Infant Photography 101

What I learned today:

So lets say you have a baby that is doing this...instead of smiling and cooing like mom wants. First thing you, as the photographer, can do is relax. Enjoy taking pictures of the moments like these. Who doesn't want to remember their child like this? This little sad face is too cute to pass up!

Insist that the baby gets what she needs. This baby was sooo tired and really enjoyed sucking on her pacifier. Her eyes were very very heavy. She needed her rest! It is hard to be a model you know. :)

Go ahead and let her fall asleep. Take cute pictures of her and move her into positions like this when she is so tired she'll never know what happened to her. She won't be able to arch her back or pull off her head band. :)Let her sleep for about 10 minutes. And then....

...take off her clothes and pretend you aren't going to take pictures of her anymore...(the big black camera can be a distraction). Let mom come in to sight and it is like magic. She'll give you exactly what you wanted in the first place. A sweet, sweet smile an hour and a half later! Lol!

Thank you MAC! You were adorable as ever today! More pictures coming soon!