This afternoon I dressed Dagim up in his dinosaur-expedition outfit (a wonderful gift from Chris’s aunt Pat) for a photo shoot. He is a bit difficult to work with. If he wants to be a model, he’s going to have to work harder. Fortunately for him, a new season of America’s Next Top Model begins on Wednesday. Here are a few problems I encounter as his photographer:
He likes to play with the lens cap (and refuses to give it back; he also reaches for the lens although those photos are immediately deleted):
I get a lot of “up the nose” shots. Anyone who watches ANTM knows that this is a big no-no:
He gets bored:
In the interest of livening things up a bit, we moved locations. I told him that he was playing the part of a paleontologist and his motivation was dinosaur bones and that I really needed to feel that in the pictures. He fell down:
After a bit more Tyra wisdom (things such as: it’s not enough to be beautiful or to simply take a good photo, you have to connect with the camera) I was, finally, able to get the shot:
Tomorrow morning we’re off to my in-laws house for Labor Day weekend. Hopefully we’ll have time to practice some more. They have a great backyard…
11 responses so far ↓
graceling // August 29, 2008 at 5:51 pm |
Yea! New pictures!
Love that kid:)
Angie // August 30, 2008 at 4:46 am |
SO HAPPY to catch up on you guys tonight! You all look so incredibly happy – Dagim is SO HANDSOME – and we are thrilled that you are one happy family! Amazing – and great photos, I think your shoot was a huge success.
Nicola // August 30, 2008 at 6:03 am |
Hilarious – and I totally sympathise! I don’t know how many photos I’ve deleted when one or more of the kids makes a face or falls over; foolishly I often try to go for the cute three-in-a-row shot, which never works. Sid actually filmed me once while I was trying to get the three-together picture, as he said I was far more amusing to watch than the kids…
Michelle // August 30, 2008 at 5:35 pm |
Loved this post, seriously it took me back about 13 years. He is so darn cute!
rebecca // August 30, 2008 at 10:21 pm |
so stinkin cute
love the antm references – one of my favorite shows!
Liz // August 30, 2008 at 10:26 pm |
All of your photos are so great of him! You’ll love the up-the-nose shots in due time, as they’re such a marker of what he’s like right now! Go buy a huge meg photo card for your camera and take 100s of shots each week…that’s the way to get a few that you absolutely love to share (and many that you’ll love because you’re his mom). Keep ‘em coming!!! (And, don’t think we’re going to let you off the hook for the stories from Ethiopia!)
Jennifer // August 31, 2008 at 6:30 am |
Seeing pictures of him makes me so excited for ours! thanks you
Jana // September 1, 2008 at 6:44 am |
the just-fell-down pic kills me. what a cutie pie.
Jess // September 2, 2008 at 4:45 pm |
Those shots are totally FIERCE, as Tyra would say. He’s just as cute as ever- I could squeeze those cheeks.
ANTM candidate- male edition, for sure.
Laura // September 5, 2008 at 9:43 am |
What a cutie!
Coffeemom // September 19, 2008 at 5:48 am |
We miss updates!! update?? how’s it going with this cute sweet boy ???