Traditional christmas card photographs

While candid/photojournalist style photography is my strong suit, sometimes a posed shot is what is wanted. For christmas and holiday cards, many people want a traditional shot of everyone looking at the camera and smiling. Here are a few images from a recent shoot in San Mateo. Everyone was so cooperative and content (which is rare with 3 young kids), that we were able to capture some great shots for their christmas card in just a matter of minutes.