Soccer Photos

I've been reluctant to scan and post these photos because, well, I'm just PO'd that I actually paid money for these lousy shots. The people who take the so-called "professional" portraits of all of the Parks & Rec kids teams are dear friends but, let's be honest...they are NOT professional photographers. I am a very amateur photographer but I do try to use some basic compostion knowledge when I'm taking photographs, like...ummm...making sure there isn't an automobile parked in the background and manuevering such that it doesn't look like a tree is growing out of my kids head. Plus, the color is horrible!


Because this is not our first experience with the team photo thing, I usually take my own photo when they have the photo sessions going on. This year I was talking to some of the other soccer mom's and got distracted before realizing that Jamie was in front of the camera. I grabbed my camera and got this shot from the side and, even though he's not looking at me, I think it's a better photograph. Guess I'll have to pull out my Photoshop for Dummies book and see if I can fix the "professional" one.

The actual team photo turned out pretty good, unlike the basketball team photo where some of the kids were flashing gang signs. Still, the houses in the background are distracting and unprofessional. This is Alamosa, so I guess I should just take it for what it is. It just kills me to pay for these photos, though, when I KNOW that I can do better.