[Featured On] Photography for Moms!

I am so excited to share with you guys that Sara asked me to guest post on her Photography for Moms series over at Running from the Law.  This might be my favorite blog series out there and I am always excited when a new guest poster is sharing their tips and tricks specifically for us moms and how to best capture our children.

I was actually a little surprised she asked me to contribute since I felt like I should be on the other side of the virtual classroom, but she asked me to share my experience and tips learned documenting monthly (and weekly) milestones, something I'm clearly all over.

Here's a tidbit I shared....

For our second year I went to the more attainable monthly shot.  We got Ashlynn an Anywhere Chair for her birthday and I decided we'd use that as the prop.  We keep it in our family (TV) room, but I would drag it in our playroom once a month for the photos.  Having the chair in a new space was enough to interest her to sit on it if I asked her to.  Of course as we drew closer to 2 years, items and toys from the playroom would distract her and they'd make their way into the photos, but I found it charming.  It wasn't until 23 months I actually had to bribe her with goldfish to sit for a picture.

Tip:  Find a distraction to keep them where you want them.  In her weekly photos as a baby, to keep her from rolling and crawling away, I'd place things in her hands. Hair bows or smaller (non-choking hazard) toys that wouldn't take away focus if visible in the shot.  If I was able to take it away after a few minutes and shoot her looking at me, score, if it not oh well.   Generally, it would at least get her to lay still for a few photos as opposed to just resisting from the start.

Full post HERE!