I'm looking for any tips on shooting a group of 6 adults and 4 small children outside in the snow. The background the family wants is mostly woods. There is supposed to be quite a bit of snow. I'm planning on using a ladder -if possible because of the number of people. My concern is losing highlights...

What qualifies a picture as a portrait? I like this expression, but it bothers me that you can see so little of the right side of his face. What do you think? What about this one?