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For such a long time small children was the norm for me and I would sometimes find it hard work trying to get smiles or perfect poses.  Now that babies have become a regular occurrence it turned out to be a very welcome change photographing Austin who is nearly 2 years of age.  <\/p>\n

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Although Mum and Dad found it a worrisome experience with regular apologies for their son’s behaviour I can’t stress enough how normal it is to have a short window of opportunity followed by an ever decreasing interest in the task at hand.  Austin did very well at providing me with the opportunities I needed to achieve the portraits I planned for this session.  He was actually very well behaved from my point of view and they had nothing to worry about.  <\/p>\n

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For quite some time I had the intention of purchasing some hats to have on hand for sessions and finally I made the effort to head into town and search for some.  I found 2 such hats specifically for this session.  And wouldn’t it just figure but Austin arrived with the very hat I purchased.  As it turned out it came in handy as Mum and Dad were both required to wear one of their own in an attempt to keep Austin wearing his.  <\/div>\n
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So it would appear I have a renewed interest in photographing children of this age.  It was a joy seeing Austin’s reactions to our interaction with him and I look forward to this age group again, although I may feel differently come Saturday when I have 4 cousins of a similar age (3 & 6) coming in for a group portrait.  Time to start planning that session with ways to keep them still that don’t involve strapping them down.  <\/div>\n
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