We didn't get a natural smile from Emily in her solo shots even though she was a model child throughout the whole experience. She really worked hard to be obedient and to keep the other kids happy. I was really proud of her. This picture is the one I come closest to liking of her. I am kind of upset because I do think being able to see her face is important and that makes this picture not usable for what I wanted.
I love Emily's smile here but Elinor looks super weird.
This is how Elinor looked most of the time - really freaked out and not sure what was going on.
Elinor is still wearing that same face, Emily looks like she's wondering if she's doing what the photographer wants.
Closest thing to a smile we got out of Miss Elinor.
Caleb was only happy with a basketball. And even here his smile looks strained, like he's just barely holding it together.
Yup, this about sums up the failure of our photo shoot.
I got home, set Elinor on the bed, and this is what I got.
Too bad our camera isn't very good! When I saw how much better these pictures were, I realized I was just paying for the use of a nice camera when I took the kids in. Kids just react better to people they know and pictures will not turn out unless they feel comfortable in their setting. Maybe one day I will own a nice camera and be able to do it on my own! I am so glad I live in the age of digital cameras so I can take pictures (even poor quality ones) to my heart's content and capture so many important moments as my kids grow up. Ah. I do love my happy little Elinor!
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Yes,the smile Elinor gives her mom is a keeper. But from an outside the family view--the studio portraits are a wonderful moment in time and, I think, well worth the effort. Beautiful children!
You should have Katie do you pictures next time. They are still cute though and sometimes I think it's good to capture a non happy look. :)
Yep, mom is always able to get better smiles than a photographer!
BUT, don't think that you can't get great pictures unless you have a nice camera. Nice cameras can take awful pictures just as well as awful cameras. :-) Great pictures are much more a function of finding good lighting, getting a good angle, and controlling the background, than the number of megapixels or the quality of the lens on your camera. You can learn all of those things and take great pictures with a simple point and shoot. If you ever want any pointers, let me know!!
Well, even if they're not exactly what you wanted at least their not...awkward. Although awkward family photos are sometimes pretty amazing.
I sort of agree about the camera too. Mostly I lament my lack of natural light. The florescents in our little London flat are dim and yellow, and our walls are orange....yuck. I suppose it's not surprising then that I've taken only a handful of good pictures inside the apartment - and most of those have the camera pointing at the floor.
Luckily my model is awesome! And yours too! I can't wait for Paige to get meet her fabulously attractive cousins. It's never too early to give your kids a jealousy complex.
I totally hear you on the photo shoot woes. We had my sister (who is an incredible professional photographer) take our photos, and even though the kids knew her AND we only have two to try and keep happy, the kids got tired fast and were almost never looking or smiling at the same time. I was frustrated that our CD wasn't full of perfect photos.
BUT now that it's been a few months, I looked at the pictures again, and I love them a LOT more. I think the kids' and my own feelings of tiredness and frustration were wrapped up in the pictures--and I could see it in our eyes as I looked at them. Now that the memory isn't as strong, our pictures don't look as strained to me.
Maybe it will happen for you too, because I thought that some of those were pretty cute!
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