Wonderful Baby Niece
New Years came and went this year and we found ourselves babysitting our wonderful nieces. Brandon and I have no real practical experience with watching children but my brother really needed someone to watch his two girls because they had New Years plans. Being the good sister that I am, I obliged.
The most challenging part of the whole experience was finding ways to keep a 5 year old and a 7 month old busy. We had an entire night in New Kent Virginia (lets face it guys, there aren’t a lot of options) to entertain two young children. I thought that we could have fun taking some pictures of the girls. So I told Tabitha (5) that we could give her some cool makeup and take pictures to show her parents. The moment that I said the word “makeup” her eyes lit up! Makeup on a 5 year old is easy. No need for foundation or cover-up, her skin is flawless to begin with. I dusted some blush on her cheeks and gave her some purple eyeshadow along with some pink lip gloss. She loved it!
We set up a mini photoshoot on her bed (I liked how colorful it was). Then we took cute little Mia (7 months) and got some pictures of her on the bed as well. We like the “high key” effect on Mia’s black and white photos. By the way, for all you new mothers out there, 6-8 months is a great time to get baby photos. At this point they are likely sitting up on their own and may be able to maneuver around a bit for some awesome shots! Mia has big beautiful eyes which was easy to capture in her photos. Enjoy!
Marshie Gill and Brandon Boswell
Richmond Wedding Photographers