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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 200039" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I've found that kids all go through a stage of not knowing how to smile for photos. Almost all kids, anyway. Our wedding photos were a bit marred by my niece being very self-conscious about her missing front teeth, that she tried to smile while hiding her teeth. Not a good look. But we got some candid snaps which looked lovely.</p><p></p><p>We always had awful school photos, mostly. We've had a few good ones that are priceless. One of easy child and difficult child 1 when they were at the local school - they had messy hair, difficult child 1's shirt was crumpled and had slipped round a bit, easy child's school uniform collar was folded up on one side. But their faces - you get the impression the photographer had just told them a funny but slightly naughty joke. easy child is laughing - hard - her missing teeth obvious, difficult child 1 has a tongue just beginning to poke out of a cheeky smile. Despite my kids looking like wild things, it is a happy, natural shot. NOT the sort you could give most grandmas, though.</p><p></p><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2 is beautiful. Very photogenic. So is difficult child 3. And yet - school photographers managed to do a ghastly job on them, every year.</p><p></p><p>We began taking our own photos. For a while, easy child 2/difficult child 2 was working as a child model and actress, which required annual professional shots. However, digital cameras have meant that we take out own. Then the boys got involved. This has meant that I have GOOD photos of my three youngers, taken annually. And lately, taken by me, so I get to choose what I like.</p><p></p><p>About the bra strap showing thing - my big beef with that, is showing underwear. I dislike any fashion which allows underwear to show. But there is a way - I instilled the same dislike of underwear showing, in my girls. They could wear off-the-shoulder, but had to do it without showing bra straps. By making them equally self-conscious as I am about this, it led to them cutting back on this because they discovered how difficult it is to set this up and still be comfortable and feel supported. </p><p></p><p>So instead of losing the top (right away), go out and buy your daughter some clear bra straps. They can be swapped over for her regular bra if she wants to wear off-the-shoulder. Of course, they still show a little but it looks a little more natural. It also makes it obvious that she is making a choice to wear her top this way, instead of the usual implications of the look, which is that the bra strap reveal is just accidental. If your daughter can learn to go for the look but avoid the underwear reveal, then she's far less likely to do this impulsively. She will need to plan.</p><p></p><p>Besides clear straps you can also get jewelled ones. We bought some for easy child 2/difficult child 2 last Christmas.</p><p></p><p>My problems with easy child 2/difficult child 2 has been, she LOOKS so much younger that when she was 18, she chose to wear some VERY adult designs just to flaunt her now-adult status. We went to a professional performers night (I was her chaperone) and she wore a long, black, revealing dress which required one of those stick-on bras. No way would she allow a bra strap to show.</p><p></p><p>THe next year when they had a similar occasion, she had this out of her system and chose to wear something much more conservative.</p><p></p><p>We also used to look out for cheap photo packages and take the whole family in. We've had a few family portraits for $10, which included a poster-sized framed print. We were happy!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 200039, member: 1991"] I've found that kids all go through a stage of not knowing how to smile for photos. Almost all kids, anyway. Our wedding photos were a bit marred by my niece being very self-conscious about her missing front teeth, that she tried to smile while hiding her teeth. Not a good look. But we got some candid snaps which looked lovely. We always had awful school photos, mostly. We've had a few good ones that are priceless. One of easy child and difficult child 1 when they were at the local school - they had messy hair, difficult child 1's shirt was crumpled and had slipped round a bit, easy child's school uniform collar was folded up on one side. But their faces - you get the impression the photographer had just told them a funny but slightly naughty joke. easy child is laughing - hard - her missing teeth obvious, difficult child 1 has a tongue just beginning to poke out of a cheeky smile. Despite my kids looking like wild things, it is a happy, natural shot. NOT the sort you could give most grandmas, though. easy child 2/difficult child 2 is beautiful. Very photogenic. So is difficult child 3. And yet - school photographers managed to do a ghastly job on them, every year. We began taking our own photos. For a while, easy child 2/difficult child 2 was working as a child model and actress, which required annual professional shots. However, digital cameras have meant that we take out own. Then the boys got involved. This has meant that I have GOOD photos of my three youngers, taken annually. And lately, taken by me, so I get to choose what I like. About the bra strap showing thing - my big beef with that, is showing underwear. I dislike any fashion which allows underwear to show. But there is a way - I instilled the same dislike of underwear showing, in my girls. They could wear off-the-shoulder, but had to do it without showing bra straps. By making them equally self-conscious as I am about this, it led to them cutting back on this because they discovered how difficult it is to set this up and still be comfortable and feel supported. So instead of losing the top (right away), go out and buy your daughter some clear bra straps. They can be swapped over for her regular bra if she wants to wear off-the-shoulder. Of course, they still show a little but it looks a little more natural. It also makes it obvious that she is making a choice to wear her top this way, instead of the usual implications of the look, which is that the bra strap reveal is just accidental. If your daughter can learn to go for the look but avoid the underwear reveal, then she's far less likely to do this impulsively. She will need to plan. Besides clear straps you can also get jewelled ones. We bought some for easy child 2/difficult child 2 last Christmas. My problems with easy child 2/difficult child 2 has been, she LOOKS so much younger that when she was 18, she chose to wear some VERY adult designs just to flaunt her now-adult status. We went to a professional performers night (I was her chaperone) and she wore a long, black, revealing dress which required one of those stick-on bras. No way would she allow a bra strap to show. THe next year when they had a similar occasion, she had this out of her system and chose to wear something much more conservative. We also used to look out for cheap photo packages and take the whole family in. We've had a few family portraits for $10, which included a poster-sized framed print. We were happy! Marg [/QUOTE]
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