Hey, you! Don’t turn around – I’m talking to YOU. Turn that camera around, or hand it to a passerby, and get in the photos. Your family will be so glad you did. So often, the photographer is the least one photographed, and our family members truly wish there were more photos of us when we neglect to get in front of the lens. Sometimes it’s a difficult thing to do emotionally if we are self-conscious about the way we look, but it’s time to put that behind us and step out in front of the lens. I have some great layouts to show you where Chelle and her CT have made pages using photos including their own images. Take a look!

First, Kayla handed her camera to one of her children when they were taking a break at Disney’s California Adventure. Vacations are must-do events for getting in front of the lens, and look how happy she and her husband look. It’s a great photo deserving a full page spread. By the way, she used Chelle’s Put a Ring On It and   the matching alpha.YouAndMe_June14_web

Next, Jan also used a vacation as an opportunity to get a family photo. Maybe she set the timer and did the run-in-ten-seconds-and-look-like-you-were-there-waiting trick or maybe she handed the camera to a passerby, but whatever the technique, she got a great shot of the whole family. She used Surfin’ USA, Surfin’ USA alpha, At the Beach, and Anchors Away for her page.  carmel

Next, I have a few pages from Chelle. She does some scrapping on her phone, and I think she made these first two pages with the Project Life App on her iPhone. Her husband took the selfies with the phone camera, and then she was all set to scrap. It’s super convenient, and she has a video here to show you how to incorporate her cards into the app. temple_donebasketball_done

Her next page was not made with her phone but her regular digital scrapbooking program, and she used Rock the Vote.12_10_29_getouthevote_2post

 

And finally, here she is with her family playing in the foam. If you look closely, you can see she’s wearing her Scrap Orchard t-shirt. 12_07_24_foam_2post_blurred

I hope the pages I’ve shared have inspired you to get yourself in the photos. Don’t be shy, now!

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