You're sitting there thinking, "It's June. What did I miss?"

It's never too early to start thinking about your own holiday card photo! As professional photographers, we photograph everyone else's family images for holiday cards -- probably starting about now and not ending until November. But don't forget your family!

Here are a few pieces advice that will, I hope, assist you in getting your cards out on time, or at least motivate you to get a portrait of your own family in 2018.

1. Have fun!

For your own family, you can most likely allot less time for capturing holiday card-worthy images: about a half hour. Allow your children to be festive! Maybe even grab a few cute props from Target's Bullseye's Playground (aka "The Dollar Spot"). I'm not saying you have to use those photos for your card or your walls, but let them direct you a bit. What are your kids into right now? Maybe your oldest daughter is obsessed with Disney Descendants. Tell her that you'll take a few pictures of her in her Mal wig after you get some images of her with her younger sister. It's an almost guaranteed done deal!