Monday, December 15, 2008

the art of photographing a two year old

Claire, can mommy take your picture?




Can you look at mommy?




Can you please stand over here?




Can you just stand still??



Claire, if you come stand over here and let me take a couple of pictures, you can have a Dora candy cane.



Bribery. It works.

17 comments:

  1. LOL! I have used bribery more than a few times. Except my almost 3 year old is catching on. I still have a hard time photographing her. She's had the camera in her face since before she came out of the womb...maybe she needs a break. LOL!
    I like all the ones you got, even in motion.

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  2. oh my goodness that was hillarious and she's so beautiful!!!

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  3. awww the power of a dora candy cane :)

    you are a wise mama!

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  4. Yep, it DOES work and I use it too!!! That last photo is stunning, she looks like she could be a little child model she is so gorgeous. What a great photo, and I really hope she enjoyed that candy cane :-)

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  5. Too funny and so cute! I love the look of sheer pleasure on her face when she's playing, but nothing can compare to how gorgeous she is in that last shot!

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  6. bribery is a mama's best friend! :) your daughter is beautiful!

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  7. Haha, bribery so does work!!!!! It really is hard to take a 2 year old's pic... with them looking at you. It's beautiful!!!!!

    :)
    ~Tabitha~

    freshmommyblog.com

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  8. Look at that face! She's too precious. Love the series of pictures...

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  9. What beautiful eyes!!

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  10. Her & the Lil Princess would get along smashing!
    I love the pictures...but of course, your pictures are always divine even the running ones.

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  11. I will have to remember this!! LOL Check out my blog... I tagged you!!

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  12. Well, the end result is beautiful!

    I totally feel your pain, although I am not a photogragher I do my darndest to get pics of my two year old and it's darn near impossible to get that one good shot!

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  13. Yup, totally what it is like for me with Anya. I have almost stopped trying!!

    Cute pics though none-the-less!

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  14. I love this! And she's so gorgeous!

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  15. This last photograph is beautiful! Great capture - she is beautiful! I'm also a photographer, and that's how I ran into your blog. I have a photoshoot with a one-year old next week, and was "Googling" for ideas.

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