This is what it looks like when 9 month photos don’t go well:
The debacle begins with a 9 month old who was content as can be 5 minutes prior to arriving at location of choice.
Next, momtographer lovingly sits said 9 month old down in perfectly lit spot. Without warning, 9 month old bursts into tears and proceeds to cry as though being abandoned to wolves.
Momtographer immediately launches into a flurry of soothing techniques to assure 9 month old that she is, in fact, not being left to wolves. 9 month old stops screaming, but is clearly still displeased.
Now that the 9 month old is relatively calm, momtographer attempts to make the 9 month old smile. 9 month old is not amused and recommences screaming.
Momtographer picks up 9 month old and moves to a new spot for fear of having Child Protective Services called on her. New spot is met with similar disdain. 9 month old bemoans her cruel lot in life.
This time, momtographer breaks out the “Puffs.” 9 month old is momentarily pacified.
Trying to avoid seeing puffs in pictures results in awkward cropping.
Momtographer is determined to persevere.
Her efforts are reward when she finally captures one kind-of-sort-of decent picture.
Momtographer calls it a day and heads home.
Momtographer uploads the photos to her computer that night, and smiles. She loves them all.