Good Luck Getting Them ALL To Smile At The Same Time (See Pics Below)

On Thursday after school, the kids and I went downtown to meet up with Jasper to take him my SLR camera so he could photograph a job site down at one of the universities. I would show you the project, but it's just a parking lot right now. While there, we took a little walk around part of the campus and I took some photos of the kids. Back in the spring, I took a photography class and I feel like I have forgotten most of what I learned about shooting manually. Without constant practice, you can get rusty easily! Anyway, camera in hand I tried..and tried..and tried. I took about a dozen group pics and got one that I considered to be "okay." Good luck getting four kids to smile and be still at the same time....and God bless professional children's photographers! I switched to individual shots and snapped some others of the kids together. This photography experience made me realize how badly I need to drag out my manual, my class notes, my teaching DVD and anything else I can find so I can get back into taking better photos. The one thing I definitely need though...more TIME to go out and practice, practice, practice!! Hmmm....maybe I'll get that when Emmie starts kindergarten in about ummmm......THREE years! (sigh)