Please, don't say "Cheese"

You may have noticed that Take Two has taken two weeks off.   Our family beach trip produced (as you can image) hundreds of photos.  The Grandmothers just love having two camera-loving crazies in the family.  :)  And we are happy to oblige.  However, for us that means burning the candle at both ends to try and edit all of these lovely photos in time for their Christmas cards.  Not to mention the countless other sessions we are working on this holiday season.  Oh and don't forget our own cards....yeah! 

So you are probably wondering what has happened to our weekly creative posts.   Well, don't you worry they are still here!  This week after reflecting back on the trip we decided that our topic would be a product of our experience rather than a task.  Picture this, 8 children under the age of 7 yrs old and 14 adults tired of hearing the "1,2,3 smile!" routine.  How did we sustain photographing 5 days of a family vacation?  By capturing the anti-cheese moment.  And with that I give you this week's topic. 

We've all heard it entirely too many times. 
        "Say Cheese" 
        "look at the camera"
        " I'll give you a ___Insert your favorite snack___ if you smile!" 

This holiday season as we are gathered with family and friends we are taking a new approach!  Capture the fun and excitement, the laughter and details all as they happen.  Whether your subject is looking at you or not.  It's actually quite the challenge.  Here's a few snapshots from our first try at the "Anti-cheese movement"!

 

   

                  

It's back to business this week.  Our topic is one you've all probably seen on Pinterest.  How to take those pictures in front of your Christmas tree!  We are looking for that beautiful, out of focus, sparkle in the background.  What the pros call bokeh.  It's time to put those how-to's to test and see if these techniques really work!  Check back in next Monday to see how things turn out. 

Happy Holidays!