My son was born a little less than a month before Valentine's Day. I couldn't see taking him in for photos since we had gotten newborn photos from the hospital. I brought him a cute little footie pj, took out my trusty old Kodak Easy Share and shot away. It didn't go too well. I mostly shot up his nose, got some really bad shots and still felt them worthy enough to share with family and friends. Now I don't say that to discourage anyone, because it is SO, so important to get shots of a young child. But I do sort of cringe at these! If I do a newborn shoot with you, rest assured you won't get a folder full of up the nose shots!
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| Best of the Bunch |
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| When Babies Attack. Seriously, what is with that face and why did I do this to him? |
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Up the nose and not enough head support.
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For his first birthday, I had an area photographer shoot him in red and white. I didn't even bother trying that Valentine's Day. Here's one of him around that time in 2012. By then, I upgraded to a Nikon Coolpix.
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| Another "face" |
I finally had enough of point and shoots, because the poor shooting was obviously their fault, right. LOL! Couldn't be the user. I then decided to practice on my unsuspecting child again. I do think these are better, but I definitely needed improvement. I decided to tape a tablecloth to my kitchen wall. Since it is right next to the sliding glass door, this resulted at some crazy shadows!
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| His hair color looks off |
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| Holy Shadows |
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I love his sweet face!
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This past year, I've really been working on my shooting. I've also just started to get serious about editing as well. I can see noticeable improvement from last year to this year. There are a few things I still need to improve on, but I really like seeing my progress. If I was to do this again thought, I would use a solid shirt, since I find the plaid paired with the hearts distracting:)
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| The lollipop is how we got him to cooperate |
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| Sweet Eyes |
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| Love his coloring and his sweet face here. |
