Dina Gbeck
11-30-2003, 09:48 AM
Five easy steps to make the most out of family picture day...
Okay, so hubby has been after me to get another family picture done. Fine, I'll take the plunge, even though the last time is still fresh in my mind. I believe we can rise to the occasion and have an enjoyable family experience...
So the morning of the big day arrives. I carefully take out what I'm going to wear, a nice fitted jacket and black pants, that I bought especially for this day. Husband wears a nice dark grey/black suit and son wears dark jeans and nice shirt with black in it. Okay, these colors work well together, step one accomplished.
I'm thinking I'm looking pretty darn good, strutting around, hair curled, make-up perfect...when he says "Are you going to wear that?" Huh? What do you mean? No, I just thought I'd put it on and wear it for a couple of minutes before I change again... Okay, humor me, what's wrong with the outfit? Oh, I don't know, it looks good I guess. Light the fuse I'm getting ready to go into orbit. Now how can I walk out of this house with THAT outfit on and expect to be comfortable taking a family photo that I'm going to have to live the rest of my life with?? Now I have less than 15 minutes to find something else in my closet...I've lost 30 pounds so everything I have is two sizes too big. So I get out a brown speckled black jacket that I think is way too big and he says that looks much better. Although the only reason he said that I'm sure is to keep me from visiting another planet. Step one accomplished again.
Away we go. We get to our final destination and holy smokes there's people, kids, animals in a small waiting room. Cooper is busy with the kids but this is way too much excitement for me. Dogs barking, getting yanked around for not listening...okay, out the door to wait on our turn. Step two accomplished.
Back in we go, the room is not big enough for three adults, a Dane and a photographer. Cooper is getting freaked out with the movement of curtains, throw rugs, props and all the hustle and bustle. We get put into position and Cooper decides he doesn't want to stay in the seated position, he keeps trying to lay down. Click, click, click a whirlwind of picture taking going on. Family, then me and Cooper and then Cooper by himself. Each sitting requiring moving in the limited amount of space while the photographer sets us up again. Okay, I'm thinking this is going pretty quickly and relatively painless. Step three accomplished.
Now we get to look at the pictures before we decide which ones we want. As they appear on the screen, we all look at each other, while laughing, and ask the photographer, who are these people? I don't look like that... What the heck was I thinking when I let him talk me into that oversized JACKET? Trying to settle on any one picture where three people and a dog have their eyes open, mouth open or closed (whichever is the preferred method) and both ears straight up is a pipe dream. Where are the movie stars I saw this morning getting into the car, lol. We "debate" which pictures we are taking and I got out voted using our democratic system. Step four accomplished.
We get home, I think the picture that was settled on both the guys look great and I look like like Omar the tent maker gave me one of his tents to wear. Oh well, at least I won't have to do this again for another ten years... Step five accomplished...
~ Dina & Cooper
Here's the "little" guy! http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290313725
"Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail." ~ Unknown
Okay, so hubby has been after me to get another family picture done. Fine, I'll take the plunge, even though the last time is still fresh in my mind. I believe we can rise to the occasion and have an enjoyable family experience...
So the morning of the big day arrives. I carefully take out what I'm going to wear, a nice fitted jacket and black pants, that I bought especially for this day. Husband wears a nice dark grey/black suit and son wears dark jeans and nice shirt with black in it. Okay, these colors work well together, step one accomplished.
I'm thinking I'm looking pretty darn good, strutting around, hair curled, make-up perfect...when he says "Are you going to wear that?" Huh? What do you mean? No, I just thought I'd put it on and wear it for a couple of minutes before I change again... Okay, humor me, what's wrong with the outfit? Oh, I don't know, it looks good I guess. Light the fuse I'm getting ready to go into orbit. Now how can I walk out of this house with THAT outfit on and expect to be comfortable taking a family photo that I'm going to have to live the rest of my life with?? Now I have less than 15 minutes to find something else in my closet...I've lost 30 pounds so everything I have is two sizes too big. So I get out a brown speckled black jacket that I think is way too big and he says that looks much better. Although the only reason he said that I'm sure is to keep me from visiting another planet. Step one accomplished again.
Away we go. We get to our final destination and holy smokes there's people, kids, animals in a small waiting room. Cooper is busy with the kids but this is way too much excitement for me. Dogs barking, getting yanked around for not listening...okay, out the door to wait on our turn. Step two accomplished.
Back in we go, the room is not big enough for three adults, a Dane and a photographer. Cooper is getting freaked out with the movement of curtains, throw rugs, props and all the hustle and bustle. We get put into position and Cooper decides he doesn't want to stay in the seated position, he keeps trying to lay down. Click, click, click a whirlwind of picture taking going on. Family, then me and Cooper and then Cooper by himself. Each sitting requiring moving in the limited amount of space while the photographer sets us up again. Okay, I'm thinking this is going pretty quickly and relatively painless. Step three accomplished.
Now we get to look at the pictures before we decide which ones we want. As they appear on the screen, we all look at each other, while laughing, and ask the photographer, who are these people? I don't look like that... What the heck was I thinking when I let him talk me into that oversized JACKET? Trying to settle on any one picture where three people and a dog have their eyes open, mouth open or closed (whichever is the preferred method) and both ears straight up is a pipe dream. Where are the movie stars I saw this morning getting into the car, lol. We "debate" which pictures we are taking and I got out voted using our democratic system. Step four accomplished.
We get home, I think the picture that was settled on both the guys look great and I look like like Omar the tent maker gave me one of his tents to wear. Oh well, at least I won't have to do this again for another ten years... Step five accomplished...
~ Dina & Cooper
Here's the "little" guy! http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290313725
"Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail." ~ Unknown