December 24, 2009 124 Comments

Holiday Photo Project

Harold Making Funny Faces

Hey! Let’s do a holiday photo project! Some of you will get new cameras and videocameras for the holidays. Let’s use them!

For those of you celebrating the holidays over the next few days, let’s do this: take a snap that represents what REALLY is going on. You know what I mean. Don’t take the posed, pretty, everyone-wearing-the-same-sweater photo. Take the photo of your daughter crying because you didn’t buy her the Littlest Pet Shop Euthenasia Set, or that picture of Aunt Bernaise with her teeth out, snoring in the corner.

Post them on your blog, on Flickr, wherever it makes sense, and throw a link in the comments, or link back to this post. Whatever works.

Extra points for video.

And, if something really sparks my fancy, I’ve got four STUFFED boxes of over 25 pounds of books, comics, and other things that I’ll mail to you (US and Canada only for those). It’s not a contest, but if you wow me, I’ll be moved to share something with you.

What do you think? You in?

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  • http://wine-beer-washington.com/ Bean

    This was not posed but became my version of the classic lion and lamb Peace on Earth thing
    http://www.facebook.com/bean.fairbanks#/photo.p…
    Of course NOW they are chasing each other all over the living room.

  • davesohnchen
  • http://www.webdancers.com Greg Falken

    Traditional Christmas Eve trampoline time in Los Angeles. http://bit.ly/6Ifney

  • http://twitter.com/RicNunez Ricardo Nunez

    Holiday Photo Project by @chrisbrogan this is my dad and dog after the dinner! The Porto Wine was a killer to both. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricardonunez/42131…

  • lisaschmid

    Merry Christmas Chris! Keep it real – I'm in!

    Enjoy!

  • http://michaelschechter.me MSchechter

    You want a crying kid? Here ya go! http://bit.ly/65zSwh

    Thankfully this is the only sad one from the day, lots of very happy ones :) Hope you and yours are having a Merry Christmas!

  • http://twitter.com/Tom_Collins Tom_Collins

    Hi Chris,

    Hope this counts – I used a “second-hand” photo from a friend on Facebook to make a pair of holidy puzzles, but my thoughts about holiday traditions, family spread around the world, and how we can still share via tools like blogs help say “what is REALLY going on” for me: http://ow.ly/PCO1

    Tom

  • franwhite

    I love Vidly Chris, especially since you can post to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter at once…. Here's a little Merry Christmas for you…..mid-west style: http://vidly.com/bIfT

  • ByronU

    My twelve year old got a Flip Mino for Christmas. His brother got a couple of Bionicles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSBJPy3XO5A

  • ByronU

    My twelve year old son got a Flip Mino for Christmas and his brother got a couple of Bionicles. Here is his first video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSBJPy3XO5A

  • skstewart

    Oh, dear, Bean. Your FB page is not available.

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  • http://twitter.com/missdestructo Miss Destructo

    Here's just a little preview of all the madness at the Destructo household. No, that's not Kenny Rogers… it's @cptspauldad http://www.flickr.com/photos/missdestructo/4213…

    Video coming for you soon!

  • http://twitter.com/CatPurry Pat Curry

    I love this idea! Photos are the best way to remember the REAL times together. I posted a cool shot and a video of kids surprised on this beautiful Christmas morning. http://catpurry.blogspot.com/2009/12/saying-goo… Thanks!

  • marciebarnes

    They're in the same room, but…http://twitvid.com/A9458

  • bonnieann

    http://twitpic.com/v8zp3

    People were literally dancing in the street (wish I had a pic of that!) Why not, we weren't moving. Merry Xmas.

  • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

    Absolutely perfect!

  • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

    That thing had like a million parts. Whoa. : )

  • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

    awwwww

  • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

    That was AWESOME!

  • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

    That was awesome!

  • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

    That came out really awesome!

  • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

    Brilliant!

  • natelawson

    This Christmas I got what I've been wanting for awhile, a Diana F+ camera. I love it!! And because I just couldn't wait any longer, I threw some film in her and went crazy! I developed the negatives using “Caffenol”, scanned them, and posted them on my blog. Take a look if you get the chance!

    Diana's Christmas

  • http://twitter.com/nachase Nicholas Chase

    Hi Chris,

    Merry Christmas to you! Here is a video-link to my Flickr page with my nine-month old grand-daughter playing with the gold-foil wrapping paper from her gift.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/31024676@N08/42145…

    Respectfully,

    Nicholas Chase – (still trying to get the hang of on-line marketing…)

  • http://www.barrywheeler.ca/ Barry Wheeler

    Merry Christmas to you and your family. I thought I would share some pictures that I've posted on my blog – http://bit.ly/5zyoqB

    We were celebrating on Christmas Eve, drinking a few shots of great Newfoundland Screech and enjoying some family company. My two nieces were having trouble getting to sleep, excited about the coming of Santa Claus. I had my BlackBerry ready when one walked out her bedroom door, thinking she was going to see someone other than myself. The look on her face was priceless!

    Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from my family to yours and from all the Newfoundlanders here partying away over the holidays!

  • http://www.goodnessportland.com/ Janna

    Hi Chris. Special way to showcase the full, the fat and the clean-up ugly! But here's a special moment that i think describes it all; dirty dishes can wait. http://www.facebook.com/#/photo.php?pid=3084172…

  • http://twitter.com/Omaniblog Paul O'Mahony (Cork)

    Chris,
    I know this is selfish: what about your fans in Cork Ireland. We want to wow you too. We want to be in on the inside… Some of us are jealous of you in USA & Canada who can aspire to getting a prize from Brogan.
    This post-Christmas period can be tough for many. There is so much going on, in the head, in the wider world. A little something from Chris Brogan might make a big difference to us in the struggling island.

    If I won something, I'd pay the postage. I'd value it that much.

    But you're a good man all the same. (Twitter @omaniblog)

  • http://www.shoxvip.com nike shox

    I read your profile today and it was so good to me.i feel you are the only one missing in my entire life so i decided to stop on and let you know that i am interested to be a friend first.When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something

  • catecolgan

    @chrisbrogran – Happy Holidays Chris! to kids from 1 to 92 http://twitpic.com/v8qxb – our 92 yr. old Aunt Martha :}

  • http://jenniferboyd.posterous.com/ Jennifer Boyd

    Here's my Whrrl on the holidays. I enjoyed the past week getting to celebrate with friends and family. Christmas and New Year are the two best holidays. http://whrrl.com/e/gQTaV

  • peteraharris

    GReat idea, its already the end of Boxing Day here in Sydney and our family decided an official day of rest was in order http://bit.ly/8l8Oqk

  • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

    It's a SUPER heavy box. I'll have to find something useful to send to Cork. : )

  • http://attractionmarketingandmindset.com Judith Atkinson

    They say there are no co-incidences but honestly I took my photos. yesterday and ready your blog today. A tad behind! http://profile.to/JudithAtkinson also posted on tumblir: sizzle4health.tumblr.com .

    Chris Brogan you are amazing and I just love your ideas, the way you present them and how you shake us up, wake us up and make us think.

    I am truly gratful for finding you in the latter part or 2009

    . Oddly enough photos. and videos are one of my major “To learn things” for 2010.

    Maybe I'll find the time to write the content to build tghe business. There is so much to learn and it's electrifying.

  • http://attractionmarketingandmindset.com Judith Atkinson

    Chris, I am seriously grateful that I found you in 2009. I love the way you think, make us think, make us move and take interesting action.

    My photos are loaded to facebook: http://profile.to/JudithAtkinson . I was so delighted then to read you great idea today. Sorry a tad behind – had to take photos. on Christmas day.

    Photos. and videos are top of my “To Learn” list for 2010 so I will be watching and learning with keen antci…….ation.

    I wonder what News Year's Eve has in store?

    wisahing you and your family an extremely Happy and Successful 2010.

  • http://www.buckdaddyblog.com BuckDaddy

    I think I posted my link on the wrong post.

    Here is my post on opening presents the morning of. Santa Came!
    http://www.buckdaddyblog.com/featured/christmas…

  • http://chrisbrogan.com Chris Brogan

    You're good to me, Judith. Thanks for being here. : )

  • http://twitter.com/cswanger Colleen Swanger

    Boring compared to some of the others, but here boys fighting over who got what already: http://www.youtube.com/user/houseofswanger#p/u/… using new FlipMinoHD. What you don't see, because YouTube cuts it off slightly, is Grandma giving me the evil eye because I told her to get something that Santa already got. THE HORROR!

  • http://twitter.com/chershberger Chris Hershberger

    I'm Game!Can you find the dog? He loves Christmas. http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrishershberger/4…

  • http://twitter.com/BillMGodwin Bill M Godwin

    I spent Christmas day flying, or hoping to, after spending all day Christmas eve not flying. Finally made it back to Southern California about 3PM on Christmas day. Had the best turkey dinner ever last night.http://post.ly/GHhU

  • http://www.disneyeveryday.com Amanda Tinney

    Shot this video of the Disney Christmas Parade Taping with American Idol Winner Kris Allen http://www.disneyeveryday.com/disney-christmas-…

  • Judy Reid

    Hey Chris, here's my submission:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterbugjudy/set…
    They're some of the photos I took of Santa on a military base in Afghanistan this Christmas. If I had read about the holdiay project earlier I would have taken photos of Santa looking tired, overwhelmed or hungry. As it is, I think I've shown a bit of what it's like for him to visit sooo many people who are soooo happy to see him. Merry Christmas!

  • http://twitter.com/SarahTitan Sarah Daou

    http://www.twitvid.com/17255 We were in the hospital for Christmas because my mom has cancer and not doing too well. We made the best of it :)

  • http://www.soboldinthed.com/ Nick Ellis

    My daughter was being bad right before Christmas, so I told her I was going to send this video to Santa. She didn't take it so well.

    Here's the video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JudslhgmRO8

  • K. Hill

    great idea.. here are my nieces singing Santa Claus is Coming to Town.. “their way”.. lol! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBf36ZxTKG8

  • K. Hill

    Forgot, one more just for fun.. this is our family's “Best of 2009″ video.. http://vimeo.com/8325575

  • http://twitter.com/matthixson Matt Hixson

    http://matthixson.posterous.com/one-of-my-favor… – I love this picture of my son Kyle – picture on Santa's lap

  • http://powersellingmom.com PowerSellingMom

    Just wanted to share my Christmas story 2009!
    http://powersellingmom.com/DannaCrawford/?p=88

  • edhardy11
  • marryroy01

    The first post outlines the idea and the second post details how to set up a Virtual Christmas site for anyone who wants to do it too.Think its going to be some scuffles between my two little girls,they are hilarious!

    folsäure

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