Anatomy of a Family Photo

Typically, Noah and I only post the 'cream of the crop' photographs on our blog.  But today I feel like showing a bit more of the behind the scenes of our pictures - namely what it takes for us to capture one of our family photos.  

We just got back from spending the afternoon at Olympic Park, and we had taken our camera with us.  We spent the majority of our time laying on a picnic blanket and letting the dogs roam free around us, but I thought we should try to capture this memory with a family photo.


Step 1: Using my purse, set up the camera while Noah works on wrangling the dogs to the blanket while also acting as my model.

Step 2: Check that the alignment is good with a practice shot.  Rita had realized in Step 1 what was going on, so she runs away before the photo is taken.

Step 3: After the camera falls over on the last shot, Noah realigns the camera while I now act as a model/focal point.  Rita has decided to boycott this whole thing completely.  

Step 4: Finally get Rita to come back to the general vicinity, but she still refuses to cooperate.  

Step 5: Finally get all four of us sitting together and at least somewhat facing the camera.  Realize it won't get any better than this today, so settle for this shot.  Know we will have to find another picture for our Christmas/Hanukkah card this year.