never a good family picture....

I'm working on an altered canvas and I'm trying to decide what picture to use. I want a pic of all of us together as a family where no one's making faces or closing their eyes. Do you know how hard that is to come by? I will probably end up doing a photoshoot this weekend so that I have a picture that is decent, but I'll go through 40 shots or more just trying to get that one GOOD one! With small kids, I know it's completely normal, but man....it's still frustrating.

On the same note, I can never find a good picture of myself. Why, you ask? Because I'm always behind the camera instead of in front of it. Luckily, some friends of mine are FABULOUS photographers and have taken pictures of me on occasion, so I have a few very good photos to choose from. I just have to remember to give them photographical credit.....I always forget that!

That brings me to my last subject. Who gets photographical credit when there's a bunch of girls behind the lense? The person who set up the shoot, the person who's camera it is, or the person who pushes the button. I'm lost on this...... On another note, should these photos then be for the subjects' use if they were given copies of them? I honestly don't know what is fair, and I hate stepping on people's toes. As far as I'm concerned, I will ask for permission to use the photo, even if it has been given to me. I will also list everyone involved in the shoot, just so that no one feels left out. It's important to me that credit be given where credit is due, I just don't know who to give it to if there's many hands on the camera.

thanks for listening!