Family Portrait
Say Yes To The Vest
“On family picture day, we were made to wear these homemade vests with prints of Scottish terriers on them. But what the camera doesn’t capture is the shame we felt when we put them on. Unable to look each other in the eye, we bore our humiliation with silent equanimity. The dogs and the baby weren’t having it either.”
(submitted by Christopher)
The Smile Strain
“The photographer kept telling my son to “smile MORE!” And so he did.”
(submitted by Suzy)
What Was I Thinking
“This is baby me and I don’t know whether I’m judging or disappointed.”
(submitted by IG @neesseee_96)
An Overall Success
“My family’s first and last ‘professional’ family photo when I (the baby) was 18 months old.”
(submitted by IG @abigaillll_bishop)
One Fall Day
“One Fall day when the two and four year old were done with the shoot.”
(submitted by Brett)
Back To You
“This is a photo of my brother and me in junior high. We had gone to Olan Mills to take family pictures. Why they bothered to print this one and include it in our packet I have no idea. I’m assuming that’s the photographer’s assistant adjusting the lighting.”
(submitted by IG @mommasicilian)
The Rainbow Connection
“My mom’s family band, circa 1980. My mom’s the one playing the “gut bucket” — my grandma’s face is superimposed over the whole show. In my opinion, the rainbow suspenders make the whole thing.”
(submitted by IG @pian0hands)
May Or May Not Have
“This is an attempt at a lovely family picture for our church’s registry. I may or may not have pinched my sister mid photo shoot.”
(submitted by Anna)
The Famtastic Four
“This is my dad, on the very far right, and his siblings in 1963.”
(submitted by IG @em.jay___)
Missionary Position
“1990. We were in our second year of missionary work in Karachi, Pakistan and this was the test shot before our family pic for the school directory. We were ready for our close ups!”
(submitted by IG @recodemind)
