Reading the blogs of others who have used this theme, I can appreciate the difficulties they encountered. Our grand daughter was singing carols in the local Shopping Centre so I thought it would be a good opportunity for the image below. I walked all round the group trying to get the best composition. When it came to edit it there were all the difficulties you described – eyes closed, unwanted people in the shot, no-one looking at the camera etc. This was the best I could do with a bit of cropping and vignetting. It was great to hear them sing and I am sure the shoppers enjoyed the carols. Our grand daughter is the girl with the reindeer antlers!
Trudie Callan 
December 19, 2014 at 1:23 pm
I agree that it is such a challenge to get a nice group photo but you did it very well. Nice that you have a granddaughter close-by!
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December 19, 2014 at 8:45 pm
Thank you.
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December 19, 2014 at 2:29 pm
Your photo of the youngsters with Santa hats, antlers and singing carols warms my heart. They are making memories that will last a lifetime . Your granddaughter is a lovely little girl and very special to her grandmother, I feel certain. Like Terry said above, you are fortunate to have her living nearby.
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December 19, 2014 at 8:47 pm
I am very lucky to have 4 of our 6 grand children living nearby. 3 of them are coming tomorrow and they are going to help me decorate the tree! Great fun!
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December 19, 2014 at 4:04 pm
Group photos are almost always difficult. As soon as you get one thing set, another is not. Good job.
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December 19, 2014 at 4:06 pm
Nice shot, love the processing.
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December 19, 2014 at 8:49 pm
Thank you. It looked good in black and white too but I wanted the red of Christmas for this one.
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December 20, 2014 at 3:58 am
Good for her, going full on with anters! It must have sounded beautiful!
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December 24, 2014 at 2:18 pm
The joy of being a photographer. Today we have photoshop and can replace heads, but think of the days of film.
You get to take a lot of photos to try to get one that has the best of each person. You did a nice job.
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December 24, 2014 at 5:06 pm
Thank goodness I became a photographer in the digital age. I would either be bankrupt or have given up by now if I would have had to rely on film!!!!!!
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December 27, 2014 at 5:13 pm
Nicely done!
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