baby boy

is it terrible of me to admit that i bought pumpkins this year more to use with cute little babies

in a photo shoot than for my own children to carve? 

here's one photo shoot i used them in--the pumpkins were great props and were great to support this adorable baby boy, who couldn't quite sit up on his own yet.

we used the dad's missionary suitcase and one of his ties for these two photos.

you can't really tell, but in this photo, baby boy is clear and sharp while mom and dad are slightly out of focus

i've been waiting to use this hat on a boy. most of the boys i've shot lately were too big for it. 

i found it months ago at my favorite thrift store.

while i don't need kids/babies to look directly at the camera for every frame; it is one of the biggest challenges in photographing kids, getting them to look at the camera at least some of the time (not at mom or dad!)