I always said I wasn’t going to post pictures of the kids on this blog, but I am so happy with the results of our Christmas photo “shoot”, that I can’t resist putting them up here.
Mum & Dad gave the girls matching “Christmassy” dresses, which are a bit naff, but it made them happy. Guerita was pretty keen on the idea too and they do look cute. I’m not sure I’d take them out of the house in matching clothes though.
I took a lot of photos, most of which were terrible. There was a lot of squirming
and sulking
but I finally got the shot I wanted.
I downloaded the frame from a digital scrapbooking site, popped it straight on top of the photo and, voila! Christmas Cards done! Even better, I am sending them digitally since I can’t trust the Mexican mail to send them all to the right places, so the job should not be too bad this year.
I also used some of the digital scrapbooking downloads for backgrounds on the family calendars, which have all been sent off the printers, and (fingers crossed) will be delivered by Christmas. Phew!
great photo! Lucky you! I am still trying
Very nice photo.
oh how cute! thanks for the links too. I love the results you got.
Gorgeous! I like the top one best because your youngest reminds me of my youngest at the same age – same amount of hair!
I am amazed I managed to actually get a good one of the two of them – I have been trying fairly unsuccessfully for 11 months!
Penny – the only advice I can give now is to have another person there to wave, make silly faces and all that. Actually the hardest thing was getting Guerita to keep smiling ready for the split second when Chiq looked at the camera! Since taking the shot I read a tip that said give the kids something to do and photograph them doing that – it might turn out more natural and genuine. (I think my new year’s resolution will be to learn how to take better photos) Good luck with yours!
CB – both my girls have (had) very little hair for the first few years. Even Guerita’s hair is not very thick now at 4. She has the curls that I always wished I had, though!