How to do pictures

We are having professional pictures made this afternoon. I don't know what you are supposed to do with twins. Should I have pictures made together and seperate? My current thoughts are that pictures individually make no difference for me or the folks I will be given pictures to, but skip to 30 years from now when they have kids, I would surely want to have some individual photos to share then. Of course, it will be 3 times the price if I have to get individuals made. We are going to a really nice individual photographer that has been in business for 30 years so it will be expensive. We tried last Saturday to go to Portrait Innovations, but 30 minutes AFTER our appointment time we were told it may be another hour. It looked like a day care in there - or maybe more like a zoo. NEVER AGAIN.

 

We have had two sessions. The first, at Sears we did some together and separate. My mom pointed out that when they take pictures to show and tell or whatever they may not want their sibling in the photo! Also, should I ever get around to making a scrapbook, I would like two individual ones that they could take and one with both of them for me to keep. The second session was with a higher end photographer. She didn't really ask us what we wanted, just did the two of them together and then us as a family. It took a long time because she had never done twins before and didn't have all the props (just one boppy not two etc.) I haven't seen the ones from the last photographer yet. The ones I ordered from SEars were them together and then super close ups of their faces. Mine are fraternal but this might not be necessary if yours are id.

 

Sorry you had a bad expeience at Portrait Innovations, that is where we were planning on getting our family portrait done next month... hope we have better luck :huh:!

As for the portraits, I would just pick one or two sheets of your one favorite pose of each girl individually and then multiple sheets of your favorites of them together. Then you are getting the bulk of your pics of them together, but still have a few individual photos for when they are older.

Good luck and have fun!!

 

We've always done together and separate. Some are up close, some are from far away...just depends on what our photographer is in the mood for. I think their very first photo shoot was all together, but they were only 2 weeks old.

 

We have done two photo shoots with Sophia and Luke.
One when they were a month old and we had a mix of separate and together. Yesterday we went to Kiddie Kandids and they let you select 6 poses/pictures that you want to do, so we did four together and one of each them solo. We then ordered wallets of them together and them solo. I think it is a good idea to get some solo pictures, because like you said, when they are older they may want some pictures of themselves alone.

 

We always do pictures of them alone and together. I want them to have pictures of them by themselves for their scrapbooks and for them to have when they are older. I think I would have been irritated if every picture I had of myself also had my sister in it (we aren't twins, but I don't think that matters). It is expensive, but my DH is in favor of having several photo shoots while they are very young since they change so fast at this age. As they get older, we won't get pictures taken as often. We went through a lot to get these babies here and they almost didn't make it, so we want to celebrate them as much as possible. We've had pictures taken at 2 mo, 4 mo, will soon do 6 mo, 9 mo, 1 year and then probably yearly after that. I know...it's excessive.

 

I always take individual shots of my boys, and shots together as much as possible. I've started taking a "picture of the day" for my mom, and it is always one picture of each boy. I just feel strongly that I recognize them as individuals in this way.

I only have one picture of myself as a young child, and it is a picture of me with my twin brother. I love the picture of us together, but I wish I had others.

 

I would do together and separate.

 

I am convinced - we will do both. Thanks for everyone's input.

 

Our girls were seven months old like yours when we went to a professional. My lilypie ticker is at seven months. I had pictures made together and separate. Mostly, they were naked baby pics and one outfit. Although most of the pics we gave away were of them together, I always have separate pics made because they will probably want their own pics to compare their babies to.

 

We had an awesome experience with our pictures. It was actually very easy to get the individual photos, but the ones with them together were not so easy because they wanted to play with each other instead. It was so much fun I can't wait to do it again. Thanks again for all the suggestions.