As you know, I like to shoot photos in series. This particular series was taken with the intent to document how Fuss would walk and stand on his toes in an attempt to avoid putting weight on his sprained ankle. It was sad, and yet funny to watch a 17 month old child limp around on his toes. The problem with this series of photos is:
His pants were too long and I couldn't even see the ankle or the foot. I can tell in this picture he is standing on his toes because of the way the bottom of his pants hit the floor and fold underneath his raised heel.
I decided to raise the leg on his pants so that I could see the heel (I know, a novel idea), and he put it down just long enough for me to take the picture.
I finally got the picture, but it would have been much better if I would have gotten on the floor to get a better angle instead of trying to show something not on the ground from a significant distance above it!
This series really doesn't have any tips, except maybe make sure your house is clean (notice the nice spots on the tile) and that everyone (especially mom) puts their shoes away instead of leaving them in the doorway, but those aren't really photography tips. Perhaps the tip should be that when choosing your child's portrait outfits, if they are style deficient, maybe they shouldn't get to choose their own. While a diaper with an orange jacket and a hat with the tag hanging out the side might be sufficient for staying at home, if you are going somewhere that the diaper bag needs to come along too then perhaps you may want to dress your children up a bit more. In this series, Fuss chose his own outfit, took it to D who happily put the jacket on for him (Fuss puts is own hat on all the time), and then grabbed the diaper bag to go...I don't know where he thought he was going though!
