Each day at the studio I am generally busy taking or working on portraits of people.  Most of the time they are smiles and laughs.  When families look at their photos I hear comments like, "I love that one but its not his real smile." or "Oh I love that one, everyone looks so happy!" 

In reality we don't normally walk around constantly posed or have that perfect smile.  Commonly we want to see images of our kids happy and smiling or playing and enjoying life.  These are all great and meaningful images but there are also times when a child's portrait can be more about their true personality.  A portrait that looks at them as individuals that will do something great in the future. 

This weekend I wanted to take portraits of my kids in the same style as photographers that influence me and my work.  People like Platon and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.  These are artists that create the portraits of people that change our world. 

For this type of portrait I didn't want the kids to influence each other so I took them by the studio individually. 

Whitney is like a second mom to James.  She looks after him and controls her space at home.  James on the other hand is always ready to move to the next big thing.  He can barely stop talking long enough to breath. 

I know we don't want our kids to grow up too fast because it means we get old. Looking at these two images, I am pretty sure they won't look much different when they get older.  Two very different personalities.  Two totally different people with completely different futures and lives.  And soon we will have another shining star in the mix.  Our world here at the studio will be changing right around January 29th. 

Mommy is doing great and the kids are ultra excited to have a new baby.  I don't think they realize that babies grow up and turn into little brothers or sisters that get into your stuff.

So get ready for the ride!