My Own Family | Holiday Pictures | Do it Yourself Style

Hello everyone!
The weather is cooling quickly here in Washington and the sun is setting very early.  I've been planning our holiday card photo for a long time now and most of the details came together easily.  For the many fans I have on Pinterest, we have been pinning Christmas tree photos left and right!  Some with snow, some clearly taken in September (short sleeve outfits and a warm golden glow!), some that are heavy with props, some that are simple and just the family.  Now I love a fun prop-heavy portrait session, but I became a photographer specifically to benefit my children.  Most children don't like a stressed out mom, or coming to an unfamiliar environment filled with cool things they are told not to touch.  And mine are no different.  So for my family photos my own motto is to keep it simple. 

I let them wear clothes they already know.  I knew my daughter would wear pink, and I helped her choose and black.  I knew we all owned coats that are partly black or grey or both.  A local Christmas tree farm agreed to allow me to take photos.  We happened to also get a dog that week and they were okay with that too!

I set my camera up and took a LOT of test shots without me in them.  The kids are used to looking, but they often make silly faces, which I won't see until I get home to edit.  So it was imperative that I take a lot, try and get some good faces so that I would have some to swap out with the silly faces they would make later.  As you can see (the bottom right) he enjoys making faces! 

My husband David was great at gathering them around getting them to smile for me.  I set the camera's timer and gave myself 10 seconds to get from my tripod to the set up.  It worked out pretty good.  It's not as good as it would be for a client.  Nothing replaces having a person be able to make last second adjustments! 

Some of my daughter's pictures looked better in black and white (middle right) so I tried out some snow overlays to try and play up the frost that was on the ground.  Just something for fun.

And at last, a new picture with just David and I!  Every couple needs a new photo every year! 

 

 

So thank you for visiting with my family! 

For more information on family portraits please visit www.ndrobbs.com or leave a comment here.

Holiday Cards | Puyallup Family Photographer

Sorry for the delay, but it's time to unveil the annual selection of Holiday cards!!

Thanks to Jamie Schultz Designs I am branching out with a clean and modern layout this year.  I love the bright colors and easy layouts.  Teal, burlap, polka dots and diagonals!  Yay!  Oh, and none of these samples are being used by these clients.  :)

 

 

Layout 1: diagonal image on the front with two small image openings on the back

 

 

 

 Layout 2: a vertical card with 3 openings on the front and a large opening

on the back

 

 

Layout 3: This is meant for a folded card.  Four openings on the front, three on the inside and a year insignia on the back.

 

Layout 4: a fun front and back selection with just one opening on each side.

 

Layout 5: Appropriate for both a folded card or double sided, one opening on each side.

 

Layout 6: a very burlap color brown with bright red accents, one opening on each side

 

If you'd like to purchase a customized layout with your family pictures and name please email me with the layout of your choice and which pictures you'd like to use.

Thank you!

Custom Cards | Auburn Tigers | Custom Designs

A friend called and asked if I could create a good holiday card for her family.  It's very hard to find holiday cards to go with Auburn University colors!  Thanks to Shabby Princess, I was able to tweak the colors a bit and come up with a few options for her!

So if you've ever been looking for something that you were sure didn't even exist, take a minute to browse below.  Maybe it will spark something for you!

Custom Holiday Photo Cards! | Graham Family Portraits, Wedding Photographer

Just gonna share a few of my favorite holiday cards...  Most of these are made by using Shabby Princess digital scrapooking and holiday card templates.  This is my second year using these and I love the flexibility!

This one with the polka dots is our family last year.  This photo didn't make the cut, but it's awful close!