WILKS - WORNOCK - SHACK PICS

Wow, it is amazing how HARD it is to get a good pic when the family is SO BIG! Even with so many pics taken, ALMOST every photo had someone looking away, blinking, or doing something weird with their mouth. Also, I know it was hot and miserable outside but I wish we had taken more outside pics because the inside pics were, mostly, too dark to work with. Video lights just don’t do the trick. For large groups inside, you really need a three umbrella-flash set-up. After going through the pics, there are really only two that are potentials for the big picture, I’ll let Oma and Opa be the judge of that. If these two are a thumbs down, we can try again and maybe get a better outside spot somewhere like where the Blues live (or lived?). We could do our porch again and maybe some other shots on our land. Here are the two:

As you can see, the indoor one has some shadows that are a bit harsh (though dramatic!). This is really the only indoor one that had everyone smiling and not blinking and was lit well enough to blow up large for the dining room frame. The outdoor one is well lit and well colored but the two row arrangement not as nice.

Below are some other pics that are great. Because the original shot was dark (I lightened it in postproduction), they would look too fuzzy blown up large:

And here are some of the great pics that Abigail took!