Mother's get to hear that a lot. Sometimes it's "hi baby", or "hello baby". Then there's the mushy "hewo there widdle babywaybee poo". No matter the words of the greeting, it's all about the baby. Friends would even visit just to get a peek at your "widdle wascal". But what if "widdle wascal" or "widdle babywaybee poo" is sleeping?
One of the great (and expensive) things about having a baby is that it adds to both parents' hobbies; photography. They couldn't have chosen a more difficult subject though. When babies stare at something, they really stare. It is extremely hard to get their attention. If you try to break their line of sight, they might start to cry.
Babies are so photogenic. They look good in pictures. It's not that they love to pose, neither do they have excellent bods. They just "look soo dahrned kyute, ah wanna smotha them with love". So what is it about the baby? I think you should watch cartoons. Especially the Japanese anime. Ever notice how, when a Japanese cartoon wants to portray a chracter as lovable, vulnerable, handsome or beautiful, they focus at and exaggerate the eyes? Look at Bugs, Tweety, Sylvester and the gang. How about the loony toon babies?Aren't they cute? It's because they have big eyes. Babies have killer eyes. Look at them once and you're a goner.
So there's the cute baby. Naturally, the parents want pictures of every moment of their child's infancy. The difficulty of working with babies lies in the fact that you have to know how to get their attention. If you do, you're one of the lucky few. Of course, having your baby's attention isn't enough. Baby has to smile for the camera, which even makes it harder. Then there are those candid moments which come so few and far between that it's not good to rely on them. But, Ohhhhhhhhhh, what a shot!
Whatever the case happens to be, taking baby pictures is a two person job. One to hold the baby, the other to take the picture and both to grab the attention of the baby and to coax out a smile or two. You also have to take care of not tramatizing the infant. If your baby get's spooked easily, try not to use a flash. We don't want baby crying.
So here come your friends for a visit and they're disappointed that they missed seeing the baby awake. One of them say's, "Since widdle wascal is asleep, why don't I just take a look at that album of yours where...". |