Somehow the people at Target Portrait Studios talked us in to this...It started out innocently enough. Put the boy in overalls, place him on a bean bag, coax a smile or two. But it wasn't long before things turned sinister. We were asked to don blousey smocks, strip down our baby and adorn him with black satin (Satan?) pantie looking things. Inexplicably, we consented. Now granted Mother and Baby are beatific to say the least and my wrist appears far more manly and muscular than it actually is in real life. But some hard facts still remain...
#1. We look like the villains (who also appear to be wearing black smocks) on that Superman movie that are imprisoned in those disk things in outer space.
#2. Taking pictures in black smocks with babies in black satin underwear is really only a small step up from those bizarre naked parent and baby photos you see in the mall right next to the graduation portraits.
#3. We actually payed a little bit extra for this photo in the 8 x 10 size.
We welcome your comments of scorn and derision.
6 comments:
Ummm...yeah. Pretty much Superman II.
My favorite part (and the part that ALL photographers are supposed to know) is that you never wear black in a photo. This always leads to floating decapitated head syndrome and sadly, it has hit your family hard.
On a cheerier note...it's not that bad. In fact...it's kind of cute.
And we can't expect the high-school drop out, minimum wage, teenagers that Target and Wlamrt hire as "photographers" to know better.
{sigh!}
What a twisted world we live in.
Yeah. It's a little cheesy but cute.
- John McPhie
Ok, I love the picture although the black stuff is kind of weird, I love how you're both smiling at him and how he is staring straight at the camera like he is wondering if the black panties were a good idea! As for Target, I have a certain girl I really like (I've been doing this for 10 years now) and so far I've followed her to 3 different Targets! She is my favorite and has helped me avoid the dozens upon dozens of stupid pictures I've had taken over the years. I think the saddest part is that I have purchased the pics whether good or bad no matter what! So speaking as a somewhat veteran on the subject, I think this one is pretty great. You should see my kids pics at 3-4 months, ie naked, screaming, laying next to presents, shoved in a stocking, etc...
Well, I guess my first question is, WHERE CAN I GET MY HANDS ON A BLACK SMOCK OF MY OWN?! Think of how cool it would be to always feel like you were those Superman bad guys or always look like your heads and hands are floating in space. I suppose that is my only question.
Okay... so this post and picture made me laugh so hard!!!
Okay, you people should be ASHAMED of yourselves! You might as well dress Max up like a tulip and make a calendar out of the poor boy. He looks terrified.
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