Christmas portraits

After receiving a Target sales ad in the mail, I decided I liked their idea and ran with it! On the cover of the ad was some beautifully wrapped packages and a family galivanting all around them in a room with crazy red wallpaper...which looked strikingly similar to the wrapping paper.

Off to Target I went. I bought two rolls of wrapping paper that were way out of my usual wrapping paper budget{$1/roll. Hey, it goes in the garbage!}. However, the $9 I spent on wrapping paper was way cheaper than any portrait studio would charge for Christmas pics.

A roll of scotch tape, some wrapping paper and my trusty camera and we have ourselves some family portraits!

After completing this little project, I learned a few things:

#1: wrapping paper with glitter is not recommended, nor is reflective wrapping paper of any kind. It tends to pick up the photographer{and all other background elements} in the reflection!

#2: buying pretty wrapping paper does not guarantee that your kids will stop making faces long enough to get a good shot.

#3: buy 2 rolls of each pretty wrapping paper that you chose. 20 square feet is not as much as it seems once hung upon the wall.

Feel free to share your results of any wall paper portrait sessions with us by linking us to them via the comments section or posting them on our Message Boards at Memorable Seasons!