{"id":528,"date":"2014-08-14T22:47:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T02:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debralwallace.com\/?page_id=528"},"modified":"2015-10-17T19:38:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T23:38:35","slug":"smile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/debralwallace.com\/4-steps-to-perfect-portraits\/smile\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 4: Smile!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parents have high expectations for portrait sessions. \u00a0There’s planning, organizing, coordinating, and paying involved. \u00a0When the moment happens it can be unnatural to relax and have a good time. \u00a0Most parents will say something along the lines of, “If you don’t smile, you’re going to be in serious trouble!” \u00a0Which doesn’t typically result in a smile for grandma.<\/p>\n

We went to Seattle this summer and I took some portraits for my very awesome friend Tara<\/a>. \u00a0Then I gave her husband my camera and told him to point the camera at our family (minus our son who stayed home<\/a>). \u00a0Not 5 minutes later I was threatening my kids.<\/p>\n

\"chili<\/a>

Yes, sadly, I was threatening.<\/p><\/div>\n

Which is why having a neutral third party with candy and an oinky pig helps a whole lot. \u00a0So after all the planning is done and the expectations are high and everything falls into place, including beautiful weather, remember to smile.<\/p>\n

\"chili<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are a few tips to help out:<\/p>\n

If you’re a senior<\/strong>: Bring a friend! \u00a0Having someone to make you smile or just to make you feel more comfortable can be a huge help in eliciting a genuine smile.<\/p>\n

If you have small kids<\/strong>: Schedule is king! \u00a0There’s no reason to throw off a child’s nap schedule so lets work around it. \u00a0Also bringing a snack such as cheerios or smarties can give them something to focus on besides running in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n

Contact me <\/a>to schedule your session, or sign up for the newsletter below so we can keep in touch!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Parents have high expectations for portrait sessions. \u00a0There’s planning, organizing, coordinating, and paying involved. \u00a0When the moment happens it can be unnatural to relax and have a good time. \u00a0Most parents will say something along the lines of, “If you don’t smile, you’re going to be in serious trouble!” \u00a0Which doesn’t typically result in a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":557,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-528","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debralwallace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/528"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debralwallace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debralwallace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debralwallace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debralwallace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/debralwallace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/528\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debralwallace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debralwallace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}