Mom Moments

Ten tips for mom and dad-

1. Pick a good time of day when the kids are fed and nobody is too tired. 
2. Keep the card you are sending the photos in mind (if the picture needs to be up and down, remember that!)
3. Say a THANK YOU for digital cameras.  (Or buy 4 rolls of film if you haven’t gone digital yet.)
4. Let the kids hold a prop.  If you dont want it in the photo, let them hold it on their knee or somewhere out of the frame.
5. Switch positions often… rotate between having them sit, stand, lay on their bellies.  Try an action shot instead of just sitting and smiling. 
6. Show them last year’s picture, remind them that they want to have a nice picture again this year.
7. Take individual shots and and crop them something like the Brady Bunch squares.  Fill extra boxes with holiday wishes. 
8. Don’t think you’re above photoshopping.  Just do a good job of it.
9. Bribe them.  ”As soon as we have a good picture, you can have ice cream.”
10. Accept a less than perfect picture with kids crying, hair being pulled, and all-around mean faces and caption it “Peace on Earth.”

Three tips for children…

Step 1- Put your clothes on!

Step 2- Do *NOT* roll your eyes at your mother.

Step 3- No “fashion poses.”

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Ten tips for mom and dad-

1. Pick a good time of day when the kids?are fed and nobody is too tired.?
2. Keep the card you are sending the photos in mind (if the picture needs to be up and down, remember that!)
3. Say a THANK YOU for digital cameras.? (Or buy 4 rolls of film if you haven’t gone digital yet.)
4. Let the kids?hold a prop.? If you dont want it in the photo, let them hold it?on their knee or somewhere out of the frame.
5. Switch positions often… rotate between having them sit, stand, lay on their bellies.? Try an action shot instead of just sitting and smiling.?
6. Show them last year’s picture, remind them that they want to have a nice picture again this year.
7. Take individual shots and and crop them?something like the?Brady Bunch squares.? Fill extra boxes with holiday wishes.?
8. Don’t think you’re above photoshopping.? Just do a good job of it.
9. Bribe them. ?”As soon as we have a?good picture, you can have ice cream.”
10. Accept a less than perfect picture with kids crying, hair being pulled, and all-around mean faces and caption it “Peace on Earth.”

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Three tips?for children…

Step 1- Put your?clothes on!

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Step 2- Do *NOT* roll your eyes at your mother.

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Step 3- No “fashion poses.”