i had a session the other day with two kids (the little girl just turned three and the boy was eight). i could hear mom's hesitancy in her voice regarding her three year old, who she referred to as her "free spirit". you could see that she was a bit of a spit-fire. she reminded me so much of my four-year-old, skyler. well, i asked mom if she would be willing to let me take the kids by myself, starting with the little girl. she was like, "are you sure." yep, i'm sure. many times, children are best behaved when the parents aren't around. skyler is like this...she's the most well behaved angel for anyone and everyone else. and of course, i like it because i, like the children, don't feel the pressure of the parents lurking in the background. so, the entire session, mom just let me do my thing with the kids. she trusted me with the kids, both personally and photographically.

many parents want their child(ren) to "smile" but 99% of the time, when that happens, it's not a real smile and it will show in the photograph. also, many parents don't realize the beauty of a natural expression. and i love natural expressions. i have to admit, i was a bit worried that this mom wasn't going to like the natural expressions quite as much as i did. but i sent her a sneak peek yesterday and she loved them.

thanks C, for trusting me with the kids and trusting me to do my thing.