Friday, November 14, 2008

I'm thankful for Red Bucket Photo


I absolutely dread family photos. I get frustrated being cooped up in a 6x6 dimly lit room with five children (who aren't that small anymore) trying to keep everyone's hair and clothing in place while waiting for the perfect pose. Makenna always squints in anticipation of the flash - you have no idea how many photos I have of her with her eyes closed. Luke has the whole "glare on the eye glasses" issue. And I usually have "perma-grin" from gritting my teeth through the whole process.
The last family portrait we had taken was in 2005 when Collin was about 15 months old. He's changed greatly since then. This year I abandoned the little studio and went with a professional photographer - Hi Liz - who took fantastic, painless shots of our family. It was actually kind of fun! Here's a sample. (I should curl my hair more often, huh?) You can see more of Liz's awesome photos at www.RedBucketPhoto.blogspot.com.
I'm thankful for painless, fun family photo shoots to preserve our memories!

3 comments:

Heather said...

Looks great! Your hair looks beautiful, you should curl it more often. Liz does great work.

Valerie Ipson said...

I love the picture! I'm imagining three more kids hanging in the tree--maybe this pose would work for the Ipsons.

Terina said...

Liz did a great job!!! You have such a beautiful family!!