A Trip to the Photographer

These are Maddie's 6 month pictures that were actually taken at 7 1/2 months. We had them taken later than we wanted because we have been searching for a photographer who does good work, is reasonably priced, and is close to home. This is very difficult to find. We had Maddie's 3 month pictures taken at Celebrity Kids. They did excellent work, but they are a little pricey. We did not see the need to spend that much again considering we are having her picture taken every 3 months for the first year. We found some coupons for JCPenny that offered a great deal, so we thought we might as well give them a shot. Big mistake! The girl suggested over the phone (when we made the appointment) that we put Maddie in a diaper cover and use a floral background. We brought our own diaper cover and told her to go ahead and take some pictures like that. We were not aware that she was going to take a bunch of pictures of her in the diaper cover and almost none of her in her outfit! The photo session only lasted about 15 minutes, however, we were there for 3 hours waiting to view the proofs. There must have been 20 people crammed in a waiting area the size of our bathroom, and it must have been 90 degrees in there! The pictures turned out pretty good though. Even so, we most likely will not be going back. Joey & Lori told us about a photographer who is supposed to be very good with kids and have reasonable rates. This photographer is located on the other side of Fort Wayne, but we may be giving her a call. Maddie did very well posing for the camera. She smiles all of the time, so we figured this would not be a problem. She behaved perfectly and looked right at the camera. We hope she continues to act this way during future photo sessions.