Poor Mykael was not in the mood for pictures yesterday. He did awesome for the "most important shots" of him in his Virginia Tech uniform holding his mini soccer ball - that is - most important according to Dad. =) But once we tried to get him nice and into the sleepy naked poses that we love, he was NOT having it!! We eventually had to reschedule for a later date - which (again Mom and Dad) was no problem at all. In light of this, I thought it might be a good time to give my current and potential clients some helpful insider info:
1. {One of} My goal{s} with your session is to give you 20-40 amazing shots that I'd be proud and happy to have you hanging on the walls of your home for the next several decades. If I'm unable to achieve that for whatever reason, I have no problem rescheduling to a later date. I have kids. I understand that they get sick, grumpy, crazy and well - unpredictable!! Usually we can work through those kinds of kinks, but I never want to force a baby or young child into poses that will end in so-so images. We're looking for GREAT here people!! So just please know that I am in no way shape or form a "stickler" when it comes to almost anything. Maybe I should be more of one, but I'm not. So - I am looking forward to getting some super happy awesome pics of Mr. Mykael in the next coming months. =)
2. IMPORTANT: Newborn sessions should be shot right at 7-14 days. I know this is crazy. Again, I have kids which means that I've given birth to them and know how insane it is the first several days and weeks (and years!! haha) after you get home from the hospital. That's why it's so important to know this info. ahead of time so that you can tentatively plan your baby's session before he/she is born. I think a LOT of people have no idea about this (and it's NOT your fault!! I would have no idea either if it wasn't part of my job!). That's why I thought it might be nice to let you know - in case you or someone you know is planning on a newborn session in the future. Of course it's still possible to get those sleepy, curled up newborn poses that we all love with an older baby, it's much more difficult.
Okay! Now for the good part - pictures!! We didn't get too many shots of Mr. Mykael, but here are a couple of my favorites that I was able to snag. Enjoy - and thanks again Mom and Dad!
