Photo Shoot Attempt - Erin McTigue

Today was a great day ... I got to take pictures of my friend Diane's new baby girl! I love taking pictures and I'm having fun learning how to use my SLR Digital Rebel that I bought from Christie. I only wish I could be even half as talented as she is when it comes to taking pictures! She makes it look so easy, but it turns out to be pretty difficult! When I got to Diane's, it was pouring rain - obviously, not optimal lighting for a newborn photo shoot. So we tried everything to brighten the room ... unfortunately, I ended up having to use a flash on a lot of the pictures, giving such harsh lights and creating shadows. It was annoying that the lighting was so poor. On top of it, I brought both girls with me! Reagan was fine, as she played with Kaitlyn and JP quite nicely, but Avery was not happy that I was giving all my attention to this precious little baby ... as you'll see below, she went to the extreme to get my attention ... Anyway, what I'm trying to say with all this rambling is that although I had a great time, I was pretty disappointed with the results :( I wish I could have taken some amazingly beautiful pictures of Erin for Diane, but they definitely look like the work of an amateur. Oh well, I guess that's why photography takes LOTS of practice, right? I told Diane I'd love to give it another shot, hopefully on a sunny day when the lighting is better!

Diane had seen this idea, so we gave it a try ... once again, we felt like such amateurs!

Isn't she precious?? She's 2 1/2 weeks old in these pictures

After I snapped this shot, I was SO excited! But when I downloaded it, I realized it wasn't completely in focus which really upset me. Oh well, at least I got this adorable little grin!!

Big sister Kaitlyn (3) holding Erin

See this big stick in the middle of the picture? That's one of those sticks that has a horse head on the top ... Avery decided she'd had enough of me ignoring her, so she came over with this stick in her hand! I didn't notice she had it until I shot this picture and realized something was obstructing the view of Erin and Kaitlyn. When I realized what she was doing, I was appalled! Avery definitely has a temper and when it comes out, sometimes it's extremely nasty ... it kills me when I see it, especially when it's around other people.

We tried to get JP in the pictures, but as you can tell, he was NOT very happy with us! JP turned 4 at the beginning of March, Kaitlyn turned 3 on March 29th, just 3 days after Erin was born ... isn't that wild that all 3 children were born in March?? What's even crazier is that JP and Kaitlyn are only 12 months apart!

Here's Avery, getting into trouble again ... she insisted on putting her feet IN the toilet.

Reagan was downright adorable with baby Erin ... she was SO excited to hold her! The first time she held her, Erin was screaming and Reagan was just grinning from ear to ear. She was incredibly sweet with her, which warmed my heart :)