A Perfect Pair | Lynnwood’s Best Family Photographer
Just a few short hours ago (like, 4) I finished up a fab AM beach family photo session with my dear friend Kathy and her family; hubby Jason (check out his blog here: http://jasondeuman.com/), 4 year old son, Judah and 2 year old daughter, Jossy. It was great! I love the beach… driftwood, the scenic backdrop, foliage, etc is puuuuurfect for photos all year round.
This morning, the tide happened to be out so there was plenty of beach to wander. Lots of space for throwing rocks, putting furniture in the water, kid tossing….
And my treasured family jump photo.
The scene is always pretty much the same and I give these instructions… “OK, so everyone stand in a straight line. Spread out… give yourself some room. The key to this shot is to be as animated and over the top as possible in your jump. The bigger your jump and the crazier you get, the less silly you look.” Then I demostrate some jumps that would work perfectly. Then I do the countdown… 1, 2, 3, JUMP! And I immdediately laugh and am totally distracted as is everyone else.
All of this happened today with a little something different at the end. Right before the post jump laughage, there was this noise from Kathy… kind of a yelp/squeal type of thing. I’m laughing, Jason is laughing… the kids are going crazy. I look up and Kathy is ON THE GROUND!
Yup. She biffed the landing. But the girl got some AIR. More than her husband I might add. She wasn’t hurt so it was great! I’m hoping to have a picture of this jump to show later on… it’s not quite ready yet. But here are some others -Enjoy!
