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  • Anatomy of a Christmas Portrait

    December
    11
    2006

    anatomy of a christmas portrait photography children girls

    Exhibit A: The fake smile pose. The talk about the natural smile, the begging for them to put away the fake smile (and the blue gum). Just be loving, and natural, I say.

    Exhibit B: The loving, natural pose. Older sister gives younger sister a nice big squeeze, resulting in tears because “she squeezed me too hard and it hurrrrts”. Tears welling, hair mussed up, no one is happy. Now is the time (because I have the patience of a squirrel) for the please, please pleeeease cooperate RIGHT NOW talk.

    anatomy of a christmas portrait photography children girls

    Exhibit C: I can make her smile, mom! See? Ugh. She hated that, don’t ever do that to her again. Hands to yourself, please.

    Exhibit D: I’m happy now! Peace out! Peace on Earth and stuff! Haha! I can count to two! Or I’m a hippie child! You decide!

    anatomy of a christmas portrait photography children girls

    Exhibit E: I’m falling off the stool, mom. Woaaahhh MOM! She pushed me!

    Exhibit F: Giggling ensues, because now sissy is on the floor being dramatic about how everything in her body just broke. Thanks a LOT. Now is the time for the scoot your butt over a little bit so your sister can squeeze in right next to you talk. The coersion of being sisterly talk. The begging for it all to be over talk, because I can’t take one more second of all the drama, and all mommy REALLY wants for Christmas is a DECENT PICTURE OF HER BEAUTIFUL WELL BEHAVED CHILDREN. Really. That’s ALL. I. WANT.

    anatomy of a christmas portrait photography children girls

    And then, they did it. And they proved to me once again that even though for a half an hour they can drive me absolutely out of my gourd, in the end, they’re perfect little angels that you can’t help but love and want to squish and kiss and huggle and snuggle.

    That concludes our portrait photography session. If you send your children to my house for Christmas portraits, please remember – no blue gum allowed.

    {14 Comments}

    1
    Robin said,

    How cute…Love the last picture :good:

    12.11.2006 @ 10:19 am
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    cjsteff said,

    Beautiful!!! Ours are always like that too, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Hugs, clara

    12.11.2006 @ 10:57 am
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    Crusty said,

    hahaha… great shots, Leanne. I wonder what the sisters would think if one year you sent out the Christmas cards with the worse pictures in them. Maybe it would cut down on the time needed to get that just right pose. …. Naw. Never Mind.

    Enjoyed seeing them all. It sounds like it was a lot of fun.

    12.11.2006 @ 11:32 am
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    Sue said,

    Awww…. Leanne, your girls are beautiful. They are getting so grown up. That last picture was worth the wait.

    Sue

    12.11.2006 @ 12:31 pm
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    Tommi said,

    That was cute! I love the finished project!!! Your girls are BEAUTIFUL!!!
    xxoo!

    12.11.2006 @ 12:57 pm
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    Melanie said,

    Absolutley Gorgeous!!!

    12.11.2006 @ 1:19 pm
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    Lisa-TheShizzle said,

    LOL! I love it!!

    12.11.2006 @ 2:16 pm
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    Pearl said,

    Yah! Success. But it wouldn’t have been the same without all the real outtakes, 🙂

    12.11.2006 @ 4:46 pm
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    pamibe said,

    They are so precious, your beautiful girls…! 😀

    12.11.2006 @ 7:13 pm
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    Mary (Mert) said,

    I love that! I haven’t braved the Christmas photos yet, I chicken out and go to Sears, LOL! Maybe if it feed them turkey and Benadryl first, I could just pose them. 😀

    12.12.2006 @ 9:09 am
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    Mrs. Fun said,

    Those girls of yours are just precious. What cuties. Adorale personalities shining through.

    12.12.2006 @ 11:35 am
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    Leanne said,

    Thanks everybody! You all know I’m pretty biased about their cuteness, so it’s extra nice when others agree with you. 😉

    :hug:

    12.12.2006 @ 12:42 pm
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    Jeanette said,

    They both have beautiful smiles. And that’s a wonderful final product. 🙂

    12.12.2006 @ 1:49 pm
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    Laura said,

    Now this was a make-me-smile post. They’re adorable!!

    12.12.2006 @ 5:32 pm

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