IT AIN'T EASY...

One of the toughest jobs I have as a photographer is getting pictures of my family! Tre says, "no", unless the bribe is worth it. Beth, never has time. She always seems to be on the go, even when she is at my house visiting. Melvin, he is probably the most willing of them all. Nicholas...it's like pulling teeth! I just wanted ONE picture of him in his Easter suit...JUST ONE!

I thought for sure this would be easy because I had a great bribe - the Easter Basket! Yes, I would stoop so low as to withhold the Easter basket until I got ONE picture. I get my backdrop stand set up, my camera is ready and the Easter basket is right by my side...not to be opened until I get my ONE picture!

So this is how my photo shoot with Nicholas went:

Me: Come on Nicholas you can open your Easter basket after Nana gets ONE picture.
Nicholas: okay
Me: Stand right here and Nana is going to take a picture of you.
Nicholas: I want a Easter basket.
Me. Okay, but let's take the picture first.
Nicholas: Okay
Me: Look right here at Nana.
Nicholas: cheeeessseee
Me: no, don't say cheeeesseee, just look at Nana
Nicholas: he looks down, instead of at me!
Me: Okay Nicholas...Nana has a BIIIGGG basket for you, but you have to take one picture
NIcholas: I don't want a Easter basket...then he gives me that sneaky grin(picture bottom right)!



Me: I had to do something, the Easter basket was my Saving Grace! If he didn't want the Easter basket I would never get him to take a picture. So I said, Look, you want play with the coloring book that's in the basket!
Nicholas: Starts to fake a cry and wiping his eyes! I want my Mommie!
Me: Okay, as soon as you take a picture we will go get your Mommie! But if you don't take I picture, I'm going to get you (I tickle his tummy). I get a laugh, but again his eyes are closed. Okay, one more!
Nicholas: Nooooo, I not want a picture! I need tissue (as he is playing in his nose)!
Me: Oh Nicholas, let's go in and wash your hands!



After much begging, pleading, and bribing. I finally get two pictures that I can work with!

Class of 2010| INDIANAPOLIS SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

On Saturday I met up with Tevin to take his senior pictures. Based on the weather channel forecast, we were to have have a beautiful sunny day! Instead, we had a partly cloudy, rather windy, a little chilly to me and RAIN! Fortunately, the rain came at the end of our session! But none of that matter to Tevin...he was quite the model!

Tevin will be graduating next month from Warren Central High School...here are some other interesting facts about Tevin:

Favorite Restaurant:- La Hacineda
Favorite Song - He doesn't have just one...he likes all genres.
College Choice - He's narrowed his picks down to two, Tennessee State University(in my hometown-Nashville, TN) and Indiana State.
Favorite subject - Latin

Tevin...I had fun hanging out with you! Here are a few pics from your session!