The Solution for Photographer's Child Syndrome - Holiday Edition

Prolly gonna go to hell for this one. :0)

Xmas 2008

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This concept was a festive solution to a very big problem.  See, my kids don't particularly care for my camera or my unquenchable desire to capture every other moment of their lives.  Anymore, they flatly refuse to even sit for me, so I rarely bother dragging out my studio gear unless I absolutely have to.  I had a session today, so I figured might as well attempt to do the old annual Christmas Card photo shoot.  The wrapping them in lights concept came out of necessity moreso than the cuteness of it.  I needed something that would help them stay still!  And, well, since Duct Tape isn't very festive (and I'm pretty certain NJ's DYFS wouldn't think very highly of that concept, either), an old-fashioned string of C-9 lights was the obvious solution.  However, I highly recommend that if you ever want to try this little prop, buy the LCD version of the C-9 lights.  I hadn't realized that these buggers would get so hot until I took them through a test run on Friday after I bought them at Target.  We had to move quickly to get the shots done before they got hot enough to cause any discomfort.

The kids got a kick out of it, honestly.  In fact, the rest of the session (which remains to be edited) turned out remarkably well.  Nobody cried, including me, which is quite remarkable, really.