{"id":15461,"date":"2015-11-29T23:03:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-29T23:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=15461"},"modified":"2016-03-21T23:11:56","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T23:11:56","slug":"christmas-photo-attempt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/christmas-photo-attempt-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Photo Attempt #1"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Photos from Sunday 29 November 2015, posted online 21 March 2016. \u00a0Happy 60th Birthday That Was Dad!<\/em>]<\/p>\n

December was almost upon me, and I still hadn’t finished taking Christmas Card Photos! \u00a0Panic! PANIC!!!!<\/p>\n

So, in a fit of insanity, I rustled up the it-sort-of-sometimes-works-but-not-really home-photo-studio, commandeered the kids into fancy clothes, and then made a total mess of taking photos.<\/p>\n

It. Was. A. Disaster.<\/p>\n

Everyone left the session unhappy, and I mentally kicked myself for all the mistakes I had made, up to and including the terrible background I’d chosen.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, some friends had invited us for dinner, so we could take a bit of a breather from ourselves. \u00a0Thank goodness for great friends!!!<\/p>\n

But. \u00a0Photos were still taken, and so here they are. \u00a0Also includes a few non-photo-session ones. (17 images total)<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a>

How hard can it be to get a good photo of three kids? Pretty darn hard, it turns out!<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The day wasn’t all drama though. Anna got talked into taking Emma out for a bit, perhaps a whole half an hour. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Then<\/a>

Then I tried to butter the kids up with some homemade banana bread…<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Making<\/a>

Making sure the flashes still fire, albeit in the wrong direction, pre-fancy clothes.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The lights still a bit off.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Emma<\/a>

Emma was very happy to be anywhere except where I needed her to be. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Emma<\/a>

Emma gave us 2 seconds of her time, and then flew away.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Anna<\/a>

Anna trying to get Bjarki into position. Tempers starting to flare just a bit…<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Sisters.\"<\/a>

Sisters.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bjarki's<\/a>

Bjarki’s fake smile in full effect. When will they all be 12?!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Fooling<\/a>

Fooling around sometimes helps!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Tickle<\/a>

Tickle monster!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"All<\/a>

All my hats are off to professional photographers who do this for a living!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Anna<\/a>

Anna trying out her bored-model face.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Slightly<\/a>

Slightly less bored now…<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bjarki<\/a>

Bjarki using his hands to keep smiling, poor thing! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Emma<\/a>

Emma totally done for, and the other two not far behind!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Photos from Sunday 29 November 2015, posted online 21 March 2016. \u00a0Happy 60th Birthday That Was Dad!<\/em>]<\/p>\n

December was almost upon me, and I still hadn’t finished taking Christmas Card Photos! \u00a0Panic! PANIC!!!!<\/p>\n

So, in a fit of insanity, I rustled up the it-sort-of-sometimes-works-but-not-really home-photo-studio, commandeered the kids into fancy clothes, and then made a total mess of taking photos.<\/p>\n

It. Was. A. Disaster.<\/p>\n

Everyone left the session unhappy, and I mentally kicked myself for all the mistakes I had made, up to and including the terrible background I’d chosen.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, some friends had invited us for dinner, so we could take a bit of a breather from ourselves. \u00a0Thank goodness for great friends!!!<\/p>\n

But. \u00a0Photos were still taken, and so here they are. \u00a0Also includes a few non-photo-session ones. (17 images total)<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

How hard can it be to get a good photo of three kids? Pretty darn hard, it turns out!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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