Well to me photos are about the moments, the looks, the laughs, the people and expressions. I could care less about the filter, the hours of editing and the perfect background. So if you are like me and you know someone with a decent camera, just ask them.
Here are some tips I thought about:
- dress in colors that compliment or match.
- include an accent color (ours was pink of course)
- search Pinterest for pose ideas
- explore and ponder good places to take pictures before hand.
- really you only need one good background
- you don't really need an outfit change.
* A side note, how many pictures do you really need of your family in the same scene, the same year. I have had many photo shoots done and in the end, as long as you have one good picture that's what matters. I usually end up with tons of pictures and wonder what to do with them. Bore or overwhelm people on Facebook with pictures of my family!?
- remember that you really only need one good picture maybe two or three to hang up in house.
- go 1-2 hours before sunset.
- be ambitious, if you have a vision create it. ( my vision was to have both our dogs and 4 month old in pictures and guess what it worked. I love how they turned out)
Go try it and post all of them on Facebook because to be truthful I love looking through all the pictures you post! Every single pose! I'm a little obsessed with pictures, hence the hundreds I have of my little 4 month old.
A sneak peak at some of the pictures, posting more after christmas cards are out.
