Photographers today take such wonderful pictures, and then they create beautiful collages and arrange them on the adorable pre-set mattes. Then we have to decide who get copies of what picture.
Which never goes too well, because 5 seconds after I order, I regret getting too many of one and not enough of another.
But I LOVE JCPenneys at the mall. They do a terrific job and the last time that I had to wait a long time they gave me some free photos to make up for it. Plus I've almost got the relationship that I need to have with the photographer down as they take pictures. The best 2 options are peekaboo and the tickle game.
To get the girls ready for pictures, I practice playing peekaboo from a distance at the house a few times the week of pictures. I try to use myself and toys to give more variety. It is best not to practice the day of pics or the game is no longer fun when we get to the studio.
When you get to the studio, ask the photographer where she wants the baby to look and I position myself accordingly. Peekaboo is a good game if she is supposed to be looking near the camera because I can hide behind the photographer.
The next effective game is the tickle game. Most parents have a noise that they make when tickling or before blowing raspberries. Mine happens to be a mix of a snarl and a pig snort. (Yes I know that I must look terribly attractive doing this, but my husband can still manage to kiss me without laughing so it works.)
I practice making the sounds before and after I tickle the baby. Then, I make a big production of starting from far away and getting closer while making this noise. When I start to get a smile as soon as she hears me, I've got the set pattern to use in the studio.
And the results?
TADA!!!
1 comment:
Adorable.
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