After a few days of scouting out locations for what could represent summer- it dawned on me- ice cream! Ice cream at a photoshoot is not necessarily the best idea, but candy would be great too! We have a wonderful store in our neck of the woods that features both: Scoops! http://www.scoopssweettreats.com/ ,
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Scoops-Crabapple/119365404763500
The date was set and with kids in tow in their outfits (along with Impressions' fearless art director, Wendi) we were off to Scoops (they graciously allowed our photoshoot in their store) with my lighting and the thought this would be fun.
OK, so now I understand how it is for parents when their kids don't act perfectly as expected. I am so patient with other kids, but when it comes to my own, adding in the fact that this was an on-location/limited-time shoot- the stress was on! :) In all fairness, the kids were in a CANDY STORE and asked not to drool over/touch/whine about all the amazing goodies that lined the wall.
Bribery was the key to the day- the promise of ice cream was repeated often (as well as the constant questioning by the kiddos of when they were going to get it) :)
Pay no attention to the wall of heavenly goodies behind you...
It is nearly impossible to keep clothes with wording straight/visible with the constant movements/slouching of little kids...
Sit real still and pretend you're angels for a few seconds more...
We were nearing the end of kid cooperation at this point- ice cream was imminent - I grabbed one quick shot that ended up on the table of contents:
The kids finally got their ice cream after a wardrobe change (these outfits didn't make the magazine. For consistency and the colors along with the indoors of the shop, the first outfits were the ones that made the cut):
The cover! Make sure to check out the digital edition of the magazine here- the other pictures are on the table of contents (page 2) and the article 'Cool Kidswear' page 22!
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_20110607/#/2
All in all, it was a challenging day, but so fun to see the end result! Thanks to Impressions for the opportunity and Scoops for letting us shoot at the store! The kids still ask to go back there often (as long as mommy leaves her camera at home ;).
