PCS (Photographer's Child Syndrome)

I know. I know. Why do I even have a blog? Well....for starters. It's to randomly vent (kind of rudely sometimes. And for another, it's to bring awareness to this horrible affliction.....DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE IT??? Everyone ALWAYS says to me "It must be so awesome being able to get such good pictures of your kids whenever you want!" BAAAAHAHAHAHA. No. I take more pictures of them with my iPhone, slap the Valencia filter from instagram on it real quick. My kids act like total a-holes (I love them regardless obv.)every time they see a camera, because they fear that I will steal their precious childhood moments and waste them on picture taking. Which I would do though. (jk...not all of their time). Or another good one is: "You always manage to get the best shots of your kids? How can I get mine to sit like that?!" Girl...you can get you some Photoshop and a glass of wine, cuz that picture you are talking about is at least 3 pictures manipulated together." ANYWAY- PCS, more commonly known as "Photographer's Child Syndrome". How do you know if your child is suffering? Here are some signs you can look out for the next time you are taking pictures of your children: 1) Straight up. When your child see's the camera, do they just scream in terror? Relax kid....I'm just charging up for a wedding, but now that you mention it, the light coming through the window behind you is perf. Just go stand by it for a quick sec, you don't even have to smile....and I'll give you a lollipop. This scenario results in me trying to just get him (by him, I am referring to my 4 year old) to just put his chin down a little bit. But then he starts fidgeting, and I lose it a little and need to make everything perfect. Then he cries. Loudly. As if I am hurting him. So I give him a lollipop and accept the fact that it's over. 2) The total fake "cheese". WHAT IS THAT?! Who even taught you how to do that. I'm standing here singing "The Hot Dog Song" from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse at the top of my lungs (in a public park), and you are still "CHEESING" at me as if you are about to stab me in the eye.

3)The inability to just TAKE SOME DIRECTION. ANY. JUST AN OUNCE. Honestly. I brought you into an open field, where you can play and frolic, and just be yourself. Why are you whining? Just because the camera is present, doesn't mean you need to stand by me and cry. Go run around. 4)When they finally start paying attention to you, something weird happens with their face. You already know.

I think that was a sneeze btw. Of course. 5)Their hands go in spastic motions around their face for NO REASON. I just...I don't even have words for this. 6)They are suddenly VERY AWARE of their surroundings. Never mind the fact that just the other day, while trying to point out the GIANT RAINBOW that seemed to go from one side of the yard to the other (literally), he couldn't, FOR THE LIFE OF HIM, find it. Now that you need him to just focus for one sec. he is suddenly all "What's that Mama?" and you're like "I have no idea what you are taking about baby, just, you don't even have to look at me, look at your brother ok?" And he's still "Mama, I see sumpin. Who is it?" And since I forgot my glasses, I almost missed the TINY SPEC of a person riding a bike ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE PARK. Jesus, I'd need a golf cart to make it that far without passing out. 7)"Are we done now?" Uh...just a second bud, let me just get the lens on , so we can START. This is going to be the longest 15 min of my life. 8)"I seriously just shot 800 pictures in under 10 min, and only ONE is DECENT?!?! Let the composites begin....." Ohhhhhh...but it's worth it....most of the time ;) xoxox

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