Getting creative with family portraits...

I always thought that formal family portraits were about the most dorky, unnatural, and horrid things to sit through.  These, however have changed my view a bit, and may make me rethink actually doing some ourselves someday (gasp!).

Check out their entire shoot (from clean clothes all the way to this awesome, messy, painted finish shot), done by Ryan Ray.  FYI: The hot Dad in the shoot, Erik Clausen, is also a fantastic photographer himself.

And a couple more for you to check out that I thought were enough out-of-the-ordinary for me to find acceptable...

~ Because I think it's totally appropriate to make out with your husband as often as possible, especially while you're paying someone boatloads of money to take a family portrait watch your kids for you while you do.  By Ashley Mcnamara (check out the 2nd pic on the 2nd page of slides in this gallery).

~A nifty one where a family took a head-shot of each family member over a period of 30 years.

Pretty neat, huh?!

Thanks for stopping by,

-Lindsey