From The Cutting Room Floor

In this digital age of photography where it's easy to smooth over blemished skin (so all teenagers look like they haven't been making out with a drumstick) or delete an image because the subject wasn't smiling, or even Photoshop the hell out of your subject to make a bad shot look somewhat less frightening, I find it difficult to locate bad pictures anymore. So, this photo essay is dedicated to bad shots of Sprite, either in the way she was looking or reacting to something, which makes for some funny finger pointing.

Take this first one below, for example. This picture was taken at Sears when Sprite was 2 months old. She looks particularly miserable in this one.

It could have been worse. We could have gotten the 10X13 of this:

No worries though. We settled for a couple of wallet size photos. (By the way, never fall for the scam in which Sears tries to sell you the calendar and the collage shot for "just $10.00 more!" We did. Not worth it.)

This next one was taken when we placed Sprite into her Christmas dress for a photo in our holiday card. She was only three weeks old at the time so this was the only picture in which she was not screaming and crying. (And her eyes were open, which was important. Never mind that they were crossed, they were open.)

"Don't take my-"

"-picture!"

All right, all right, don't get your Huggies in a twist!

Even Sprite is shocked with the above picture!

Oh, crap, I think she's catching on to us!

If she ever wants to be emancipated, this will surely help her case.

I, of course, will plead temporary insanity.

John, you're on your own.

Comments

[Ingrid]

No matter what, SHE IS BEAUTIFUL
"Nana"

[Sprite's Keeper]

I couldn't agree more completely!

[andrea frazer]

I love Grandma's comment. I second it, and I'm not even related.