So, last week I was on Amazon.com looking at cameras (again), when the suggestion for a book called
Mamarazzi: Every Mom's Guide to Photographing Kids popped up. Now do you honestly think I could have resisted buying it immediately, especially since the hubby has been referring to me as the mamarazzi for three years?
The book includes photography basics, technical info, and maybe more importantly, a dose of reality. Every mom should know that you're not going to get great posed shots of your kids smiling naturally every single time you get the camera out, however, I seem to have a hard time remembering that! Sometimes the monsters just want to play and have fun! They don't want to be dressed up, forced to hold still and then be expected to smile about it.
Mamarazzi was a good reminder for me to just capture the daily moments and have fun with it. I think they had lots more fun and I was still able to get photos that I love.
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| He loves water! Bath time was perfect for photos, because he'd splash then laugh, splash then laugh! I didn't have to coax him to smile once! |
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| Playing outside at the neighbor's house, he was so intent on watching all the big boys that he didn't even notice the camera! |
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| Little monster's first haircut - Before |
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| My hubby played barber for the day. |
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| I have to admit I'm going to miss the little curls behind his ears, even if it was the beginning of a serious mullet! |
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| First haircut - After |
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| One word - eyelashes! |
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| Both boys love the dog and could spend hours playing with him. |
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"Mom, take a picture of my shoe!"
Trying to keep this monster from running from the camera is especially difficult, but he had fun with it
when I told him he didn't have to sit still or even smile. |
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| After a while I think he forgot the camera was there. |
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| I love watching him play! He has such an imagination and the sound effects crack me up! |
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| Sometimes having two little boys so close in age is more than a handful, but already they're such great buddies. |
