Family Photos: Those Memories Preserved and Saved

Family photos. They’re the thing you look back on and remember some great memories, especially when you remember all the places you've taken them. Is it just us, or do you have troubles coaxing everyone to smile, stand up straight, and just get them altogether when trying to take a photo? Probably not. When you look through our photo albums and USB with photos on them, the girls are having photos taken everywhere. Then comes me, and after that Joel. Josh is one of the rarest people to have a photo taken, and I count it rare when I find a good photo of Josh actually smiling and not hiding his head. He is on the lookout for a fast get away when the camera is around.

Guess whose missing? Even had our Grandma and Grandpa
in this lovely shot.

Dad's trick is to get us holed up somewhere, and then say we can't leave until we have a photo taken, What about at Gun-warddehwardde Lookout? We took the walk up there, and Dad reckoned the only other way down was jumping. We all opted for the photo. If you’re around Nourlangie (Kakadu) take the walk and have a photo. The scenery is breathtaking as a backdrop.

Also, whenever we have a birthday it's a tradition that we usually go out for dinner. This is the perfect time for family photos, especially when some kind person takes a full family photo. It is even better if the little girls birthday, as even the big boys can’t resist the little girls when they ask for a smiling photo.

Perfect Background, at a lookout on the Arhnem Land
Plateu

You can never get a perfect family shot

We’ve taken photos at a lot of beautiful places. One of our favourite places to have a photo was at Nadab Lookout, at Ubirr in Kakadu. We caught it just as the sun was setting, and it was spectacular. We had a photo at the top of a roaring waterfall, and the lookout was beautiful in the new England area. We had another one in Litchfield, and the background was beautiful, with lush green plants on the bank of a stream. We also took one at Wentworth, at the junction of Darling and the Murray.

Family photos are so important. When we get into a house again, we would love to have several photos hanging up of all of us at some of the amazing places we've been. We have a Cannon, and have found it a great improvement to our last camera. We'll defiantly look after it better, as the camera was stepped on at the snow. We also had a video camera but the photo quality was not exceptionally good.