With the trees putting on a spectacular color show, autumn is a great time to get outside in the crisp, cool air for family portraits. My sister Sarah’s clan hadn’t had a family portrait since the youngest member of the family was an infant. Kaden is now a strapping three-year-old, and it was definitely time to update the family photo. So we took a walk through the woods to capture the beauty of the season and the personalities of the family.
Silly Gracie hammed it up and then got the giggles. Serious Kaden found it very distracting.
As you’ve seen here and probably know from your own experiences, sometimes kids just don’t feel like cooperating with a photographer. Instead of getting frustrated and commanding a child to smile, I encourage parents to just go along with whatever attitude their kid shows up with that day. The expressions that result, however imperfect they may be, will be a more accurate reflection of your family. Not to mention that they reveal a more interesting story about your family dynamic. I promise you, as the years go by and your kids grow, the memories of those imperfect moments will be the ones you treasure most.
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