Getting a Good Picture is Nearly Impossible
Almost there but one's eyes are closed and the other's not even looking
Have you ever noticed how hard it can be sometimes to get a decent picture of your kid(s)? When Serophina was a toddler, I regularly took her into Sears portrait studio to get her pictures done. After an hour long session we would come away with only one or two frame-worthy photos. Whenever someone came over to the house and talked about what a cute picture it was, I’d laugh to myself thinking about how hard it was to get that one good picture. Getting her to stand there, look at the camera and smile with her eyes open……all at the same time…..was quite a production.
Kevin and I both love taking pictures of our kids and we have thousands and thousands of photos in our photo library. There are more than enough pictures that capture them in regular life, we cherish these candid, non-manufactured moments.
Now Sai's looking but Serophina decides to look down at the grass
But every now and then I want a pose. I want them to stand together, with their arms around one another, in matching outfits perhaps, smiling and looking at the camera.
Talk about a challenge! Usually it starts out with me getting Serophina to stand there while I grab Saioa and place her next to her sister. Saioa either doesn’t want to stay, and if she does she’s looking at the ground or trying to do a somersault or something crazy like that.
It's over now. Forget about getting a good picture.
If I actually have a moment where I get Sai looking at the camera, Serophina decides to look at the sky or go running off to look at something, or make a pouty face. It results in me getting frustrated and wondering why I even bothered!
Do you have a hard time getting your kids to pose for a picture?
