LIFESTYLE Issue 1068 · July 2, 2025

Family Living: Summer Tips     

Mom tips for the summer

Family Living: Summer Tips     
Freeze Frames
Faige Ettlinger, photographer

Instead of matching your kids, try coordinating their outfits. Too many patterns are too busy, though. You want all the clothing to be something you technically can wear in one outfit.

Mom, you and your teens need to feel great in what you’re wearing. Everyone else will be fine no matter what they’re in.

Make sure the kids are bathed, fed, and rested before the photoshoot. Halfway through the shoot is never a good time to discover that the kids didn’t eat their cereal and are kvetchy.

Trust the process. If you chose your photographer for her expertise, let her choose the poses and places. It might seem like a strange
decision to take a picture in the middle of the parking lot, but she sees the gorgeous soft lighting and knows that it’s going to create the perfect photo.

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