Family portraits

My daughter doesn't like her photo taken and feel sorry for her son who will want photos in future. I tried snapping with my phone at Christmas but she removed the photos.

The worst thing was my father destroyed all our family photos when he was getting remarried after my mother died. It wasn't done in anger, I think he wanted to make a fresh start, but I wish he had offered them to me as they included my school photos and photos of my mum. I miss them very much. My husband never met my mother so it would have been nice to show him photos of us together.

My mum was his first love and his 2nd wife complained he was always talking about her so maybe it was his way of trying to move on.

I really dislike having my photo taken, especially when I am not aware of it being taken. Celebrations such as weddings etc are a nightmare as there are cameras pointing everywhere.

It is worse now that everybody then puts photos online. Personally I do not want any pictures of me online - it may sound daft to other people, but that is my choice.

I'm a very reluctant subject too but I do it. The camera does seem to lie because I'm undoubtedly beautiful!

I can't understand this personally .... obviously people would like to be able to have pictures of you at family gatherings etc. and it must be very frustrating for them when you keep hiding. I have personal experience of this as my son always makes a huge fuss whenever I try to take a family photograph so they are sadly lacking. It only takes a moment, and you don't have to 'look' at the pictures, but it would be so much nicer if your family had some photo's of you to keep for the future.

There a precious few pictures of me during my teenage years. It's sad. But I hated having my photo taken. I still don't like it much but now I have grandkid (s) I like to have pics with her

The simple answer is don't look at the photographs that have you in them .
But having pictures of you is so important for your children's memories as they grow up , and even more so for when they lose you .

I'm the same. I lost weight last year, but have put it all back on (3stone) so hate seeing my body. On the other hand, I had very deep Marionette lines (corners of the mouth to chin) which made me look SO miserable, even when I was smiling. I had dermal fillers a couple of months ago, and the lines are practically gone - filled out I should say - so I feel and look happy now.

Do you have a passport?

I hate it too. What’s worse it’s more difficult to avoid nowadays. Almost everyone has a camera on their phone and they insist on photographing every aspect of their day.

I don’t like having my photo taken but perhaps we need to stop being so precious about it.

I can count on one hand the number of photos of me I would be happy to let anyone else see. I am not photogenic and avoid cameras at all costs, but I am always taking photographs of everyone else. Professional portraiture is so much better and more relaxed now than it used to be.

My eldest didn’t like having her photo taken, after her grandad died who she was very close to she was really upset that there were photos of everyone with granddad but her
I ve noticed she has her photo taken now

No pictures of me anywhere. Any surprise snaps, and I'm holding something in front of my face.
I got quite cross with an ex work colleague and threatened him with the union if he continued to try and get a picture of me without my permission.

I know how you feel, I feel the same. Your daughters need to carry cameras and catch you unawares.

We have no formal portraits, but both DC are always snapping away. My parents once commissioned a family portrait. The results were so dreadful they destroyed the lot.

You could go to a professional photographer who would be able to put you at your ease. They are used to dealing with people, that’s one of the things that makes them successful.
Ask locally for recommendations.
I think it would be very hard for your family to have no pictures of you after you’ve departed this life.