How to fit everyone in a family photo

By Con, founder of Music Wide Selfie · Updated 22 October 2026

Short answerArrange people in rows at different heights (sitting, kneeling, standing), curve the rows towards the camera, use the widest lens your phone has from a stand, and use a timer or remote so you’re in it too.

Arrange

Front row sitting or kneeling, back row standing.
Tallest at the back centre.
Curve the rows so edges aren’t further from the lens.

Camera

The back ultra wide (0.5×) fits the most. Keep faces away from the very edges where wide lenses stretch.

Get in it

Timer of 10 seconds, or a remote or Apple Watch. Take several rounds; someone always blinks.

Questions

Front or back camera?

Back camera on a stand for big groups: wider and sharper.

A camera built for this

Music Wide Selfie is an iPhone camera app: the widest front view your iPhone supports, with your music still playing.

One email when the app is ready. Nothing else.