Three year old session

I've been photographing my best friend's son for a while now. He had just turned three, and we needed to do a new shoot. I really wanted to do a lifestyle shoot of him, just playing with his toys. Now I also watch my friend's son a few times a week, when she needs to head to work a bit early for a meeting. My husband suggested I do a shoot while she was working and surprise her the photos...genius!

Let me tell you a little about my friend's son.  In a word, he's active. He's fast, silly, vocal, and did I mention fast? I can't do crazy high ISOs on my camera, and while the natural light from the windows was amazing, it wasn't a ton of light. I had to open my aperture almost the whole way, and was working with a slower-than-I-would-like shutter speed. Did this cause some technical flaws? Sure. But I'm also pretty sure I captured the essence of this little guy, and that matters most.

And without further ado:

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365 Project, Week 2

I'm a week behind in posting, yeah, yeah. But I am still shooting everyday. Sometimes it's right at bedtime because I forgot all day, but I'm trying. I really really do not like posting photos that are not my best work, but some days are just a big miss. I'll post them anyway.

I'd love to know which ones are your favorites, and why. Leave me a comment at the bottom! Without further ado:

Day 8, Transformers fun.

Day 9, Giggles with Daddy at bedtime.

Day 10, The coolest kid at Busch Gardens.

Day 10, That's a lot of popcorn.

Day 10, Tiger watching.

Day 11, Snoozing.

Day 12, Entranced with Mommy's phone.

Day 13, To play or not to play.

Day 14, Crayon madness.

Day 14, I'll color Iron Man anything I want.

Day 14, All the colors.

Day 15, Bulkhead and Prime. (Yes, I know that's not really Bulkhead, but that's what he calls him. And he knows almost all the Transformers, btw.)

Day 16, Deep thoughts in Starbucks.

Superman Baby Cosplay!

It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's Superman Baby Cosplay!  Okay, I'm done with the cheese...probably.  It's been TOO LONG since my last baby cosplay post, but I'm happy to be back in the swing of things.

So without further ado, I present Superman (Clark Kent) and his pal, Jimmy Olsen!

Just a couple of cuties.

Could these guys be any cuter?  I really wanted to do the Clark Kent cosplay, as opposed to the traditional Superman.  I guess I prefer something less costume-y.  You should have seen the crazy sounds I was making to try to get both of these guys to look at me at the same time.  And then there was the running.  Mostly by my son (playing Jimmy).  That long hallway behind the boys was just too much temptation.

Another of this dynamic duo:

Up, up, and away!  I hope Jimmy got that on film!

Here's are a few of Clark Kent, with his trademark glasses, of course!

The cutest Superman ever!

I'd probably smile like that if I had superpowers!

And a couple of little Jimmy Olsen:

Jimmy's got the latest scoop on Superman!

Say cheese!

I have to hand it to our little Superman cosplayer...he was perfect for this role!  And those smiles!  Would you believe that he was scared of me when he first arrived?  Thankfully, he warmed up, and as you can see, he is a natural model.

I can't wait to do more baby cosplay!  Make sure to follow me on Facebook and Instagram for the latest happenings.

-Stefanie