Want your summer family photos to have real meaning, rather than asking everyone to smile on queue? These practical tips from professional Edinburgh photographer Kirsty Hall, will help guide you towards timeless, candid moments you can take yourself and actually want on your walls.

having lots of fun running down to the water, dipping her toes in, then dashing back up the beach screaming in delight with her mummy. You just can't beat these kind of days, can you?