Child portrait

Urban. Take two

I’ve had some time to look through and process a few of my favorites from Saturday’s shoot.  They are all so great, it was hard to choose just a few.

 

Smiles… from all 5!

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Yes, we did it! It was a team effort to make little guy happy and smiling. I could tell he likes to smile, since he gave me a big grin when I first met him. But once he realized he wasn’t going to be held by daddy, he wasn’t having any of it. Thankfully big sis was there to take over and crying was at a minimum. Elmo tried to make him laugh, but what worked in the end was hugs from daddy and flying leaves. This big grin was just after dad threw him in the air a couple of times.

Catch Me if You Can!

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We played a few games to get these two photographed. One required a mechanical clown to make him laugh… which I don’t have. The other, well she just played with me really. Daring me to catch her.
It is so nice to see what came from this shoot with such different personalities. There are so many to choose from, I had a hard time narrowing it down for this post.

I got her! Several times.


And a true smile from him. Even without the clown.


Then there was the silly face.


Both India and I love the leaf in this shot.

A Thank You!

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The other day my friend came over a “did” my closet. Basically she said, “Get rid of THAT, it is U-G-L-Y!” No, she never said anything even close to that. She was always positive and tactful. She did use the word frumpy to describe my sweater that Zach hates. She said it COULD be frumpy if worn with the wrong thing. See, and that’s why she was there, to help me avoid wearing the wrong thing. The sweater stays.
After going through my fall/winter wardrobe, a wish list was created. Skinny jeans were purchased. Get this… we even went shopping together without the kids. I don’t think I’ve been shopping with a girlfriend (sans kids) since before India was born. It was like being a teenager again. By the way, that necklace I didn’t buy would have looked awesome with my outfit today.
To say “thanks” for helping with my lack-luster closet I photographed her kids. They were impeccably dressed, of course.