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Family photoshoot · Lombok

In short

A family photoshoot on Lombok costs from $180 for 30 minutes on a calm beach near your stay, usually Selong Belanak or Tanjung Aan, or in your villa garden. Sessions start early or late to avoid the heat. You receive 15+ edited photos — group portraits and unposed play — online within 48–72 hours.

Starting from: $180
Duration: 30 min
Edited photos: 15+

Why here

Why choose Family photoshoot in Lombok?

Families who choose Lombok over Bali usually do it for the space, and space is exactly what a family shoot needs. A toddler can run fifty metres along Selong Belanak without anyone stepping into the frame; a ten-year-old can dig in the shallows at Tanjung Aan, where the reef keeps the water flat. What Lombok asks in return is planning around distance and heat. Beaches are spread out, so we pick one near your villa rather than the most famous one, and the session is short by design — thirty minutes in which the group portrait comes first, while everyone is still clean and cooperative, and the rest is play. There is one more Lombok detail worth knowing: village children are curious and often wander over to see the camera. Some of the warmest frames we take here happen when your kids and theirs start a game, and we always ask the local parents before keeping any of those pictures.

How the shoot is planned

What does the shoot in Lombok look like?

The route

A Selong Belanak session usually starts at the top of the beach at about 4.45 pm, on firm sand where small children can stand still for the length of a group portrait. We take that first, along with a frame of each parent with each child. Then we let the family walk towards the water and follow: someone gets carried, someone gets splashed, a sandcastle happens. Rows of colourful surf-school boards make a cheerful backdrop; if a farmer brings water buffalo along the beach, we stop and photograph your children watching them from a respectful distance. The last ten minutes are for the parents alone while a grandparent or older sibling holds the little ones. Staying at a villa with a lawn? We can do the whole thing there instead — no sand in the nappy bag.

The timing

With children, heat decides the hour. On Lombok’s south coast the sun is already fierce by 8.30 am, so the morning slot is roughly 6.30 to 7.30; the evening slot starts around 4.45 pm and ends with sunset near 6. Most families prefer evenings because breakfast and naps stay intact. School holidays — July and August, and the weeks around Christmas — fill the better south-coast villas, but the beaches themselves stay roomy. From November to March, plan for evenings that may end early with a storm and keep a morning in reserve. Sunday afternoons bring local families to the beaches; it is lively and friendly, just less empty.

What’s included

What does the package include?

The Family photoshoot package in Lombok covers: 15+ edited photos; One location near your stay — a beach, a garden or your villa; Start time planned around naps and the heat; Group portraits plus unposed moments of play; Private online gallery within 48–72 hours. Nothing is added to the price after the shoot. Permits worth knowing about: Merese Hill — small local entry and parking levy, around IDR 10,000–20,000; Tanjung Aan — beach free; parking fee; boat to Batu Payung rock negotiated on the spot; Sendang Gile & Tiu Kelep waterfalls — entry ticket at Senaru plus a local guide for Tiu Kelep, paid on site; Pink Beach (Pantai Tangsi) — small local entry fee; around two hours’ drive from Kuta, or by boat from Tanjung Luar.

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Family photoshoot in Lombok

Frames from recent shoots, to plan yours against.

Before you book

FAQ — Family photoshoot in Lombok

Can grandparents manage the location?

Yes, if we choose for them. Selong Belanak and Tanjung Aan are reached on flat paths from the car park. We avoid the grass headlands such as Merese for multi-generation shoots, since the climb is steep and exposed. A villa garden is the easiest option of all.

What if our toddler melts down halfway through?

We pause. The group portrait is taken in the first few minutes for exactly this reason, so a meltdown later costs nothing important. Bring water, a snack and a favourite toy; some of the best frames are of a parent comforting a child with the bay behind them.

Is there a family session longer than 30 minutes?

Yes, with the extra-hour add-on ($100), useful for a large family group or a second spot such as the villa after the beach. With small children we usually advise against it: thirty focused minutes beat ninety tired ones.

What colours should a family wear on Lombok?

Coordinate rather than match: two or three soft colours — white, sand, sage, dusty blue — spread across the family. Skip neon and large logos, which fight with the turquoise water. Children are happiest barefoot on the sand, so bring sandals only for the walk from the car.

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