February 15, 2013

Fashion Friday - 2012 retrospective

Ellie says, in 2012, matching outfits were in.
According to Wren, bows were out.

For Christmas, I wanted to get a couple nice portraits of the girls. You know, something they could look back on in 30 years and cherish. I was really aiming for a classic one of the sisters together. And since I'm a photographer I thought, "No problem. I'll shoot these myself and it will be great. Who needs JC Penny or other lame photo services? Not me. I'll get loads of pictures like these":
But when it came to the photo of the two of them together, they were...less than cooperative. 10 minutes into it and I would have paid big bucks for a cheesy background and a stuffed animal above the tripod to get those girls to look in the same direction. Joe was the stylist/wrangler for this shoot and he gave the girls a good talking to about our expectations for their modeling.
I don't think they took him very seriously.
So instead of a single photo of the two of them looking at the camera and smiling,
what I got was a whole lot of outtakes.
Those girls. They have more spunk than they know what to do with.
And we love them for it.
OK, sometimes in spite of it.

8 comments:

  1. I love all those outtakes. Man your girls are cute! And I love the picture of Joe fixing the bow. Something warms my heart when I see Daddy's helping with girlie things with their daughters.

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  2. I think outtakes are much better than JC Penny shots! First off, the lighting and styling are nice, and they show way more personality than sitting inside a giant present. I think you got it. Nice snowflakes, too. Those might be my favorite part.

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  3. Your girls are so cute! I love you guys. I think you guys will like these photos in 20 yrs. more than anything from JC Penny. We need to Skype more often.

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  4. Are those gold polka dot tights? I need some! I love the pic of Ellie lounging on the back of the couch. Sometimes the out takes are the best pictures anyways.

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  5. I love these pictures. The girls are adorable, the photographer is awesome, and the wrangler is so lovable. Great job. how about copies for my b-day? :)

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  6. Hooray for your sweet spunky girls! I love these outtakes. And especially seeing a pic of you. I feel like it's been too long since I've seen your face!

    Love all of you!

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  7. That picture of joe talking to them and their reactions is hysterical!!! it looks like hes scolding/being the dad, and their faces are priceless! oh made me laugh so hard!

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