Way back in June we had some family photos taken.
I made
about half of the clothing and it was fun to have some summer shots of our
little crew.
Photos
taken by Kandice McDermott Photography
Kandice was also nice enough to
get a head shot of me.
It’s kind of weird to get pictures of just yourself,
but I’ll use them to update my blog and profile pictures which is a lot better
than my old one which I took of myself in our bathroom 4 years ago.
Also, I
think it will be good to have a nice picture of just me down the road for the
family.
I know I’d love a professional picture of just my mother when she
was a young mom to have now.
On to the fam.
junk I made:
Ellie: Finch
dress and orange bow clip
RJ: gray lederhosen
shorts
Me: Secretary
Skirt, French
Knot Blouse, DIY
earrings, cheap $1.00 necklace I spray painted orange
My Husband: none
Family photos can be stressful on the mom, or at least they are for me.
We have to coordinate naps,
snacks, etc to hope our kids behave…which mine didn’t.
Then there’s planning
the clothes which is a big stress for me.
I think the days of everyone
wearing khaki pants and black polo is dated, so to look like a cohesive group
but not get matchy-matchy can be tricky.
So I probably worry about the
clothes, hair, and everything else more than it matters.
But the actual
photoshoot with Kandice was totally stress free. She had some ideas that my
kids tanked for her, but she moved on and was really easy going.
You could
tell she’s a mom and works with kids a lot, she kept them entertained with
treats throughout and at the end RJ earned a package of Pop Rocks which rocked
his world, he’d never had them. It’s also great to get shots of my husband and
I since we really don’t take many of just us anymore.
So for all the
pre-photo stress it was a really great session and so fun to meet and work with
Kandice.
If you live in the Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg Idaho area you should
definitely look her up!
Kandice McDermott Photography
KandiceMcDermottPhotography@gmail.com