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So much for professional pics:(
I feel so defeated- we took my 4 month old twins for their portraits and what a disaster!! They set each other off and I didn't even get one we could use for a holiday card. I know I'm expecting a lot with 4 month olds, but the energy to buy the right outfits, bathe and dress them, get there and complete fail! We will try ourselves tomorrow at home ( a kind customer gave us tips) I don't know about you ladies but bathing, dressing them up and motivating them to take pics just zaps me even at home with all there is to do. I feel bad too because I see other with just one child with lovely pictures. Oh well we got out as a family even if it was a disaster! Wish me luck tomorrow!
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Re: So much for professional pics:(
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The thought of trying to get studio pics at that age was too overwhelming for me. I did take them at 6 months and felt like a sweaty mess by the time we were done. lol. We did get a few cute shots, thankfully.
We hired a friend who recently started her own photography business to take pics last month and it was soo much less stress. She came to the house for an hour and took a bunch of shots. I know it can be expensive, but if you can find someone who is reasonable or even a friend who's good at photography, I'd recommend it.
I'm sorry you didn't have a good experience. Eventually, getting them ready to go out won't feel so draining. I promise.
DH took the girls for a very expensive photo shoot while I was on a business trip. He magically got them dressed correctly and the photographer apparently showed up 20 min late and it was freezing and they were miserable. The photos are horrible, I salvaged it using this card and a picture of them crying...
https://www.tinyprints.com/product/41214/flat_holiday_photo_cards_naughty_or_cute.html
Maybe something like that will work for you? If not, take heart that you are not alone!
It's obviously too late this time, but I would recommend you find a professional photographer that works out of their home or a private studio. It's a little more pricey to do it that way, but with multiples it's really best to have that more quiet and relaxed environment. Our photographer works out of her home. We always schedule their appointments right after a naptime. We wake them up, drive them there, feed and dress one and while she does individual pictures with that baby we feed and dress the other one. By that time she is finishing up with the 1st baby and she does the 2nd baby's pictures. At that point we cross our fingers, pray and say a few hail Mary's that they cooperate for their together pictures. That's worked for the last 2 sessions. We're doing their 6 month pics next week and I'm hoping that same strategy works.
Better luck to you next time.
If it makes you feel better it took HOURS to get a good one of my single two year old.
I love the idea of using one of the bad ones with a cute caption. If you have one of them both crying it could say "Silent Night? Yeah, Right." or something like that. I think it would make it stand out from all the other cards with smiling families (i.e. kids who are at an age where threats or bribes work...)