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So, how do you get a 2 year old to pose? The short answer is, you don’t. Two year olds don’t take direct instruction from strangers (actually, from ANYONE) very well. Rather, my strategy is to treat the session as one big fun game. I use a mix of little games such as catch, hide...
Has “print out photos” been on your to-do list since forever? When I think of all the years worth of phone pictures sitting on my phone (and on old dead phones) I want to cry!! It’s a task that seems so overwhelming, especially as time passes and we feel like we’ll never catch up....
Some newborns sleep right through their first portrait sessions, and then you have this guy, who woke up and gave me these incredible expressions while making direct eye contact! We were laughing at all his different faces, and couldn’t believe that such a young newborn could be so alert and expressive. You can totally see...
Chubby, blonde, and angelic, B. was a little above the age I usually recommend for newborn portraits (she was 4 weeks old and I usually recommend 5-14 days), but was amazing for her session anyway! She looked good in every color setup I tried. I’m so happy we were able to capture her newborn stage...
The scene: a big family party, everyone all together for the only time this year. “Everyone come here, we’re taking a picture!!”, the parents yell, and the older kids groan and grumble and/or ignore you while the little ones continue running around, high on sugar, faces coated with jelly and chocolate. The teens don’t even...
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