To want my DH to take some pics of my and DC?

[Halfpastfreckle]

First world problem I know but I’m always taking pics of DH with DC - often just capturing little moments. When they come up in timehop he often really loves the memories and we reminisce about when they were little babies etc. However I’m afraid if I was run over by a bus tomorrow they would have a handful of awkward posed pictures of me with them on days out what have you. I just wish he would try a bit to document my relationship with them. AIBU?

Urgh

My constant battle... though I had a break through on holiday this month, actually nice natural pictures of me and DD looking at sea life but it's the first time ever !!! Asked him to get some nice ones of us playing with baul bauls on the xmas tree last year... fecker didn't even capture the tree or what we were holding so apparently looking at nothing 🙄🙄

Had this exact row with DH today. He takes hideous photos of me. Never spontaneous and never flattering. And then said it’s my fault for never being happy with them. Hmm!!!

@Since2016

Yep yep yep !!! "I'm not gonna take any more if you're just gonna complain about them" 😂🙄

It’s worth asking someone else as well as DP to take photos. When I was feeling ugly after birth one of our babysitters told me she would take a photo where I looked beautiful with the baby. She set it up, took loads, all from different angles, and I really treasure the photo we ended up with, though I know I looked nothing like the serene madonna apparently holding my child!

I thought this was just my DH! So fucking useless at photos but loves the ones I bother to take.

He really shouldn't have to be ASKED ffs....

No take them, I’m a single parent and have no photos of me and my daughter together in the first few years and only a few over 14 years.

It's because they see it as women's work, documenting their achievements and accomplishments.

Sorry, I have to say something. @runsmidgeOMG its baubles

Anyway, I also have a non photo taking dh. It upsets me, but he just doesn't think about it.

Yanbu - I used to say this to exh all the time. Have very few pics of me and the children when they were young and loads of him and them.

Maybe its because they're actually enjoying the moment/seeing their wife play with kids or whatever rather than immediately grabbing phone or camera. It can be annoying when people demand everything be photographed. Nice to just enjoy the day instead.

XH was like this.

I have no photos of me on honeymoon, pregnant, with the children when they were small...

DP is constantly snapping me, and has a pic of me on his desk. It makes me feel very loved, even though I'm totally unphotogenic.

Just ask him?

Having recently (seven weeks ago) had our first child I said to DP I wish he would capture nice moments that are un-posed for
So far we have one where I have just woken up and have a spot
And another where I have six chins

Wish I never bothered.....

Yes me too. DP will occasionally take them if i ask, but like pp have said, that means no spontaneous or natural ones. also, he'll take about 10 once he's been asked, but all done as quickly as possible with no thought, so 10 rubbish ones with bad lighting/ eyes closed/ awful background etc. Then complains I'm being picky if i dont like them as he 'took loads'. Drives me mad!

I’m regularly in trouble for this. Guilty, just don’t think of it. Get wound up when she wants family photos done and expects me to ask the strangers...

Having lost a parent in childhood, photos are important to me. I find I have to ask DH to take pictures or take selfies with the DCs and it does mean that they are posed and I rarely get a spontaneous photo of a natural moment. Then there's the issue of photo quality/ composition. Frustrating.

@longtompot

I thought it didn't look right when I typed it 🙈🙈