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.

If you're always the one holding the camera, chances are you're missing from your own family's story. This post is for the mums who quietly want to be in the photos but keep talking themselves out of it - and why the reasons holding you back matter far less than you think.