Photography

I recently set out to photograph Ashley so I could have an updated photo of her smiling. My Mother-in-Law also wants one so she can put it in her new Chrismas picture ornaments (don't worry, I'll send them to you today!).

It got me thinking, though. If I were to be a professional photographer (don't worry, I don't have aspirations that high for myself), I think photographing babies would be a lot of fun. You never know if you'll get a full-on grin, or if spit up will come flying at you just as you hit the shutter release. Do digital cameras have shutter releases? I don't know my terminology. For posterity's sake (or for my own amusement), here are some of what I imagine are common baby picture happenings.

The no-show-smile-but-at-least-it's-not-blurry-so-you'll-consider-keeping-it pose.

The Portrait of an Eyelid

The "do you smell something or is that just me?" picture

The deer in the headlights pose.
Endearing, but you weren't trying to get a picture of bambi.

The finally-I-sort-of-caught-a-smile pose.

Wait a second. No, that's the "I'm filling my diaper" pose.

Then you get the dewy innocent looks. . .

. . .which are nice, but you were going for an actual smile.

(but maybe when she is three you will like to look back on these and remember when these looks weren't attached to an "I don't know who drew on the wall with your lipstick, mommy.")

Then, finally, a SMILE that isn't too grimacy or dewy, with just the right amount of laughs.
But, at the risk of becoming overly ambitious, do you dare hope for another one?

Well sure, I guess you do.