Sunday, June 14, 2009
We took a trip to the Morton Arboretum today for a photo shoot. It was a nice day to take some photos of Lauren in some of the dresses Liz has made for her recently. We were right in the middle our photo shoot when one of the park supervisors stopped us. It turns out that professional photographers need a permit to use the park. Oh, wait a minute -- the photographer is Daddy and he's not a pro! With that sorted out, we were back to our photo shoot.
Lauren was a real trooper through all the photos. She still doesn't like to sit still or pose for us, but we've learned a new trick. If we give Lauren something to hold, it captures her attention and slows her down for a few seconds -- just long enough to capture a few photos.
After the photos, Lauren got to enjoy some exploration in the kid's area, including a wade through the stream -- probably her favorite thing.
The "professional" confusion turned out to be our fancy sun reflector we used in these photos. It's a simple trick for getting warm sunlight into the scene, even when it's high noon like it was today. The reflector costs about $35 online -- totally worth it for any parents trying to photograph their kids. One other must-have accessory -- a grandma to help with toddler wrangling! Ann has been in town all week, which was a huge help. She helped wrangle Lauren while Liz helped wrangle the reflector.
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I didn't realize the outfit she was wearing on Wednesday was made by you!! I looked at the top and thought how creative yet simple. And I wished I could be that creative. Who knew I had the genius behind the design sitting right next to me the whole morning!!! Great job.