Thursday 19 September 2013

Family portraits

Rinda asked us if we had ever had a family portrait taken over here at Gallo Organico and it set me thinking
Several people said that family portraits weren't really a thing that happens over here in the UK and I wondered if the ubiquitous School Photographs were what stopped us going to a photographer's studion to have a special picture taken. After all why fork out to a studio when you know that your children will be photographed every year from the time they start school. The more I think about it the more I am certain that the school photograph is the reason I never took my lot to a studio. They were photographed together from the time that the youngest started school.
The closest we have come to a portrait picture is when Miss Em took a picture of us on holiday

Now when you consider that she is only eight and a half I think, with a little photoshop to remove the people behind us and stop the pole growing out of my hat, we'll have a picture that could grace a Christmas card. Although Mr M hated the top I was wearing so perhaps it'll just go in the album for this year.
I told him I was only intending wearing it until it was worn out and he said "I decree that top worn out and no longer wearable." 
"If he hates it that much," I thought "I'll put it in the charity shop bag right after it has been washed." And I did. 

6 comments:

Barbara Eads said...

I love your portrait! I think Miss 'Em did a fine job!

helena said...

I'd been thinking the same about why we didnt have family portraits taken. I think we saw it as something posh people did.

Miriam said...

We had one of those 'dressing up' pictures done many years ago but apart from that, no, never been to a professional photographer for one. I love the picture of you both.

Maria Ontiveros said...

It is a great portrait! Thanks for your musings today. Our kids get school photos, too, but never together. I think there's a good business opportunity for portraiture in the UK!!!
Rinda

Sian said...

Lovely picture! I think you could definitely have something there..we didn't even buy the school pictures because my Mum thought they were a rip off. Which means of course that even if the ones of my kids weren't the nicest pictures , I bought the lot so that they didn't have to suffer the ignominy of taking them back to school un-bought!

Missus Wookie said...

I only bought one set of Princess when she went to school - after that I took her photo as she figured I did a better job. Wookie bought the CD of Princess getting her awards though so it made up for any savings....