of the most classic brother and sister photoshoot ideas. Have the two of them dress up in matching outfits or, at the very least, outfits that complement each other (for instance, both wear clothes in the same color palette).

For this idea, you might want to pick a more neutral setting to keep from overwhelming the subjects of the photo. We’d suggest renting a professional photo studio by the hour, such as this downtown industrial studio space in Phoenix, Arizona. With more than 150 positive reviews adding up to a five-star rating, one reviewer writes that it’s an “amazing clean space with gorgeous set designs. Great natural light and such a kind and knowledgeable host. Definitely worth booking!”

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2. Playing in a pile of leaves

If it’s autumn where you are, and the ground is covered in beautiful fall leaves in different shades, this is a wonderful brother and sister photoshoot idea for a younger set of siblings.

You can simply take a bunch of candid photos of the two of them having fun playing in the leaves. The result will be absolutely adorable! Plus, they’ll appreciate the extra opportunity to have fun outdoors.

3. Halloween costume photoshoot

Is Halloween coming up, or have you saved your costumes from last year? Then this is one of our favorite and potentially most hilarious brother and sister photoshoot ideas – especially if you both wear funny costumes.

For instance, imagine a ridiculously silly photo where the Hulk (the brother’s costume) and Princess Peach (the sister’s costume) are doing the Charlie’s Angels pose together… there’s lots of humor potential here!

Our perfectly spooky photoshoot ideas share even more inspiration along these lines!

4. Blowing bubbles together

Buy a bottle of bubbles with a bubble wand and head out to your local park or a pretty natural area near you for a brother-sister photoshoot where the two are having a blast blowing bubbles together.

This one will be the funniest if you just let the kids have fun and take candid photos of them doing so – it’s about finding the right photography timing to successfully capture the hilarious face your child is making on camera.

5. Brother-sister photos with toddlers and small children

Brother and sister photoshoot ideas will be completely different when it involves babies and very young children. Luckily, The Short Years has a bunch of suggestions for photoshoot ideas specifically involving these age groups.

For safety reasons, they suggest that you “find a stable place for your baby to lay such as the middle of a large bed or even on the ground. Then, your toddler can sit or lay nearby without actually being responsible for holding their new little sibling.”

We’re sure that you’ll treasure the resulting photos for years to come!

6. Recreate photos from your kids’ younger years

If your kids are, say, teenagers, perhaps have them recreate a photo from a decade prior of the two of them looking absolutely adorable. The finished product could be completely hilarious or totally heartwarming (or both), depending on which photo you choose.

7. Recreate photos from your childhood

In their article on sibling photo ideas that parents will love, Motif suggests that you find photos from your own childhood (ideally with your own siblings, if you have any!) and have your children recreate them as a hilarious throwback.

Their specific ideas: “Get as close to your previous wardrobe as possible. Return to the actual scene if available. Dig up any props found in the old shot. If the location or props aren’t available, focus on the siblings and matching their expressions to minimize what’s missing from the original.”

What fabulous brother and sister photoshoot ideas!

8. Recreate your parents’ childhood photos

Instead of or even in addition to #6, you might even find childhood photos of your parents and their siblings that your kids can recreate! Imagine how delighted your parents will be when they see the re-creations for the first time.

9. Involve pets in the photoshoot

Pets are some of the goofiest subjects for photography. Not to mention that they’re bona fide members of the family themselves. So adding them to your sibling photoshoot is a great way to make the finished product that much funnier.

Check out these denim family photoshoot ideas that will give your portraits fun 90s vibes!

10. Encourage them to make silly faces

Expert Photography provides the following helpful advice on this topic. Since kids love to make silly faces, ask the siblings to “pull their funniest or scariest faces at the camera. Or you can have them pull the faces to someone off-camera … Children will enjoy this kind of pose because they’re being encouraged to do something silly!”

Be sure to give it a try!

11. Reading together

One activity that you’ll definitely want to capture with a photoshoot is of two young siblings reading a picture book to one another. This is probably one of the times when the kids are at their most peaceful, which makes it an especially great subject matter for photos.

12. Cooking together

Perhaps the two of you are both into cooking, and you enjoy doing it together. If so, this will be the perfect subject for a photoshoot! For this brother and sister photoshoot idea, consider renting a beautiful, professional kitchen by the hour.

For example, this modern kitchen space in Dallas, Texas would be the ideal location for a cooking photoshoot. It’s a “1600+ sq ft full, open kitchen with wood cabinetry, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and modern concrete floors.” You’ll feel incredibly comfortable and at home here, minus the stress of worrying about cleaning your own kitchen from top to bottom before the photoshoot–and at the very reasonable cost of just $125 per hour.

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