I recently arranged another photo shoot with my dear friend, Arlene in June. I wanted some nine month pictures of Jonathan and 18 month pictures of Parker. Since Jonathan has been sitting up well for awhile and Parker is pretty sturdy on his feet we decided pics by the pond in her backyard would be perfect. In addition, my sister and I decided it would be a great Father's Day gift for dad to get pictures made of all the grand kids. When I asked Arlene if we could work this in as well, thankfully she said the more the merrier! As I have learned time and time again pictures with kids and babies always turns into an adventure.
We started with the cousin pics first. It is already complicated enough to get one child to smile much less all four at the same time. Parker is always the hardest subject. It requires lots of jumping and making an absolute fool of yourself to get him to smile. You also have to stay level with the camera while doing this so Parker is looking at the camera and not up at you. Arlene has learned to snap as many as possible and then hopefully one good picture will come from it. Well, she worked her magic and we got a really good one of all four.
Next we decided to try some by the pond. Although the scenery was perfect it really made Collin worried the babies were going to fall in. So in most of these pictures he looks really tense and appears to be holding on to the boys for dear life. He is so sweet and protective of Parker and Jonathan.
We also did some individual shots of each child. Collin and Brooke are growing so fast.
Parker became very interested in a rock. This expression is classic Parker.
After the cousin pics, we decided to shoot Jonathan's nine month pictures first before he got cranky. It doesn't take much to get a smile from him (thank goodness). What you don't see is me hiding behind plants so I could be close in case Jonathan lost his balance. He never fell but he did have an "exaggerated lean" that resulted in part of his body landing in the pond. Thankfully this was after we took most of his pictures.
This was by pure accident. He can not perform the "gig em" hand signal on command yet.
After J's pics, we needed a little break, a cold drink, and some air conditioning before Parker's pictures. As we were previewing a couple of pictures, Parker knocked over Arlene's coke glass. It splattered EVERYWHERE! Thankfully we got up the computer, phone, and other camera equipment before they got wet. It splattered on the couch, chair, wall, rug, floor, and even made it into a nearby closet. We were all amazed at how much it took to clean up one diet coke.
We took Parker out in yard and let him sit by the pond. I love these pictures of him because they seem to capture his personality. He is a very quiet and observant child. He seems to ponder new surroundings trying to decide if he is OK with things or not.
In conclusion while we were taking Parker's pictures, mom was inside entertaining Jonathan who proceeded to fall and bite his tongue in the process, causing some blood. In the words of Aiyah, "it is not a simple thing to take pictures of the boys, it is an EVENT." An event well worth it. Thanks Arlene!
We started with the cousin pics first. It is already complicated enough to get one child to smile much less all four at the same time. Parker is always the hardest subject. It requires lots of jumping and making an absolute fool of yourself to get him to smile. You also have to stay level with the camera while doing this so Parker is looking at the camera and not up at you. Arlene has learned to snap as many as possible and then hopefully one good picture will come from it. Well, she worked her magic and we got a really good one of all four.
Next we decided to try some by the pond. Although the scenery was perfect it really made Collin worried the babies were going to fall in. So in most of these pictures he looks really tense and appears to be holding on to the boys for dear life. He is so sweet and protective of Parker and Jonathan.
We also did some individual shots of each child. Collin and Brooke are growing so fast.
Parker became very interested in a rock. This expression is classic Parker.
After the cousin pics, we decided to shoot Jonathan's nine month pictures first before he got cranky. It doesn't take much to get a smile from him (thank goodness). What you don't see is me hiding behind plants so I could be close in case Jonathan lost his balance. He never fell but he did have an "exaggerated lean" that resulted in part of his body landing in the pond. Thankfully this was after we took most of his pictures.
This was by pure accident. He can not perform the "gig em" hand signal on command yet.
After J's pics, we needed a little break, a cold drink, and some air conditioning before Parker's pictures. As we were previewing a couple of pictures, Parker knocked over Arlene's coke glass. It splattered EVERYWHERE! Thankfully we got up the computer, phone, and other camera equipment before they got wet. It splattered on the couch, chair, wall, rug, floor, and even made it into a nearby closet. We were all amazed at how much it took to clean up one diet coke.
We took Parker out in yard and let him sit by the pond. I love these pictures of him because they seem to capture his personality. He is a very quiet and observant child. He seems to ponder new surroundings trying to decide if he is OK with things or not.
