{"id":2238,"date":"2015-12-16T10:53:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T10:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/?p=2238"},"modified":"2015-12-17T19:01:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T19:01:08","slug":"cringeworthy-christmas-family-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/cringeworthy-christmas-family-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Cringeworthy Christmas Family Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2240 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/21-Cringeworthy-Christmas-Family-Portraits.jpg\" alt=\"21 Cringeworthy Christmas Family Portraits\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/21-Cringeworthy-Christmas-Family-Portraits.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/21-Cringeworthy-Christmas-Family-Portraits-300x420.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/21-Cringeworthy-Christmas-Family-Portraits-262x366.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again: people have been watching too many Christmas movies on TV and have drunk just a little too much eggnog, and they get the brilliant idea that they should make and send out a holiday card. After all, wouldn&#8217;t it be wonderful to put our reindeer ears on, gather around the twinkling lights of the Christmas tree, snap a photo, and send it to our friends and relatives? Yes, there are some fantastically (annoyingly) photogenic families who know how to take Christmas family portraits that are just the right amount of festive, sweet, and endearing: but then there are those whose holiday family portraits are just plain wrong. Here are the worst of the worst.<\/p>\n<h2>1. When One Puppy Isn&#8217;t Enough<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-poppy-isnt-enough.jpg\" alt=\"Familiy Portraits - Poppy Isn't Enough\" width=\"500\" height=\"774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-poppy-isnt-enough.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-poppy-isnt-enough-300x464.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-poppy-isnt-enough-262x405.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>By\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/awkwardfamilyphotos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Awkward Family Photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The look on the flesh and blood puppy&#8217;s face says it all. How is it that this tiny creature gets how supremely awful this photo is, yet the two fully grown humans remain oblivious?<\/p>\n<h2>2. Family Togetherness<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-togetherness.jpg\" alt=\"Familiy Portraits - Togetherness\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-togetherness.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-togetherness-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-togetherness-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-togetherness-667x375.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-togetherness-262x147.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-togetherness-524x294.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-togetherness-574x322.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pleated-jeans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pleated Jeans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even their holiday message on the side is in abbreviated text speak.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Too many Santas<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Merry Christmas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mobilestreetlife\/8275498556\/in\/photolist-dBh6pA-iyUH2b-bo2f-7docGy-iyKJQ1-dzxwNY-sdPEc-ikgmD9-uJLoS-aZw9Hk-aZiCqV-7PnQR-94HyxS-j1x63z-j1zz7Y-j1AEab-j1x9i2-j1ASjS-a6TUeL-a6R2VR-qfwE4e-7\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8218\/8275498556_727620062b_z.jpg\" alt=\"Merry Christmas\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Please tell me that&#8217;s just a backdrop and they aren&#8217;t actual extended family members in the background.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Family Therapy<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-family-therapy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2246 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-family-therapy.jpg\" alt=\"Family Portraits - Family Therapy\" width=\"500\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-family-therapy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-family-therapy-300x394.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-family-therapy-262x344.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myorganizedchaos.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Organized Chaos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Is it just me, or do those leaves look like they&#8217;ve been digitally added later? Please tell me this wasn&#8217;t originally an actual naked Christmas family photo. How I dread the thought of the obligatory pinboard of childhood photos at one of these boys&#8217; 18th birthday parties.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Creating Your Own Family<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2247 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-creating-your-own-family.jpg\" alt=\"Family Portraits - Creating Your Own Family\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-creating-your-own-family.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-creating-your-own-family-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-creating-your-own-family-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-creating-your-own-family-667x444.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-creating-your-own-family-262x174.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-creating-your-own-family-524x348.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-creating-your-own-family-574x382.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Imgur<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I guess if you&#8217;re new in town or recently single, you&#8217;ve got to make your own family at Christmas time.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Twins<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2261 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-22.jpg\" alt=\"family portraits 22\" width=\"551\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-22.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-22-300x394.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-22-262x344.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-22-524x688.jpg 524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldwideinterweb.com\/comedy\/3165-the-50-most-awkward-christmas-family-photos-ever\/\">World Wide Interweb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s funny how the baby is the only one who appears truly horrified at what&#8217;s going on here.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Boycotting Christmas<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2248 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-boycotting-christmas.jpg\" alt=\"Familiy Portraits - Boycotting Christmas\" width=\"500\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-boycotting-christmas.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-boycotting-christmas-300x448.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-boycotting-christmas-262x391.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/static.awkwardfamilyphotos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Awkward Family Photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0This girl is just not having a bar of the whole holiday season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>8. Never Too Old for Santa<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2249 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-never-too-old-for-santa.jpg\" alt=\"Familiy Portraits - Never Too Old For Santa\" width=\"500\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-never-too-old-for-santa.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-never-too-old-for-santa-300x475.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-never-too-old-for-santa-262x415.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Buzz Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who says you have to give up sitting on Santa&#8217;s knee when you turn twelve? And, for that matter, who says that you have to wear pants when visiting Santa&#8217;s workshop? Santa doesn&#8217;t seem to have a problem with it, anyway.<\/p>\n<h2>9. The only way out<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2250 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-the-only-way-out.jpg\" alt=\"Familiy Portraits - The Only Way Out\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-the-only-way-out.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-the-only-way-out-300x420.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-the-only-way-out-262x366.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pleated-jeans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pleated Jeans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The guy on the right\u00a0of the photo (the one\u00a0with four\u00a0small birds flying out of his ear) has already become indoctrinated, but the one on the left is looking for any way out he can find.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>10. Newly Single<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2251 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-newly-single.jpg\" alt=\"Family Portraits - Newly Single\" width=\"500\" height=\"793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-newly-single.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-newly-single-300x475.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-newly-single-262x415.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pleated-jeans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pleated Jeans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh boy, there are going to be some awkward conversations around the dinner table this Christmas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>11. Whipping the pets<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Christmas card 2002: North Pole Takeoff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/barelyfitz\/2025200\/in\/photolist-bo2f-7docGy-iyKJQ1-dzxwNY-sdPEc-ikgmD9-uJLoS-aZw9Hk-aZiCqV-7PnQR-94HyxS-j1x63z-j1zz7Y-j1AEab-j1x9i2-j1ASjS-a6TUeL-a6R2VR-qfwE4e-7tbHzJ-qfv3pa-uRLvu-94B6c\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/2\/2025200_0b3861c227_z.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas card 2002: North Pole Takeoff\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, someone&#8217;s discovered Microsoft\u00a0Paint.<\/p>\n<h2>12. Those who work out together, stay together<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Merry Christmas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ilovemypit\/3133338907\/in\/photolist-5LTbuB-5Db9bs-7DMDi-7q6fyo-dBQKue-7zabKe-5JoScK-7whvp-7rKL9f-4fgm8o-4oo9Cr-dzwhdd-dodg59-hTqxsn-93Vhb4-5HsprB-4BXmtK-8UcZEz-aQaGPv-93AE8d-91vr3m-aYo9fR-41V\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3220\/3133338907_6e5f9244cc.jpg\" alt=\"Merry Christmas\" width=\"414\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>&#8220;So what did you guys do this Christmas?&#8221; &#8220;Well, the dog gnawed\u00a0my shoe and I did bicep curls with a miniature person whose right hand had been surgically replaced by a raptor head. Oh, and we all wore Santa hats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>13. The mystery of Einstein<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"christmas 2007\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yenna\/2130495636\/in\/photolist-4fgm8o-4oo9Cr-dzwhdd-dodg59-hTqxsn-93Vhb4-5HsprB-4BXmtK-8UcZEz-aQaGPv-93AE8d-91vr3m-aYo9fR-41VEuk-q1ikP2-5M6gMr-8w9CQK-6fNAWB-b8DBLg-dzT2i9-bmyMC4-aQaHbX-2VCw8r-7gjuc\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2339\/2130495636_c8b1b4d05e.jpg\" alt=\"christmas 2007\" width=\"449\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nOh my gosh, is that a child in the middle? Is the child named Einstein? Whose hands are they, then?<\/p>\n<h2>14. Feeling Blue<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"The front of our Holiday Card\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/elasticsoul\/76668674\/in\/photolist-7LWVG-8NJssp-7j6Rcv-pW5p5J-5PSQog-b4rzqD-5J8eiQ-ojAEXR-5VzTJu-5J3WWk-ojAxEV-8Xt7gn-5KCCTF-7qMKN7-dBQf7a-ohN2s7-fUJsMo-6fNCmz-8NsJ1R-6fNEVF-6fSNWm-6zQahr-o1kV2B-9\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/42\/76668674_3211fb9a5e.jpg\" alt=\"The front of our Holiday Card\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>I never knew a blue filter could be so hilarious!<\/p>\n<h2>15. Get A Room<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2252 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-get-a-room.jpg\" alt=\"Familiy Portraits - Get A Room\" width=\"500\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-get-a-room.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-get-a-room-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-get-a-room-262x328.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myorganizedchaos.net\/2012\/11\/hilarious-family-christmas-photos\" target=\"_blank\">My Organized Chaos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Uhh&#8230; if you guys could just keep your hands off each other for two seconds&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>16. Nativity<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-nativity.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2253 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-nativity.jpg\" alt=\"Familiy Portraits - Nativity\" width=\"670\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-nativity.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-nativity-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-nativity-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-nativity-667x500.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-nativity-262x196.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-nativity-524x393.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/familiy-portraits-nativity-574x430.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myorganizedchaos.net\/2012\/11\/hilarious-family-christmas-photos\" target=\"_blank\">My Organized Chaos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At least the dog seems to know he&#8217;s not the baby Jesus, even if nobody else does.<\/p>\n<h2>17. A Miserable Christmas<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2258 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-miserable-christmas.jpg\" alt=\"Family Portraits - Miserable Christmas\" width=\"670\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-miserable-christmas.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-miserable-christmas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-miserable-christmas-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-miserable-christmas-667x445.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-miserable-christmas-262x175.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-miserable-christmas-524x350.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-miserable-christmas-574x383.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldwideinterweb.com\/item\/3165-the-50-most-awkward-christmas-family-photos-ever.html\" target=\"_blank\">World Wide Interweb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re so down because there is only one bottle of alcohol and no glasses. Grampa in the kitchen is just about to put his head in the oven.<\/p>\n<h2>18. My Eyes<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2259 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-my-eyes.jpg\" alt=\"Family Portraits - My Eyes\" width=\"670\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-my-eyes.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-my-eyes-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-my-eyes-600x411.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-my-eyes-667x456.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-my-eyes-262x179.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-my-eyes-524x358.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-my-eyes-574x393.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldwideinterweb.com\/item\/3165-the-50-most-awkward-christmas-family-photos-ever.html\" target=\"_blank\">World Wide Web<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That child has seen things that cannot be unseen.<\/p>\n<h2>19. Toying with Photoshop<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2254 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-toying-with-photoshop.jpg\" alt=\"Family Portraits - Toying With Photoshop\" width=\"500\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-toying-with-photoshop.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-toying-with-photoshop-300x362.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-toying-with-photoshop-262x316.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pics\/comments\/npwcp\/i_present_to_you_my_vote_for_best_christmas_card\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one took some commitment, and some boss Photoshop skills.<\/p>\n<h2>20. The unexplainable<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2255 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-the-unexplainable.jpg\" alt=\"Family Portraits - The Unexplainable\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-the-unexplainable.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-the-unexplainable-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-the-unexplainable-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-the-unexplainable-667x444.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-the-unexplainable-262x174.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-the-unexplainable-524x348.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/family-portraits-the-unexplainable-574x382.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pleated-jeans.com\/2011\/12\/13\/the-25-funniest-family-christmas-portraits-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pleated Jeans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The kid on the left looks like is just playing the part, but the one on the right looks truly traumatised. I hope they&#8217;ve got money for counselling, as\u00a0that kid&#8217;s sure going to need it.<\/p>\n<h2>21. Netflix And Chill<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Birthday Party!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lucydogdesign\/3636648805\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3329\/3636648805_cba8807dfc.jpg\" alt=\"Birthday Party!\" width=\"500\" height=\"386\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nIt may not be Christmas themed, but we just couldn&#8217;t resist.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we&#8217;ve shown you what not to do, you should be well prepared to go and create your own perfect Christmas family portrait. And once you&#8217;ve taken a photo that is neither cringeworthy nor awkward for anyone involved, don&#8217;t forget to transform the photo into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/create-photo-canvas-prints%20\">beautiful canvas print<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again: people get the brilliant idea to send out a holiday card. 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