Little Girl Tati

I have a lot of catching up to do.  There is so much I want to share here but so little time to do it.

But how can I forget about this little girl Tatiana or "Tati" as her mom and dad calls her?  Her lovely eyes and infectious smile still haunts me to this day.  Maybe because they ordered more stuff from me that I keep thinking about this "open project" that I want completed soon.  Or maybe because she is just pure and outright adorable, and her mom Emily is so slim she really inspired me to work harder at losing weight.  And, admittedly, made me quite jealous.

Emily and I have been emailing since October of last year.  That's when she first asked me to take photos of Tati. We only live an hour apart, but for some reasons we couldn't get our schedules to work.  She also asked me to photograph Tati's first birthday back in January, which would have been a good opportunity to meet other moms and potential clients.  But I had to travel that weekend and had to pass up on the opportunity.  Finally, on July 30th, we made it work.

Tati is so fond of his dad.  The way she clings to him makes me believe in what people always say--that little girls tend to be closer to their dad and little boys to their mom.

Emily, Carlos and Tatiana make a good-looking family.

She got along well with Lucas--way too well!

They ordered a book, which is great because I love making books.  This is a hard-bound photo book--a good alternative to flush-mounted albums for a quarter of the price.  The hard cover is printed on metallic paper, which I love because it has a little shimmer on it yet it doesn't show hand prints.

The first spread--one of my favorites.

The pages lay flat when you open them, and it has no gutters in between,

so photos look nice and clean even when spread between two pages.

I prefer to do the layouts myself instead of using pre-made templates provided by the lab.  That way, I get to stick my brand on the back.

My entire set of deliverables--a book and a custom DVD in a custom DVD case.  The custom DVD includes soft copies of the album layout.

I only include a custom DVD case when the client orders a book.  Otherwise, my clients get a custom DVD in a standard slim case.

Emily now wants to order a gallery print. I am excited to know which photo they will pick and how it will turn out.  Clearly, they are pleased with my work and I couldn't be happier.

At her age now, Tatiana is very challenging to photograph. She didn't care about the camera.  She just loves to run around and play. Her curiosity of the things around her was quite fascinating! But I so enjoyed working with her and her family. I truly hope I'll have the opportunity to take her photos again in the future--maybe when she's a little bigger, and more willing to pose for me.