It's that time of year again, when mothers everywhere are forcing their family out into a field to snap a coveted photo for holiday cards.  If you are anything like my family, there's a lot of whining leading up to it, arguing over who wants to wear what, and then utter chaos during the actual session which leaves me wondering if we actually got a shot where the majority of of family is even looking at the photo.  Even with all of this, we've always loved our family photos and they are treasured snapshots.

                       [untamed marketing]                                                  [ariana clare]

Maybe you have the family photo game locked down.  Maybe you are like us and it's a bit of a struggle bus.  Regardless of where you sit, there are definitely some take-aways that I recommend to everyone when they are going down this rabbit hole.