I can't believe its Wednesday already! We have been having fun doing some christmas projects at our house this week. One project we did was a mini christmas photo shoot. I decided Monday was the day. It was kind of comical because Monday had other plans,it was one of the gloomiest days outside and Connor was not exactly his happy self. I forged ahead anyways and got some great pictures amongst the ones of Connor getting upset but he was in costume, so they are pretty adorable too!
Here's how our mini photo shoot went
Wardrobe :)
I wanted the photos to have a christmas theme,so I went to the dollar store and bought a few props. It was hard to choose because I knew he would look cute in everything- it was cuteness overload! I also looked In our christmas boxes and really we had lots of things I could use. It's amazing how some garland, christmas balls and a tree skirt or stocking paired with a lil cutie can make the best photo. We also have this wooden bike planter that we used in Connors newborn photos which I thought would work too. I bought a mini white canvas at the dollar store which I used to make a sign. My original intention was to prop it up in front of Connor. He would have none of that, so he held it which turned out to be way cuter. I love that you can keep it simple or go as elaborate as you want, it's all up to you!
SETTING THE SCENE
Connor isn't quite sitting on his own yet, so I used his bumbo chair which happens to be red so it worked perfectly. A christmas box could be used just as easily or you could just lay your little one down and take the photos that way. The bumbo was great because it kept him somewhat stationary while I took the pictures. I set everything up In front of our big living room windows, so that I could get as much light as possible. I used our coffee table as a backdrop and draped a white duvet over it. My goal was to minimize our living room in the background of the photos. You could easily use a bed for the photos and place your little one In front of a decorated headboard. It's all about the light so if you have big enough windows in the bedrooms, they are a great option.
TAKING THE PICTURES
My camera is a canon rebel t1i which I love using in automatic mode. For these photos I wanted to set my own settings and see what I could accomplish. Taking good indoor photos can be difficult, especially when it's gloomy outside. I had researched taking indoor photographs and came across a blog called doe a deery. It's a great resource for anyone wanting a simplified version on how to best use all the settings on your fancy camera or using any camera to take great pictures. The particular post I used when taking my photos can be found here. It was hard to get Connor to look at the camera but using A toy like Sophie the giraffe got his attention. I really ended up liking some of the pictures where he's looking up but not straight at the camera. I just kept clicking and knew/ hoped I would get some good pictures. Even if your little one is exploring the props or moving, the pictures will still be great- maybe even better than the still shots.:)
Our little set 
I probably took 30-40 photos and I love them all. It was definitely hard to choose my favourites for our christmas cards. Here are some of the photos that I took of my sweetie pie aren't his cheeks the best-I'm biased though :). Enjoy~
This is at the end...he looks so defeated but so adorable
I had a lot of fun taking these photos, I may have underestimated how hard it would be to get the actual pictures but that's okay. My goal was to keep it simple and fun. I look forward to many more photo shoots with my family & hope this helps with your mini photo shoots.
Have a great Wednesday!
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