It's subtle, classy, yet every bit chock full of girly girl whimsy. I look at this photo and see beautiful baby girl, enhanced -NOT SWALLOWED- by her attire. I get to enjoy every roll on those arms and really eat up the toothy grin and shining eyes. Way to go Megan!
That's not to say that there's not a place in the costume closet for the crazy pink and purple princess attire glittered from head to toe... but lets let THEM make those choices when they're old enough to pull them off and we can shoot them documentary-style. Maybe it's because I made my own share of wardrobe mistakes when Sydney was a newborn, but I'm totally of the opinion that soft and subtle befits the wee-ist of the wee ones. I present as evidence, "THE BOTCHED VALENTINES DAY PHOTOSHOOT".
Her screams prove that my then 2-month-old had more class than her mommy! And this photo is so bad, it'd take me 3 blog posts to point out everything I did wrong here, starting with the horrible choice of pose, and ending with blur due to shutter speeds set by a total novice. I guess the upside is that I had nowhere to go but up in my photo skilz.
Krista and I preach the gospel of prop caution, and it's with good reason... you won't look back and say 'What in the name of my child was I thinking?'. It's something I've been reflecting on a lot lately with three and a half years of shooting under my belt and a new baby on the way. I'll catch myself on Etsy surfing the great photo prop tsunami (and wow, there are some great ones!), and find myself thinking better of purchasing the giant knit cap - which I might add would be very realistic for a newborn born in July in the sub-tropical region of Lower Alabama. It's kind of a philosophy I've developed by trial and error - but over time, I've come to recognize, that when posing your child for photos, less is really more.
So today, I take a giant wool beanie off to Megan for keeping the tutu classy and for really letting your daughter's beauy shine through! Keep 'em classy girls!
