the longest shoot ever

seriously...it was!  The cards seemed to be stacked against us on this one.

Mom wanted a pic of her three girls on THE green chair (this chair is becoming pretty famous). In addition, she wanted to do some cake shots with her youngest, Mia, who was turning one.  Sure, not a problem.  She brings a beautiful cake and three beautiful girls all decked out in polka dots and sun glasses.  I'm thinking it's a good day.

So I take a few pics and then, Kate, the middle daughter, decides she is done. Kyra, the oldest, starts hamming it up for me for a second but then she decides to focus on her bribe - a smoothie from starbucks if she's good.  All she wants to do is get the smoothie - could care less about the pics. Fine...I move onto Mia and her cake shots, figuring I'll just come back to Kyra and Kate after they have taken a break.  I put the cake down in position, put Mia in position, Mia touches the cake - hives EVERYWHERE. She is scratching herself raw and screaming.  Shoot over.  They go home, call the pediatrician, she has an egg allergy.

Take 2 - we decide to break it up...Mom will bring Mia back solo and we will focus on just her (minus the cake). We will do the "group" on another day.  Solo pics go fine...thank god!

Take 3 -We are going to do the girls on the chair outside. So we trek through the field of thorns and bugs carrying a big green chair -(and all I am thinking is there better not be any snakes in here) We get the chair in good light, get the kids on the chair and guess what?  Someone has to go to the bathroom! Ummm, there is no bathroom in the field...mom deals with it like a champ...and back to shooting we go.

In the end, everything worked out and pics came out beautiful...but the story behind them makes the photos that much more special.  Sometimes, it just takes a little perseverance and determination - and a lot of wine :)

first shoot:

second shoot:

  

Final Shoot:

Now, I am tired again just writing about it  :)

Enjoy your day!

k

Comments

[kim]

loving the polka dots!

[tanya]

absolutely love these photos. Looks liek the perseverence paid off. Love her expression in that last one - kind of silly, yet, kind of shy.

[Kelli]

I'd do it! Those girls are freakin' cute!! Totally worth it :)