SOMETHING DIFFERENT.......

Aside from seeing my nephew growing up, I have no perception of what to expect when someone tells me how old their child is. So when an old friend from high school called me up to take some pictures, what I imagined was nothing like how it went. She said 16 months old and I thought he was still young enough that he would sit and smile for the camera and we could sit him down and pose him all day long. HAHA. Along with him, she wanted pictures of him with their 4 month old English Bulldog. So when we met, she set him down and he took off running. I broke a sweat, running back and forth, trying to capture a moment. Most times, I'd run past him and then jump in front of him and say "gotcha." He'd laugh and the second I'd bring my camera up, he would turn his head and start running the opposite way. It was TONS of fun and I ended up loving the pictures much more than if we had posed him.

The bulldog, Harley, was just as cute. And the college students couldn't pass by without doing the typical "ohhhhh...." and petting him for a while. Between him and adorable Calen, they could literally stop pedestrian traffic.

The funniest thing was this leash that mom had brought. Calen would start playing with it and ole Harley would see it and run over and start pulling on it. Calen would immediately plop down on the ground in tears. Good thing I love pictures of crying kiddos, talk about "real life." I just hope my clients like them too!! :)

It was GREAT having them as my first outdoor kiddo session. Quite the experience and even though I was so nervous hoping that I had a few that turned out, it was much more fun than worrying about posing. Mama has requested some B&W collages so I've put together a few for the first time and now think I will add them to my website!!!!