Christmas Family Pictures – Portrait or Candid?

In my house, we’re all over the place when it comes time to get some snapshots of the day’s events.  I have to click wherever I can. The most precious images I have are of the kids walking down the hallway with their eyes popping the second they see their “big” Santa gift. 

I have 3 kids, and you’d think we’d do the professional Christmas portrait.  We did – once. Before we had our daughter.  But to me, a posed picture just isn’t as sentimental to me as a candid shot of the day.

I think the best invention ever was the digital camera. I’ve been SO angry in the past when I got my rolls of film back from the developer and discovered that NONE of my shots turned out.

With a digital camera (and a tripod), we can create our own Christmas pictures and then make gifts out of them!  I love taking the do it yourself route.  Then we can make Christmas cards, calendars, and coffee mugs from the images – it’s great!

My suggestion is get a digital camera and tripod and make your own unique personalized Christmas gifts this year, like these: