As mothers, we are all guilty of it. We envision a photo, a perfect capture of our child playing with his favorite toy. And well……….. it never quite turns out as planned. Tuesday’s little guy had a vision of his own. Cry. Cry hard. Cry like the lady with the camera is a kidnapper.
It all started in the studio because his brother and sister were all photographed in the studio at his age. This "envisioned photo" would hang next to theirs. It makes sense. No dice. We tried the park. Not on your life. Toward the end of a typical session time, we called it a morning. I gave up. I’ve never had to "give up", but it was just not happening. Fortunately, this little cutie lives quite close to my home. So later in the afternoon (after nap that is), I stopped over. Surely in the comfort of his own front yard he’d let me snap a few photos of him playing. Ummmmmmm, not so much. More like, "MOMMY THE KIDNAPPER IS BACK!" Mom and I tried many "tricks". Even the kind neighbors came over to aid us. I can’t really say for sure what finally did the trick, but suddenly from behind his mother’s legs he smiled! Really big. Big like as if to say, "So you mean you’re not a kidnapper? You are a MOM of 4 KIDS. Okay, you’re not SO scary."
I thought I’d been outdone by a 1 year old, but in the end I was able to pull out some pretty cute photos of the little guy. It’s a session I won’t soon forget however! Now, I’ll let the photos tell the story.
Stop ONE: Studio. NO!
Stop TWO: Park. NOT ON YOUR LIFE!
"But look, Mommy brought your favorite horse to ride."
Stop THREE: His house. "MOM THE KIDNAPPER HAS ARRIVED!
Clouds part. Tears dry up. Rainbow appears.
"Is THIS what you wanted me to do Mom?"
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What a great story!!! You did a great job sticking with it and ended up with beautiful pictures!
I love each one of these pictures. They are so precious. The last one is my favorite because it shows off his beautiful blue eyes. I also love the ones with mommy.
Hilarious!! I actually had a session like that this week too. Except mine was with 3 boys that couldn’t stop wacking each other during every single snap of the camera. I did finally get some cute pics after mom said she’d take them to Burger King for onion rings. Nothing a little bribery can’t fix.
Have a good weekend! Jayme
i was sweating just reading through the story … good job persevering you got some great shots!
OH MY GOSH!!! If those aren’t the most gorgeous blue eyes. Ok seriously though…I love every picture even the full blown melt downs. They capture where he was at this age…and these are Aiden. A true momma’s boy with beautiful eyes. What mother wouldn’t love each of these. Sara you are awesome to capture such great moments. Each of these is a keeper. Love the last one for a 1 year old pic. And the one between Holly’s legs and is must as well. I love’em all.