Oh how hard it is for me to get a family Christmas card photo! I think it is the pressure for me to:
a) to get a photo with people smiling,
b) to get eye contact from everybody at the same time, or
c) to capture something creative.
But yet I try. I try several times. Last weekend, we had a warm weekend so I decided to take the kids out, sans coats, to achieve my illustrious goal.
And yes, I bribed my kids for each halfway decent attempt with cheese balls (thanks Halloween basket o’goodies)!
Apparently my son thought this was a pose I wanted.
I’m not kidding. He did this over and over.
Then I’d get one looking at the camera while the other was looking silly.
Then I’d get the hug that looked more like strangling.
Or silliness that is too silly.
Why oh why is this so difficult! By the end of the day, I think I got a couple that I might be able to use but I’m also going to try for some indoor photos as well.
Make sure to check out the blog in couple of days when I show how I edited my fall photos.
So tell me in the comments, what’s your secret for getting Christmas card photos? Or where do you get the inspiration for your photos?
