Anonymous wrote:NP here - I have been contemplating taking pictures as an anniversary gift, but this thread pretty much dissuades me from doing so. I am super self-conscious about my body (especially after two kids). I'm back to my old weight, but things just aren't the same. My husband, however, was recently lamenting that he has no pictures of me in bikinis/bathing suits because I tend to hide from those pictures and thus he has a few he took while we were at the beach and I was far enough away/looking the other direction so I didn't notice. So I thought that maybe getting a professional to take some shots at nice angles that don't make me as self-conscious would be a nice idea for DH. It would be a surprise, not something that I would ask him to look over with me, and I would use a female photographer.
Still a terrible idea?
Your husband sounds like he would love this. I think its silly to have someone look at proofs for a gift you're giving them. Go with a female photographer and surprise him fir Father's Day!