Comments on: Family photos and Future Me

By: Elisabeth B.

Elisabeth B. — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 20:33:01 +0000

In reply to Maureen. I love this! We have five boys, and I'm terrible at family photos. I have also opted for the once a year photo book (bonus: it makes a great gift for far off family members!). But the annual picture upload process is a massive pain in the neck. Doing it monthly sounds SOOOO much easier!

By: Valerie Thompson

Valerie Thompson — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 16:54:28 +0000

We’ve gotten into an good rhythm with family photos. The photographer we’ve been using schedules “mini” sessions throughout the fall at a couple of different locations. She notifies all existing clients on the release date, and it always prompts me to schedule them before they’re booked up. She does a quick, well choreographed 15 minutes and we’re done! Although we only have 2 kids, I can’t imagine trying to wrangle 5, good luck!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 20:26:36 +0000

99% sure those influencers hire professional photographers intermittently who follow them around and take “lifefstyle” shots. They get tons of pics and cycle through them (and various past shoots) as needed!

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:49:13 +0000

In reply to Heather. @Heather, sadly our dog is not that well-behaved and would likely eat the toddler's raisins and then we'd really have a problem...

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:48:14 +0000

In reply to Gillian.

@Gillian – ha on the head swapping. A few years ago we wound up with no group shots where the 2-year-old didn’t have his pacifier in. We wound up using individual pictures of each kid from the shot as a four-photo montage. It wouldn’t have been the end of the world to have a pacifier shot but he also tended to turn his head in with it…

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:03:40 +0000

In reply to Gillian. I'm sorry, but this did make me laugh. Head swapping. Uncooperative children. It's all sadly relatable...

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:17:50 +0000

In reply to Maureen. I do this too! My holiday cards are a collection of our adventures from the year. I try to include a picture of Halloween costumes, one with the 4 of us (usually the hardest to find!), one with cousins on each side, smiles with adorably missing teeth, first day of Kindergarten, soccer picture or just those great smiles you happen to catch every 1 in a 100 pictures! We've done professional pictures a couple times, but it's too much pressure for me to do on a regular basis and I've let it go. Best of luck that everything goes smoothly for you Laura!

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:32:26 +0000

A box of raisins worked beautifully for my toddler this year for family photos! He also got a big kick out of holding our dog’s leash, and the photographer got great action shots of those antics. I was feeling like there was no way it would work out, but then I reminded myself that the photographer often has to capture wedding parties of groups of 20-30+ and so our comparatively little group couldn’t be THAT hard…

By: Maureen

Maureen — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:26:41 +0000

Pat yourself on the back for taking family photos! I’ve gone a different approach: I choose from pictures taken throughout the year. Every month I upload to shutterfly and choose the best of the bunch for later use — either for holiday cards, for the family picture calendar and/or any other projects that come up in between. The last two years the choice was limited — we didn’t go many places — but the pictures are a fun reflection of what we’ve been up to during the year.

By: Gillian

Gillian — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:56:33 +0000

We did our photos 2 weeks ago. It did NOT go well. Not one of my kiddos was remotely cooperative. There was discussion with our lovely photographer regarding “head sawpping” to get one good picture of all 4 kids. UGH!