Holiday Family 4-Cut Photos at Home with Grandparents

Everyone gathers for the holiday, yet only a few photos survive. One person ends up behind the camera, the rest line up stiffly, and the picture sitting next to grandma is often just one or two shots.

A four-cut strip fits that gap. You take four photos, so people relax by the second one, and the whole family ends up in one frame. The catch is that photo booths sit in busy shopping streets. A small booth is a tight, awkward fit for a grandmother, so I made a Chuseok frame you can use in the living room.

The first thought I had while making the card news was that there was not a single four-cut with grandma. People take plenty with friends, yet rarely one with their grandparents. This time I decided to put grandma in the middle. The living room or the dining table becomes the booth, so nobody has to travel anywhere.

This post comes from the card news I made for Chuseok 2026 (the Korean autumn harvest holiday). The same steps work after Chuseok and for Seollal, the Lunar New Year. There is also a home photo booth guide with related tips.

All you need is one phone. Galaxy or iPhone both work, and the app is free on the App Store and Google Play. No booth structure or extra gear is needed. It runs on any phone or tablet, and a tablet is easier on the eyes because the screen is bigger.

The steps match a real booth. Stand the phone up, take four photos, then add the frame. Everyone receives the finished strip on their own phone. Even if the family mixes Galaxy and iPhone users, everyone receives it the same way.

The dining table worked best. Put the phone slightly below eye level. That way grandma does not have to lift her chin and the photo comes out natural.

If you use a tablet, the larger screen makes the preview easier for her to see. Treat the first shot as practice, check that everyone fits on screen, then shuffle closer together. That part is just my suggestion.

If one person always holds the camera, that person is missing from the photo. Stand the phone up and let everyone step into the frame.

You watch the preview on screen while shooting, so grandma can see how she looks and pick a pose. A tablet makes that easier. With four slots, you can also change the pose a little for each shot.

For Chuseok 2026 I uploaded three frames to the store: persimmon tree and magpie, lucky pouch, and green mountains with waves. Pick one and apply it. Choosing by grandma's taste worked well.

I also made two more. One has a chestnut mascot with a greeting for a happy Chuseok. The other shows a plate of songpyeon, the rice cakes eaten at Chuseok, in front of a moon and a hanok window. Both can be picked from the store.

In the card news I wrote that the frame does the holiday mood for you. You do not need to match outfits or the table, because the frame carries the feeling. Each frame has different artwork, so choosing together as a family is part of the fun.

Besides store frames, you can make your own in the app. Tap 'Create My Frame' at the top of the store and type a line like '2026 Chuseok, our family'. That becomes your own family four-cut frame.

For Seollal, just change the text, for example to your family name plus the new year. That is a suggestion; write whatever fits your family. If you would rather design on a computer, there is the web frame maker and the frame template guide.

You do not need a printer. Scan the QR code with her phone and the photo saves right away. There is no need to send it through a chat app, which helps when she is not used to smartphones.

You can even set the photo as her profile picture while you are there. If you want a paper copy, you can print with an AirPrint printer, but that is optional.

When you scan the QR for her, watch the photo save together so she knows where it went. That is just my suggestion.

Shooting and saving work the same way. The Chuseok frames carry Chuseok wording, though, so for Seollal it is better to make your own frame.

Here is a short checklist for the day before. Install the app, pick or make a frame, and on the day just stand the phone up. If you want to compare it with other photo apps, see the iPhone and Galaxy four-cut guide.

It is not only for holidays. A birthday or any family gathering works too. Once you make a frame with your family name it stays in My frames, so you can reuse it every time you meet.