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Garner Child Photographer – My anti-photo daughter
Posted on April 14, 2010
I have always been a shutterbug. In high school and college I had a Minolta SLR. I even worked in a photo lab printing photos for a while. When digital photography started, I bought a little point and shoot camera. It was easy and I could take it anywhere.
After Kathryn was born, I was taking a lot of pictures of course. Actually, I was taking a lot while I was pregnant and I have a large belly bump progression collage to prove it. But, I will spare everyone from seeing it!
My poor baby always had a camera in her face. Here are a few snap shots from her first days.
A rare shot of Mommy on the other side of the lens.
When she started walking I realized that I needed to go back to my SLR. This allowed me the ability to be more creative so in her face went another but larger camera.
I took her picture all the time.
When she was sad.
When she wanted Mommy pick her up.
When she was having a bad hair day.
My poor girl was not safe even when she was sleeping.
I would take fun snow days and turn them into fashion photo shoots. Cute coat but who wears this while making a snowman?
Maybe it was this constant flashing and clicking that has turned her into an anti photo kid. It is like pulling teeth to get her to sit for a picture or to simply act normal. This is what I have to work with these days.
A recent Easter shoot started silly and turned into grumpy and pouting.
It is rare but sometimes I can catch her off guard and get a nice portrait.
So when you ask to see new pictures of my daughter, and I laugh…..you know why!
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12 Comments so far
You have a beautiful daughter!
Awww…she is so cute!!
Cute!
I could have written this post about my son. Actually, I wrote one very similar the other day!
These are Great I esp LOVE the Mom Pick me up one!! LOL
That is so cute….love the sequence, and i understand about the non-photo child!
You have a pretty lil girl and I have one of those kids too, my youngest son will not sit still to take a decent pic to save my life,lol.
Awe I love this post..great job Kelli!
So much fun to see her grow – she is precious!
beautiful story and beautiful daugther, love the pic when you are with her… and as you said, is rare to be in the other side of the camera
Love the story and the pictures!!
WOW….I could seriously tell the same exact story. Only at my house when I buy the cute outfit he usually won’t wear it!
She doesn’t know it yet, but she is going to appreciate these someday! Keep taking lots and lots of photos of her
PS She’s pretty cute too!