“Photographer’s Kid Syndrome” commonly referred to as “P.K.S”, is a dreaded disease among the children of photographers. It tends to rear it’s ugly head most during the fall when it is time to take the ::GASP:: Christmas card photo (said in my best horror movie a’ la Vincent Price voice ). My children have the WORST cases I’ve ever seen!
I mean, look at this… A face only a mother could love, right?
WRONG!!! I’m the mother and I DON’T love it!!
Of course the condition was exacerbated this year because their mommy/photographer felt the need for them to dress up (::choke, gasp, sputter…:: CHURCH clothes on a weekday?) and pose together (…TOGETHER, are you serious?) in ONE photograph (LOL! you must be joking, right?).
Attempt number one…
Uhhh, guys…we want the relatives to say, “Awwwww!” when they open our card, not scare them out of ten years of life, ok? What a bunch of goof-balls! ::sigh::
Oh, my sweet little Peanut… ::sigh:: Can I get a side of cheeze with that? (yes, this is cheeze with a “Z”) ::eye roll::
Let’s try something not so “looking at the camera”…
Eh, it’s cute and I like it, but I want everyone to be able to see your beautiful faces.
Ok, time for the most torturous thing a mommy/photographer can ask her children to do. A TRADITIONAL pose… ::faint::
Don’t even ASK how many head swaps I had to do to get that image to look like that! Peanut is still giving the super cheeze ::double eye roll::
Ok, time to break out the big guns….”If you will all stand together and hold hands, and look at the camera, AND smile while I take this picture, I will make a batch of cow patty cookies when we’re finished.”
(Yeah, I bribed them. What else could I do?)
SUCCESS!!!! Don’t I have the cutest little brats you’ve ever seen?
Milk and cookies all around
by Michelle
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