<span class="drop_cap">I</span>n the middle of January, my sister was here visiting me, and so I forced my 500 pound camera onto her and told her she was our photographer for the day. I had missed getting our whole family for our Christmas card, but I really wanted some to display around our house. So I set up my camera, patted her on the back, and wished her well. 

It was a total disaster in many ways, most of them relating to my stubborn one year old running in the opposite direction 90% of the time, and my husband and I being probably the worst subjects in the world. I had a new sympathy for my clients. It's a whole different experience being in front of the camera than it is being behind it, especially when you're trying to wrangle  

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