Photographing Your Husband: A How-to Guide
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In honor of Valentine’s Day, TPW Team Member Sabra McKibbon is sharing some secrets for how she gets such great photos of her sweetie.
I am one of those rare creatures whose husband is willing, happy even, to pose for pictures. I say rare, because a quick google search for “taking pics of your sweetie” brings back results like, “Get him drunk,” and, “You think it’s hard taking pictures of your kids? Try husbands.” Lol, I can imagine the pain of that, because I have five children who all suffer in varying degrees from Photographer’s Child Syndrome.
My groundbreaking (okay, maybe not groundbreaking, lol) tip for taking pics of your sweetie boils down this–make it fun! Is there something that he especially enjoys doing that would give you photo ops of him in action? Or how about some pics of him playing or reading with the kids? And don’t forget to think outside the box. I took a series of shots of my husband on the day he had a minor surgical procedure. Definitely not your typical photo shoot, but it kept us both busy and brought some fun into an otherwise stressful day.
If you want shots that are more portrait than documentary, you might need some extra creativity to get his cooperation. At the end of last summer my husband agreed to shave his ratty, overgrown beard for me over a period of several days (yeah, not a beard fan here). We turned it into a project, and I took daily portraits documenting the removal stages. And since he’s a ham, he really got into it, even creating different personalities to go along with the looks.
Avoiding ‘Stern Photographer Boss’ mode (which is easy to slip into when you are shooting family), and embracing ‘Wow Fun Photographer’ mode, should help bring you the results you’re looking for. Good luck!
Sabra McKibbon
Sabra McKibbon and her husband have been married for 24 years and have 5 children, all of whom suffer from Photographer’s Child Syndrome. This California girl, who says she has a love for “all things artsy and weird and beautiful,” can often be found in her pajamas on Saturday mornings, watching cartoons with her kids while her husband cooks a breakfast feast.
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15 Comments
Love this! My husband is the hardest one to photograph in our family. Thanks for the ideas. 🙂
Seriously love this Sabra!!! Your pictures of him are hilarious & awesome & totally make me feel like I know him! Great post- I need to do more of this! <3
Love these tips. Thanks for sharing, Sabra!
I really like all of the different looks you captured. It’s fun to watch him morph from bearded and humorous to a smoking hot clean-shaven model. 😉
Oh man, he is going to be so happy to read this comment! lol
One of my very favorite series of images ever! Loved this article, Sabra!!!!
Daughter, you are so talented, love each and everyone of these, am I biased, maybe and then maybe not. You rock Daughter!!!
I always LOVE the images you share of your hubster, they are hilarious and fun! I think it’s awesome that he has fun with it too. Now, you’ve inspired me to try “Wow Fun Photographer” mode with my hubby 😉
I love that your hubby is not only willing to let you take photographs of him, but he seems to enjoy it! You’ve got yourself a keeper <3
I love this. That beard series is still my very favourite. 😀 The second one makes me think of Harry Potter. 😀 😀
Sabra, I love you girl. And your dh is ridiculously photogenic…and kind of a ham. 😉
Sabra, I love what a good sport your husband is and I LOVE this post! Thank you for sharing this with us. <3
Awesome Sabra!
The Beard Series is awesome Sabra.
Great work, and great information… and I think this could be changed to… the unsuspecting and not wanting to be photographed husband… because.. I know I enjoy having my photo taken. 😉