When this mom called me, just a few weeks before having her second baby boy, she mentioned that she really, really more-than-anything wanted to get some good photos of the new baby with his big brother, a two-year-old. Well, of course! I’m a mom of two, and photos of my boys together are the most heartwarming. They’re also the most difficult to capture – especially with toddlers.
So I’ll be honest…. the pressure of getting a good shot with a newborn and a two-year-old made me pretty nervous. I so enjoy the beauty of capturing newborn photos, but I will be the first to admit they are a little lot more uncertain (nerve-wracking) than others. And getting a toddler to cooperate (and not drop the baby) for some good sibling shots with a sleeping (or at least still & happy) newborn in just the right light? Very tricky indeed.
But whether I like it or not (and for the record, I don’t), I perform well under pressure. (And toddlers perform well with bribes!) So we ended up with a few that are easily my favorite sibling photos of all time. Seriously. The one of the boys in the window is now a large, gallery-wrapped canvas in their playroom. I just saw it yesterday when I delivered their newborn photo album, and it is perfect.
