Family Pictures

I dragged the family out to campus this evening to put them through the torture of family pictures. Of course, Erica didn't want to go. Brian just wanted to goof off. Typical family dynamics.

My original plan was to take pictures along the row of trees in the Arboretum, just as I done so last Friday. But I recalled there was a pond nestled by the Japan House, and thought that might be nice. The setting met all of Erica's requirements - not another person around to "watch" and cause her embarrassment. Brian enjoyed throwing stuff into the pond. Everyone was happy.

Just the pond and trees:


Some of the outtakes (testing fill flash settings and Brian sporting a goofy smile).




The final version, after I cloned out the "GEPeople" writing on Erica's T-shirt (I couldn't convince her to change into another T-shirt)



Family pictures - step one in the creation of this season's Holiday Cards (and probably the biggest hurdle to overcome).