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As your children grow, they go through various stages of
physical and psychological development. It is important to capture
each one of these life stages in order to give yourself, and your
child, a portrait history of their growth and development. Of
course, you'll want to have a professional photographer record
your special occasions as well.
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Baby’s 1st Year
At no time in your child’s life will
physical changes occur so rapidly. In what seems like the blink of an eye,
a tiny, helpless bundle is transformed into an active, robust and
inquisitive youngster. Those changes are already occurring! So once the
baby is home and settled in, it’s time to call for your child’s first
studio appointment.
Age 2
Here one minute and gone the next! Around
the second birthday a major milestone is achieved. Your toddler now
responds to reason, humor, and action. Totally unpredictable. . .
loveable, shy, rowdy, or reserved . . . but always adorable and always on
the move!
Age 3
Most three-year olds have discovered how to
entertain themselves. Their world is filled with portrait opportunities
that capture the mystery and fantasy that are so much a part of these
joyful days of discovery and make-believe that fade so soon.
Age 4
The fourth and fifth years are among the
cutest, most engaging ages for little boys and girls . . . the ability to
speak and reason grow stronger every day. Searching for their place in the
world, they have already developed personal interests, likes and dislikes.
Their individuality of character and action should be portrayed before the
baby teeth are lost and replaced by permanent ones . . . forever altering
the endearing look of early childhood.
Age 6
Between the ages of 6 and 8, the snaggly-tooth
period ends and permanent teeth emerge to change the facial contours. A
developing mind reveals a more mature, inquiring look. Now off to school
and making their way in the world . . . there is so much to learn!
Portraits made at this age help to confirm a child’s positive self
image.
Age 9
From the ages of 9 to 12, the child is
preparing to enter the teenage years . . . when physical, emotional, and
attitude changes occur. The little person you have known so well is about
to become a more complex and less dependent young person. Peer acceptance
is now important, and portraits can capture the child’s sense of style
and expanding horizons.
Age 13
Ages 13 through 15 are the early teenage
years—a kind of dress rehearsal for adulthood—that have begun to erase
the memories of childhood. The boy is almost a man . . . in his interests,
his attitudes, and thinking. Carefree years, yet ones that anticipate the
challenges of adulthood on the horizon. The young woman has begun to
blossom into womanhood. Still a lifetime of growing and learning ahead . .
. but never again a child.
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