Guest guest Posted September 12, 2001 Report Share Posted September 12, 2001 >, Lonnie Fletcher writes > ><<<Do you have a portrait of your whole family together>>>> It is well worth doing, I would recommend it, even if people have to travel distances or organise dates well in advance to cater for overseas travel etc. 10 yrs ago we did a family portrait for my parents' golden wedding, DD1 was 9 mths old then and sat on my knee clapping for the camera. Mum had cancer and died later that year. That photo is irreplacable! Earlier this yr we did a repeat photo, which included the next generation down (i.e. Dad`s great grand-children) The photographer came to the house and we made sure the earlier photo was on the wall behind us and visible in the new photo, so as to include Mum in some way. While he was there he also did separate photos of each of the individual families - now that my DSis and DB/SIL are grandparents - so that was a good commission! Barbara Romsey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2001 Report Share Posted September 12, 2001 In the " olden days " if they could not get a family together for a large photo, they would take a photo of all they could get together and then impose a little portrait of the missing ones. Was very common during the First World War. Francesca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2001 Report Share Posted September 13, 2001 From: Barbara Wyant ----- Original Message ----- > ><<<Do you have a portrait of your whole family together>>>> It is well worth doing, I would recommend it, 10 yrs ago we did a family portrait for my parents' golden wedding, . Mum had cancer and died later that year. That photo is irreplacable! Earlier this yr we did a repeat photo, which included the next generation down we made sure the earlier photo was on the wall behind us and visible in the new photo, so as to include Mum in some way. Barbara, this is precisely why our family portrait is so important to us. Mum retired at 60 after many years hard work as a paediatric admissions sister, the portrait was a retirement gift from her friends at work. 8mnths later she suddenly became acutely confused and dyspraxic, 3 days later diagnosed with a brain tumour. She died 9 mnths later. The family portrait is one if the last photos we have of her looking how we all remember, before steroids and radiotherapy took their toll. DS1 is on it as a bump and DD1 was 18 mnths. Liz Nicholls SAHM 4, 2, new babe Nov Sheff Chair, PNSGL, Editor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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