Adorable Kids

I'm having fun with our little bit of snow on the ground.

This week, I had the pleasure of photographing

four-year-old Olivia

and she was extremely cooperative

even in the COLD!

I love photographing little girls

this age.  They usually enjoy

DRESSING UP!

I look for vintage or unusual

children's coats and hats at

thrift stores and buy them for a few dollars.

I especially love PINK and

anything with fake fur!

Of course, I had to add a snow background to at

least ONE of the portraits.

Once inside, we played dress-up again.

With children this age, I work quickly

to get some posed shots

IMMEDIATELY.

I instructed Olivia to lift her leg

like a ballerina,

and she was into posing.

Oh, yah...that wicker chair is

from a thrift store...5-bucks!

Did I tell you I LOVE

searching for photo props

at thrift stores????

I love her little toes curled under

in this shot:

I work quickly because very soon,

children lose interest. 

They get bored or tired.

That's when I bring out the toys!

Not just any toy...toys that will look

good in that shoot.

In this case, I set out an

antique baby buggy I found

at a thrift store for just $12.

Then, I told Olivia it was her

play time.

I acted like I was fixing my camera

pretty much ignoring her...

until she started to play.

SNAP!

She was oblivious to the camera

and began to sing at the top of her lungs.

She swung her leg out in time with the song...

I sat unobtrusively, at a distance...

SNAP!

Some of my best photos

are captured while the child plays.

If you like the vintage look,

try adding these aged paper textures.

I add them in layers in Photoshop Elements

then erase the texture from the child.

Here's a great website called Lost & Taken

 where you can get

more free textures!

When she got bored with just the

buggy, I added another doll

and a stool.

Enjoy capturing the

CANDID moments.

They may end up being your favorites!

Check out other fun photo ideas at:

My 3 Boybarians

and

Jaymi's Blog

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