As they grow older, I find myself forgetting to get this or that on video or in a photo. It’s one part good parenting because I’m involved and one part selfish parenting because I don’t want to step behind a camera and miss out on the fun even though I know I’ll love the evidence.
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In lieu of using duct tape to secure triplet hineys in place, I’m embracing the fleeing-subject look 99.9999999 percent of my photos embody.
Merry Everything, and look out! Toby’s gonna get you!
Callista, Eleanor, Tobias
We’ve been calling predictions for weeks now as Toby, Eleanor and Callista have been standing on their own, bravely taking one or two wobbly steps before falling. Eleanor had the best balance, but she’s been hesitant about trying. Toby has had the shakiest balance, but homeboy lunges toward people and toys, ending in a semi-cartwheel […]
I had my camera nearby and even grabbed for it once, but I decided to keep my hands and eyes free and present, ready to enjoy my babies’ first birthday party and not worrying about the right angle, light, focus, expression – you know the photo-shooting drill.
I’m still waffling between satisfaction and regret in […]
I had grand ideas to photograph the babies (toddlers? ACK.) with their first hats and diapers – tiny little things that look even tinier when held in the hands of my giant trio.
Kids. They have their own ideas. SIGH.
Instead of getting nice photos of them showing off how big they are compared with […]
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