I documented our 2016 Christmas a little differently this year. Instead of posing my kids in front of the tree, I just let them be and captured them just as they are. I’m so happy I did it this way! They didn’t fuss or feel uncomfortable, they just played as usual and I was able capture their unique personalities. In the end, we were all happy and now I have the perfect Christmas images of my kids. 

We started with the traditional Christmas PJ pictures. You can still have traditions, just have them in a personal way!

 

SO cute, right?!

Then there was the days and evenings of anticipation….

 

 

We took them to see Santa but that was a no-go. Only lap they were sitting on was mine. 

 

 

And then, the big day was here!

Christmas Morning. I sat my tripod up, attached my camera with a timer and we enjoyed our Christmas morning as usual while my camera did all the work. Now this was my first year doing this, next year I plan on organizing it a little better. There were a lot of butt shots that didn’t make the cut. 

Here’s where I took over…

 

And thats all. Christmas documentary success!