Typically, when we get to a photo studio, she totally freezes and looks around suspiciously at the photographer, the wand with feathers being waved in her face (in an attempt to get her to smile), the tables that we are sitting her on. She has given more than one dirty look at the photographer for particularly bright flashes...
However, her 1st Birthday portraits were an entirely different challenge. This time, Cora was on the move, and she wasn't taking that feather wand sitting down. The game was that I would sit her in the middle of the background, and then run, hoping that the photographer could get a cute picture of her on the move.
I take her to get a pic made all the time (or at least every 3 months), but I thus far have stuck strictly to my plan: pay the sitting fee, choose my very favorite pose, and just order enough of those so that we can formally document her cuteness and those not on Facebook get the copies that they need (aka, the grandparents). This has been easy before - she usually only looks happy in one picture at the most. This time it was a bit more difficult...
I sprung for a few extra pictures this time, and ended up with the CD. I included all 73 pictures from her session, mostly because the series really captures how "on the move" she was. In some, you can even see my legs as I try to chase her or my arms as I try to catch her. In a couple, you can even see the pink feather stick that she is chasing.
So thankful for my active, little (but getting bigger quickly) baby!
Oh my goodness! She is just darling! Seriously...you are in for it when she is a teenager. I love the birthday hat! Hope you are doing well :)
ReplyDeleteWOW, can it really have already been a year?? She is adorable. I love all the action shots!
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