My family

When I saw this week's theme I immediately thought of this shot I had wanted to do for ages. As I've mentioned earlier my husband doesn't like to be photographed, so it took a bit of convincing but he's satisfied with the result which makes me happy. I dedicate this shot to him because he and I are our own family now and we can't wait to watch it grow larger some day.

PS: Once again I was quite overwhelmed by the positive reaction to my shots over the last days. Just when I think I've hit a low in creativity you guys pick me up again - it's wonderful to be here!

[Kristina]

I love this shot Janna. And no, your head looks normal-sized. ;-)

[Courtney]

Beautiful family portrait! I love the smiles and black and white.

[Kirsty]

I love this!! Good job at convincing your hubby, mine doesn't like to be photographed either.

[Denise]

A lovely portrait. I like the cropping.

[Hee]

That's one happy family portraiture...make me wanna share your smile & happiness...can i? can i? :D

[Janna Ellen]

@heesc : Sure, we got enough smiles to share - here's one for you :))!

[Jie Zhou]

this is a great rule breaking portrait!!!

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Lovely shot, looks very cool with the half faces :)

[Jani M]

OMG you have such a big .... smile :-) Your head is just fine, don't be silly... :) Cool idea and execution. How about doing this facing each other ?

[Janna Ellen]

@janmaki : Also a great idea! Usually my head is just much smaller compared to my husband's and I enlarged it to fit his size and then it looked HUGE to me. I'm normally not self-conscious about my head ;).

[Livia]

Not only beautiful but very cool family shot! Your smiles are so happy and relaxed.

[Sabrina]

Fantastic family picture, Janna! And I think it's more you than facing each other (may be a bit kitschig ;). Great concept!

[Paula]

Your head looks just the perfect size to me:) Fun shot - I'd like to try this with Paul!

[Megan Richardson]

gorgeous shots, you both have such infectious smiles, made me smile too

[Jesse Hurler]

oh i love this soooo much, definitely gave me a smile :) its weird how so many men seem to hate having their picture taken, it drives me nuts!!

[Pat Knowles]

Wonderful shot of the two of you !!!

[Paul Myers]

I like it. I like both smiles. Excellent processing and subject placement.

[Kerri]

I like it

[jerry plume]

This is fun! I love it!

[Lisa Pouncy]

It's brilliant! Great idea with the crop. Fav xx

[Amy Spada]

Very well done.. a nice and unusual portrait.

[Cat Whiskers - Nan]

What a great portrait of you two! Well done!

[hettie]

interesting! well done!

[Anita]

Aww this is lovely, Janna

[Tina Mac]

I love this!

[Lara Zinn]

this wonderful Janna... perfect composed and so cool that we actually see you both smiling half way...

I thought about the same, to shoot something with my beloved since he is the only family I really have here... but the problem is... where and when do I meet him... this man is always so busy that nowadays I get only less than 2 hours to spend with him a day :( it´s hard to believe I am actually able to keep up with this... but oh well... enough of rambling...

lovely shot ;)

[Shanne]

clever shot - great idea nicely executed

[Karen Sylvia]

Great composition!

[Vicki K]

Fabulous and creative shot and such beautiful smiles:)

[Kass]

This made me smile - what a great idea! You're always smiling - you radiate happiness in your pics.. :)

[Kathy A]

Great photo Janna, love the crop.

[Ellen E]

excellent theme shot!

[Glendq]

i quite like this one
fav

[martyjk]

When i first saw this I thought....Ikea!!! haaha.. Great shot. One for the album for sure!!

[Jennifer C]

great pov, lovely happy image

[Anja]

Lovely portrait!

[Brandie]

This is so adorable! =) Love the looks on your faces!

[Mary Tjeerdsma]

Two beautiful halves make a perfect whole! Wonderful portrait and very creative!

[Juliette Packham]

love the composition of this Janna - superb shot

[paula goff]

great shot! you two (from what I can see...hehe) make a beautiful couple!
i can't imagine you ever losing your creativity!!

[Janna Dawn Goldrup]

You both have fab glasses. Love this half/half comp.

[Danielle Greenwood]

love it, great shot.

[Samantha-Alleene]

Cute! Love it.

[Natacha Murphy]

great shot! love the b&w :)

[jenny tucker]

a fav! love LOVE the composition of the shot - - very creative and cool

[Barbara Paquette]

This is great! Two halves make a whole!!!

[Richard Tyson]

great portrait!

[Maria]

Great shot! I love the symbolism of the two halves and it is especially great in B&W!

[JAYDEE]

i voted this one, congratz for makin it in top 5 .. =)
i guess the "eyewear" run's n d family ... =)

[Rebecca Doyle]

Such a fabulous shot!! Love your composition and how you've brought your own style to your family portrait.
This looks like an album cover :)
You've got my vote!

[Lyndal]

love it! =D