And I am here to tell you: it is SO unreasonably difficult to get a good photo of both boys.
I mean, I've done some hard things in my life...I've given birth, I've written and defended a master's thesis, I've driven all the way across the United States with my mom...but getting a good picture of both my kids? Just about impossible.
If Andrew's smiling, then William's looking away from the camera. If William's smiling, Andrew's moving and blurring the shot. If they're both actually looking at the camera at the same time, then Andrew is likely to have his hand in his mouth. Or William has his patented Fake Smile on his face.
Last year, I got lucky. Andrew was crawling last year, but he wasn't walking. It was much easier to plunk him down somewhere and then cajole William into the picture next to him. Yes, there was a little drama, but it wasn't insurmountable. I managed to get a few good pictures of the two of them together in their matching Christmas outfits and cobble together a decent card.
This year, not so much.
I mean, when this is the best I can do...
it leaves you hoping for something better. Well, it leaves me hoping for something better, anyway.
Same for this:
You'd think from this photo that Andrew never smiles, and he's almost always smiling.
Sigh.
Well, what can I do? I guess I'll keep working on it. Insert comment about the Holy Grail here.
No comments:
Post a Comment