Family Portrait
Shorts Story
“This is my oldest brother and his wife, pre-kids. Allegedly, the traveling photographer assured him he would frame from the waist up, but obviously didn’t. But that only explains the shorts, leaving us to wonder about so many other decisions they made prior to sitting for this session.”
(submitted by Amy)
Floaters
“This is my family photo from 1996. My Dad was attempting to copy the photo from the Beatles album called ‘With the Beatles.’ It just looks like our heads are floating.”
(submitted by Kerry)
Colonial Chic
“After a trip to Colonial Williamsburg, Mom was inspired to create costumes for the entire family for the next family photo. This hung, proudly in our living room for years.”
(submitted by Andrew)
Pocket Man
“My Dad’s self-portrait. Is there anything more 90s than acid-wash denim and a fake Rolex? As for the pocket, I don’t know what to tell you.”
(submitted by Emily)
Keeping Their Noses Clean
“Taken at a formal photographer’s studio in 1975. Mom and Dad did it as a joke but I really meant it.”
(submitted by Katie)
Window Watcher
“This was not one of our best family photos, but somehow it works! It was Easter. I was newly pregnant and throwing up all day. Our one-year-old daughter would not sit still, hence the look on my husband’s face. Oh, and our three-year-old son decided this would be the only spot he would stand in. Somehow he looks like he is photobombing the pic, and is possibly an extra in ‘Children of the Corn’.”
(submitted by Sarah)
Sisterly Love
“My sister and I were about 20 and 22, and our little brother would have been about 15. We went to get family portraits taken and the photographer made us pose like this. My sister joked that our little brother smelled like farts, like he’d been “trapped in a room with 100 people farting for 100 minutes.” This is now a family classic.”
(submitted by Kirstin)
Hawaiian Gothic
“This was a family portrait. I suspect my mother sewed the outfits.”
(submitted by Debbi)
Just Shoot Me
“One of many shots from our worst portrait sitting ever! Shoots only got more stressful when your little brother is born!”
(submitted by Nancy)
