The last four days I have been showing you each of the individual boyz photos from Sears Portrait Studio. We’ve seen Seth and his Harry Potter books commemorating his accomplishment of finishing all seven. Gabriel had his pictures done with two of his favorite things, baseball and Curious George. Then there was Nathan and his Disney Pixar Cars and a great personality shot. And finally there was Eli, who our photographer managed to capture wonderfully with his hat and alone despite his attempts to flee.
Today I get to show you pictures of all four of my boyz! Our photographer, Arsenia, suggested we do the shots of all four boyz first. That way if anyone had a severe meltdown amidst there individual shots, the full shot would already be finished. Thankfully we had no such issues of children losing it, but it was a well thought out approach.
Now I have four children raging in ages from 18 months to nine. They are all very busy boyz, only two of which are in school and truly understand sitting still for a given amount of time. That being said, I had realistic expectations. I know my children and their personalities well and did not foresee perfectly posed pictures of the four of them sitting together cheesing it up for the camera.
The photographer did a great job of working with them, adjusting the poses as they got restless. She also just kept shooting, not waiting on a “perfect pose” that was never going to come. I think the biggest problem is the greater the number of subjects in a picture, the greater number of eyes that go wayward of smiles that fade before the click of the camera.
Here are some of the “outtakes”. Eli was constantly trying to escape and Nate was quickly miffed at the instructions to smile, stay still and look at the camera.
Nathan apparently has a backache here…
This one Eli is on the run yet again, and Nate has had about enough…
Luckily there were several to choose from. This one was our runner-up. I like it, but don’t like how their eyes are all looking to the monitor and not at the photographer
These were our winning two shots. The first we love because of the little ones holding hands and some of the genuine smiles. Plus, Seth’s tight-lipped smirk is what we see most of the time right now. Just as we were pleased to see and honest to goodness smile in Seth’s alone picture, it is nice to be able to remember this part of him too.
Finally, this is one of our favorites. This captures our sons perfectly. Gabriel, always with a big smile and sparkling eyes. Eli is trying to figure out what’s going on. Seth is usually distracted, and looking out for his baby brother. And Nate, well he’s always looking for trouble!
Overall, we are incredibly happy with our Sears Portrait Studio experience. We found our photographer flexible, professional and accommodating. And we feel we have great pictures to commemorate this time in our sons’ lives.
Now for the exciting news! Want a special gift now? Print of this coupon for a FREE 10 x 13 and head to your Sears Portrait Studio!
We also get to give away a Sears Portrait Studio Silver Collection, which includes 10custom โmix and matchโ portrait sheets, your choice of two collages/composites and one 10×13 wall portrait. Plus, you get a CD of your original images with copyrights and up to 10 standard enhancements, such as black and white, sepia, vignettes or borders!
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I would use the brown muslin or the sunroom backdrop.
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I would use the “Buttercup” and the “Soft White Canopy” backgrounds.
I would choose the Soft White Canopy and the Clover Green
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I would use the soft white canopy and black velvet backdrops. I like backdrops to be plains so the kids really stick out!
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Really cute boys! Love it.
aw, so cute. I like the american flag background but the grey near the bottom is a favorite.
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I would SO love to win this! I try to take pictures of my daughter on her birthday, so her grandparents (who live 5000 miles away) can have something to carry in their wallet. ๐ My favorite backdrops are the Wild Flower and the Beach!
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I like the Soft White Canopy and the Beach backdrops.
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I like the charcoal and the soft white canopy
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I love the Wild Flower and White Canopy background
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I think the Brown Muslin and Sunrise would be nice back drops to use with my God-daughter and God-nephew.
I like the Sun White Canopy and Sunroom!
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I have three boys under the age of 5 so my favorite backdrops for them would be beach or blue.
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I think I would choose the Sunroom and/or Soft White Canopy
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i love the wild flower back drop.
we havent NEVER had pictures taken and I would REALLY love to do so.
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I think they should mark the backdrops areaa little more noticable. Took me about 30 minutes to find it! Was about to give up and then finally found it.
I like the beach & the midnight walk
I like the Shades of Sepia and the clover green backgrounds.
I would choose the Beach and the sunroom.
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I like the Garden Rose and Wild Flower.
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I choose the Lilac and the Buttercup backdrops for the pictures of my 2 granddaughters.
probably sunrom and soft white canopy
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I like the Sunroom and Impressions of Spring
I like the soft white canopy and the black velvet backgrounds.
I like the Soft White Canopy and the Black Velvet
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I like the Warm Sunset and Black Velvet.
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they call my youngest the flag boy I would have to do the american flag
I love Wildflower and Sunrise. Just gorgeous!
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warm sunset & black velvet!
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Favorite 2 backdrops would probably be Sunroom and Traditional.
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I love the sunroom and soft white canopy. Thanks for the opportunity!
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I'm not a fan of busy or colored backdrops… I like plain white… so I'd pick plain white and soft white canopy. crayolaswap at hotmail dot com
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I would use the clover green or the lilac for my girls!
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I love the black velvet and the moonlit night backgroups! So handsome with my little boy!
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I'm following you on facebook..and I also like the daisies and the brown muslin backdrops.
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I'm a loyal Sears customer and I've used almost all the backdrops. I especially like the buttercup and warm sunset.
I have used almost all of the backdrops over the past seven years with my family. I like all of them, but you can't go wrong with the brown muslin and white. With white they can do so much with enhancements.
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I like Brown Muslin and Sunroom!
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I like the Sunroom and the Soft White Canopy. Thanks for the great giveaway.
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My favorite backdrops for portraits of my daughter would be Buttercup and Lilac.
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My two backgrounds I would choose are Bloomin' Dasies and Lilac. Thanks for the chance to win this wonderful gift,
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I like the wildflowers background. Thanks for the chance.
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You have such beautiful boys, you must be so proud! I love the Bloomin Daisies and the Old Glory backdrop-perfect for spring and the 4th of July!
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I would choose the sunroom and the lilac backdrop
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Garden Rose and Forest Trail are my choices
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I like the soft white canopy, the beach and wildflowers backgrounds!
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I like the wildfire and impressions of spring ones.
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My favorite two backdrops that I would use in my photo session are the soft white canopy and black velvet.
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My 2 favorite backdrops are Pastel and Charcoal.
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I like the wild flower and the traditional.
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I like the soft pastels or butter cream
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I would use the large daisy background and the field of flowers background.
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I really like the black Velvet & the SUnroom.
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I really like the clover green back drop and the brown muslin
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I like the Beach and the Forest Trail Backgrounds.
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I would do Soft Pastel and ABC Fun!
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I like sunroom and wild flower
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i'd love to use the sunrise backdrop with my girls and the traditional backdrop with my boys.
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I like Wild Flower and Beach. Thanks.
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I like the beach and the orange one on the bottom
Sunrise and Black Velvet
Traditional & Pastel are my favorites:)
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I love the pictures! Your boys are beyond cute. I love the soft white or clover green.
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I like the blooming daisy and the wild flower backdrop
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I like the Black Velvet and Sunrise backdrops. This would be a great excuse to get my husband in front of a camera!
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I would use Shaes of Sepia or Sunroom backdrops at Sears Portrait Studio
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soft white canopy or sun room
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I love taking pictures of my photogenic daughter and can never stay within my budget! this would be perfect for us!
I like the Sunroom and the brick wall backdrops
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black velvet&clover green!this would be great!
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My two favorite backdrops: Clover Green and Warm Sunset.
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I like the Impressions of Spring and the Midnight walk backdrops
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I love the Old Glory and the ABC fun.
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i love the garden rose and bloomin daisies back drops ๐
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Garden Rose and Soft Pastel
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would choose the Soft White Canopy and the Clover Green
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i love the ABC Fun and the Charcoal
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I like clover green and warmsunset.
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I would use the garden rose and/or the wild flower one.
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I think I would do the black velvet drop and the beach
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Wild Flower and Sunroom are both great. I'm excited about how many great backdrops they have.
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I like the shades of sepia and pastel backgrounds.
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Sunroom and soft white canopy.
I like buttercup and sunroom
I would pick clover green and Wild Flower thanks for the chance to win
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I would choose the Buttercup and the Wild Flower backdrops.
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