Portraits

I have always gone to Sears to get the kids' portraits done, but this year I knew that I just wasn't up to the task. Technically speaking the pictures have always turned out well, but the process was a little stressful. With Jason being such a cool cucumber when he first meets people, I knew that the success rate probably would not be as high this year. So, I took them to a friend of a friend hoping for some good shots of Jason. Sydney is typically a no-brainer, she is typically pretty good in front of the camera.

Our morning started off very early. Jason was up shortly after 5am & I thought that by 10:30 am he would be nicely primed for a nap & miserable. My efforts of going to some one's home & a more relaxed environment were not going to deliver the results I sought. However, Jason was in a great mood & wouldn't stop smiling. He was actually being a ham. Heather moved fast, so luckily we got some good shots to choose from.

Sydney's morning wasn't the greatest either. She wanted to wear her butterfly dress for her picture- no problem, but I also was going to bring some jeans & a shirt for her to wear for some shots. Thank goodness I did. On the way to our appointment Sydney got a nose bleed & that was the end of wearing the butterfly dress for pictures. It also put her in a mood for pictures, so it took awhile to warm her up.

Here are some of the proofs...