Sofia {turns 1!}

From about 3 months to around 10 months, it is ridiculously easy to make most, if not all, the infants I photograph smile and laugh.

But something happens around 1...

Its like a flip of a switch....at 1, they are quite the opposite,

Only allowing a few seconds of smiles and laughs....

(thats why they pay me the big bucks ;) to make them look like the happiest baby on the block)

 But behind the scenes, most of the time they look like this....

 P.O.ed.

At me.

At their parents.

At the cute outfits and headbands we put on them.

Pretty much at everything.

And the truth is {in my opinion}... that's ok.

For me it captures that moment in their life.... and it will pass.

See... look here.... just a few months ago baby Sofia was literally one of the happiest babies I photographed.

Honestly, I like the serious look just as much as the happy look...

So with that being said, if your child does not smile, don't be sad or mad, just take it as one chapter in their large book of life.

Sofia, you did the serious look so well.

I look forward to photographing you again.... happy, serious, mad, sad, or jumping for joy... you are perfect as you are.