But probably my favorite tradition around the holidays is getting all the holiday cards. I run home every day in December and eagerly open up the mailbox, looking for all the brightly colored envelopes filled with photos and stories that pour in. And while I like reading the updates from Christmas letters or scribbled personal notes in each card, my favorite part is what picture or pictures they chose to represent their family for the year. Whether it is the wedding photo of a newlywed couple, a picture of their new baby or pet, or a beautiful shot from a recent trip, the photos of so many dear friends and family are the reason I tack all of the cards up around the house.
Our family, like so many, has been remiss in keeping up on an annual photo. Realizing it was slightly ridiculous to be a photographer and not be able to take an annual photo, my mom and I set about remedying that situation this year. To make things even more exciting, we got to take pictures with the whole family including the additions, some not so recent (my husband) and the very recent (my brother's fiancee).
While I could have run around with a remote or a shutter release cable like a crazy person, I was very fortunate to have one of my favorite photographers and best friends in town, Nick of Nicholas Donner Photography to collaborate with. He helped with posing and lighting and allowed me to not look all sweaty and crazed in the photos. Nick, we can't thank you enough for helping out with this session!
Here are some of my favorites:
I have to give props to Nick for this shot on the stairs. Posing and lighting this one was not easy!
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What a good looking family! All I had to do was press the button.
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