Merry Christmas from my family

Seattle Photography by Matt McDonald

Dec 25

in News, Portraits 0 comments tags: christmas, comedy, Portraits

Merry Christmas from my family

My little brother is back from New York and my full family is actually together for the first time in a long time on Christmas. Instead of just taking a basic photo I decided to make a few portraits of my family this year and combine them into one photo.

I also took a bunch of portraits for my brother while he was here. He is working on his improv/sketch comedy in New York, so while my dad was sleeping on the couch and my mom and sister were talking we made the short video below…

And then we made another video using one of his ideas:

Anyways…Merry Christmas from the McDonald family!

About the Author: Matt

Matt McDonald is a photographer and new media entrepreneur based in Seattle, Washington. He has a passion for action, portrait, landscape, macro photography and film. Matt is also a professional web developer and IT Tech. His life revolves around his dog, family, friends, skateboarding, surfing and photography.

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