…there was probably a lake or ocean here. Thank you ancient lake for leaving all this sand behind in the desert and giving me a sandy back drop for a “beachy” photo shoot. I found this sea shell (slightly cheesy) printed knit to make some dresses out of…..so I lugged my camera along to the park for some photos this morning.
Let me make one thing clear: I am not a photographer. I pretty much take 400 photos, on every possible setting, and hope for one or two to turn out.
Our photo shoots are kind of hysterical….it is mostly myself trying to get Boo to copy something I do. She refuses to look at the camera. Today I resorted to throwing rocks into bushes to get her to look another direction.
Here I was preparing to take the perfect photo…..and she fell backwards out of the picture:
We play for a while and then I realize I’ve overstayed my welcome……and we’ve missed the beginning of nap-time:
Glad to see the meltdown photo so I know it's not just mine that does that. And I love the throwing rocks tactic, I'm going to try that. BTW the dress is great!
Good to see you're just like us!!! Don't you hate it when you push naptime? Always a mistake! Love the dress!
Getting kids to pose for photos is so hard! I can't even tell you how many "empty" photos I have when a kid moved out of the picture in the split second it takes to push the button.
LOVE the new watermark 😉
Yes, photo shoots can be soooo *fun*! Glad to hear I'm not alone.
I always resort to food as a bribe and then end up with pics of them with crumbs on their faces!
What kind of camera do you have? I want to be one of the cool kids with a SLR…
She is adorable even when she is having a meltdown! :o)
Love your beachy dress and desert photo shoot 🙂 It reminds me of Joshua Tree, where my family used to go on vacation when I was little.
I'm just jealous she still takes a nap!
Nice to know I am not alone.. Today mine had the worst melt down bossy attitude not wanting to say I am sorry day .. I was the one almost crying..
Beautiful dress and prints and everything by Lil blue boo.
At least you got some good ones before the melt down! Mine just wants my camera and automatically screams! It is horrible! Maybe I need some type of play camera, she has some but I think she wants the real thing! Maybe when she gets a bit older!
hilarious and encouraging – i have two boys and i thought all you ladies with little girls just had an easy time of photographing them! my boys are so tired of me photoing their every move that the immediately stop their cuteness when they see the camera and make mean faces or look away:)
Wonderful photos and your little girl is so cute.
The dress ist very nice.
xoxo
Angie
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These made me laugh out loud because this is pretty much how most of our shoots are. Then I look at Dana's, with her smiling, looking-at-the-camera-Lucy…and I envy. but hey, out of 400 pictures, I, too, always….well, usually…have one or two that turn out:)
I LOVE the last picture! Want to know my best trick to make them look? Pez dispensers. If you have an SLR take a Pez dispenser and cut the "feet" so that they are straight enough to fit into the hot shoe. Slide it in and have them look at "Hello Kitty" or "Spiderman"…which ever Pez you have. Be sure it's filled and promise them one if they smile at the Pez! 🙂 Works almost all the time!
Oh my gosh, she's adorable!! I'm still trying to get a good picture of my daughter in her lil blue boo dress to send you!
I bought one of your patterns and have some questions. The email me botton is not working could you please list your email address. Thanks
She's adorable! I just made my first Sienna dress from your pattern. I must say that it was a pleasure! Your pattern was very easy to follow and I loved all the extra tips. I wrote up a pattern review on my blog with lots of links to your blog and your shops!
Love the dress and the meltdown!
"Meltdown by lil Blue Boo" Ah, you crack me up! 🙂
Cute dress!! So summery!!
gee sienna,thanks for a great smile to a loooong day. you have a funny mama! and talented too.
becky
Hey Tina. My email address is on the first page of the pattern. Thanks!
I spent the first 7 years of my oldest's life sneaking up on her to get face shots! I comfort myself in the knowledge that she will never be shamed into doing anything good or bad!