A year passed so quickly and now my baby boy is 1! I thought for a long time about what I wanted to do for his session. I knew that I wanted some portraits of “just him” but I also wanted to put together a set that would be fun and amusing and would mean something to him. This year I’m working with Trisha Varney a local set designer and wardrobe coordinator to help with some photo shoots when needed, so I decided to put her to work to help me with Alex. We spoke many times working out the details on this one, even once around midnight!
After doing research I decided a storybook theme would be a good idea and I brought up the idea of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”. It was a story I loved growing up and was funny, cute and fit Alex’s personality perfectly.
One of the most amusing things about Baby Alex is his love for food. By the time he was 6 months old I thought he would never want any, he still showed no interest in solids! By the time he was 7 months I was introducing baby foods and he wasn’t very happy with them. He seemed to skip over them entirely and by the time he was 9 months he was eating Chipotle, and at 10 months you could hand him a slice of pizza and he would eat it just like an adult. He’s a funny kid.
The awesome thing about working with Trisha was bringing up the idea of Alex floating away on a giant sandwich with pizza and cheese sails did not bring on any strange looks. It just make her excited for a challenge! And she really nailed this set, I couldn’t be more happy with the way it all turned out. I’m not even sure which ones to print out..
