We are going to take family photos on Sat. I am using a tripod and remote with my camera.
Do you have any tips for photos with two young toddlers? Besides snacks and bribes? I figure early morning or after a nap will be the best time?
I have a Nikon DSLR and two lenses (50 1.8 and a 85 1.8) and I think both will come in handy? I haven't used my camera in months....I will do some practice shooting today!
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
Do you have a friend that may want Christmas photos? I do this with a friend of mine--i take a few of her family, she takes a few of mine, and we're all set for holiday cards
nectarine / 2079 posts
We just did this this past weekend (but only one toddler). There was lots of bribing involved and we later focused on breaking us up (me and LO then DH and LO) in case the ones of all 3 of us just didn't work. I'm not sure what Nikon you have, but ours has a screen that comes out and twists so you can see it from the front, LO was amused by our picture coming up and it helped her look at the camera.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
@blackbird: I am taking my friend's pics next week but DH will be at work so she might take some of the 3 of us!
My MIL is available on Sat but she is completely useless with a camera (even on auto)...no joke. She can help with the girls and dog.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
@autumnlove: dangit! That's always easier, but I hear you on some people being useless with a camera!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Definitely afternoon so you get that afternoon light! These days it gets dark by 6 pm though, so maybe a 4pm shoot would be good? I think bringing some props will help too! A blanket, maybe balloons or some pinwheels, a wagon... they can also keep the kids preoccupied and hopefully you can get some natural, less posed pics with them that way!
honeydew / 7622 posts
Practice shooting facing the sun if it's not too sunny and backlit (with the sun behind) with a tree between the sun and lens if it is sunny out. Try a few angles before setting up. Shoot in manual if you know how.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
@Mrs. High Heels: @youboots: good tips! thanks!
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
We just had ours at 9am. We totally had to bribe W with a piece of candy to get her through it (told her about it ahead of time so she knew what to expect). The baby was the easy one. Try to keep it moving as quickly as possible. I think 30 min is about the max you're going to get for cooperation. haha
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
Bribery will get you everywhere.
Our family pics were almost a disaster until the photog pulled out a candy necklace!
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
@BabyBoecksMom: @prettylizy: Maybe LO can get a donut after the shoot! She talks about them EVERY DAY..haha!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@autumnlove: Did you end up doing your photo shoot this weekend? How'd it go??
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
@Adira: I was rained out! 
We will reattempt this weekend! 
It is ok....more time to practice shooting and makeup!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@autumnlove: Oh bummer! Hopefully better weather next weekend!!
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@autumnlove: You got all the supplies I would have for a DIY photoshoot. I've done it with one dog and it was challenging. It's a miracle that we've gotten some good photos over the years. (I think the thing that saved us is our camera clicks when it takes the picture and the dogs look for that noise. Haha) This year, we'll have another dog to add to the mix.
Oh, since you have a Nikon, there's a wifi adapter (it came with my camera package) and an iphone app that you can download to get real-time pics on your phone. I could see all the pictures my camera was taking. It's not the best app but it was nice when the app worked. 
Lots of luck to you!
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
@bluestriped bee: My MIL can't help us this Sat so I'm not sure if we should take the dog with us! We might do a family photo in front of the house with him when we get back!
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