Not keen to risk an awkward family photo moment? Understandable; we all have them (ah-hem) but there are other, classy, crafty, ways to capture your family together.
Last year for a 30 days of Gratitude photography-challenge (you can see the full results over on Flikr) I photographed my family by laying our hands one on top of the other. OK, so it's far from studio-perfect; but so are we... and I think that Little Lotti's curled fingers refusing to lay flat are in fact perfect; they perfectly sum up who she is, or was in that moment!
Here's a couple of other creative ways you can photograph your family:
- Dress up crazy so that you are incognito - like we did at Mimi's mermaid and pirate party.
- Tell your children to lie on the ground and then form letters out of the children, then use those letters to spell words.
- Use a cardboard box to make a photo-booth prop.
- Just be silly; you know you want to.
For your next party, whether you have a professional photographer there or not, be sure to remember to ask someone to take a family portrait; even set up your camera to take one on auto; we have a special family-album with nothing other than family photos in it and it's always a wonderful thing to see our family evolving over time, the girls (and the parents) growing older...
So go on; this weekend - take a photo of your family all together; it's a memory you'll treasure.
Linda. x
PS - if you're in need of a friendly how-to boost, pop across to the Partycraft Secrets website and download the 'How to Photograph Children' guide for a couple of quick tips and help yourself!