this past week a friend of ours came to town to visit - we met up so i could meet her sweet daughter + snap some photos. i brought kate along - which is something i NEVER do when I know I will be photographing. for some reason i cannot be 'mom' and photographer simultaneously.
It went surprisingly well - kate was really independent and was enraptured by the flock of peacocks roaming the park. She dubbed the park "Peacock Land" at first i was surprised and wondering why she was not more interested in the sweet little friend...but later I realized it was a good things because I didn't have to figure out how to get kate out of the pictures i was taking.
then something I did not anticipate happened. My child who simple aloof when it come to photos of herself and and could careless....My child whined and pouted and said outload, "mom , it makes me feel like you dont love me when you photograph the other little girl."
OH MY.
So we had a little chat. Thankfully this didn't develop until the end of the session and we wrapped up quickly due to the mid morning heat. Talk about bittersweet. It was wonderful to hear her actually be jealous of my time and my attention. She is used to having it when she needs it and not having to share with anyone but Dad....although we (kate and I) go round and round about that as well. Even more wonderful to have her work out the new concept of sharing and knowing that my love doesn't change no matter who I am photographing or working with.
I say it's a new concept but it isn't. It was just a new situation for her and she did really well.
At one point i would take a few photos of my friend and sneak in a quick photo of Kate - who was always ready for me with some new pose .
The girls REALLY enjoyed the peacocks. I am not so sure about the poor peacocks.
