That’s what people tell me about photographing my own kids.  When, in all honesty, photographing my kids is wayyyy harder than anyone elses. 
When I tell them to get close, something that starts out as this:

Quickly turns into this…Jillian licking her closest brother.

And before I know it, they’re rolling around on the ground!  Anyway, it’s always fun…so who cares if it’s hard!!  I had a cancellation this week and told myself earlier that every cancellation meant a booked session with one of my own kids.  This time was Jake’s turn.

Jake’s getting pretty big, so we had to be creative.  Sitting there to pose just wouldn’t do.  I saw another photographer take musical instruments into an open field and knew I’d hit the jackpot.  I wanted to put my own twist on the idea. 
Jake is such a musician.  His Nana and Papa, not to mention his dad are all musically talented.  The drums are Jake’s specialty.

This is all I’ve got edited so far…I’ll share more later!
-Kristin