Monday, December 7, 2009

Christmas Card '09

Bailey Christmas Photo '07
Pregnant with Reese, but just barely.

Every year we torture ourselves by creating a Christmas card with a family photo on it. If it weren't for the insistence that we take the photo ourselves (using the timer feature on the camera and the tripod) maybe things would go better. When it was just me, Kevin, and the animals, we thought we had it rough getting the animals together and staging something, but now with Reese around, the animals have gotten cut from the photo and it's still no piece of cake.

Last year, we were fortunate enough to have an AMAZING photographer friend take our photo in his studio and let us use it on our cards.

Bailey Christmas photo '08
courtesy of Will Van Overbeek

This year, I nixed the use of the tripod and timer from the get-go and tried to employ Aunt Kim to take the family photo for us. I will keep the story short but mention that many tools and positions were used in order to get a photo of everyone looking mildly happy... Enjoy the outtakes.

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