Wet Silver
  • HOME
  • Portraits
    • Pricing
    • Family
    • Maternity
    • Newborn
    • Senior
    • Lifestyle
    • Vacation
    • Quinceanera Prep Package
    • Custom Portrait Painting
    • Boudoir
  • Headshots and Branding
    • Professional Headshots
    • Marketing Packages
    • International Passport Photos
  • ABOUT
    • About
    • Contact
    • For Photographers
    • Books
    • Wall Art
  • HOME
  • Portraits
    • Pricing
    • Family
    • Maternity
    • Newborn
    • Senior
    • Lifestyle
    • Vacation
    • Quinceanera Prep Package
    • Custom Portrait Painting
    • Boudoir
  • Headshots and Branding
    • Professional Headshots
    • Marketing Packages
    • International Passport Photos
  • ABOUT
    • About
    • Contact
    • For Photographers
    • Books
    • Wall Art
Search by typing & pressing enter

YOUR CART

Blog
​by Lori Stead

A little something about photography...

1/21/2019 Comments

How THIS Photographer Gets Her OWN kids Ready for a Portrait Session | Corpus Christi, TX

Picture
Booking your portrait session is the first step, and for many, even that feels like a chore. For most of us, it means looking at not only our own calendar, but the calendars of each family member, and finding a date that not only works for the whole family, but also lines up with the photographer’s calendar.

Being a photographer means one less step… I schedule for a date and time that I have available and just put the kids’ calendars on hold. Actually, as a photographer, I’m always concerned that I’m going to forget to schedule yearly professional portraits of my own children! School picture time reminds me… The minute that “School Picture Day” announcement comes home, I choose a date!

Again, though… setting the date is only the first step.

​As a mother, I have all of these grand pictures in my head – from expressions to outfits to locations! Then reality steps in… I’ve done this enough to know to let go of ALL of that. And that’s when the fun begins.

What to wear? Oh, it’s fun at my house…

“Hey kids, pick two outfits you would want to wear for pictures! Girls, preferably dresses.”

Seriously… this is how I do it. Then I see what everyone has selected. More often than not, I can make it work with one of the outfits they’ve chosen. Occasionally, I realize we need to go shopping, whether from my own closet, or actual shopping. And every once in a while, I have to ask one of them to find a different shirt… I show them what the others will be wearing and simply ask them to find something that doesn’t clash. My youngest is currently four and my oldest is thirteen. They understand. When they were younger, we would often work around the youngest one’s choices.

Now… as OCD as I tend to be, I’ve learned to let go and let them showcase their OWN personalities. It does several things… it makes them happier to participate, it reminds me of who they are (were, if I’m looking back), and actually ends of making the portraits more dynamic.

And then…?

Then we play. I’m a fan of collages of images for my wall. Something that has pictures of them smiling AND pictures of them playing. Pictures that make me smile when I see them. Pictures that make my children take pause and enjoy staring at them and remembering, often a slight smile playing at the corners of their mouths.

​And this is truly what it’s all about. Making memories. Capturing memories. Because while the days are sometimes long, the years are always so short.
Look at your calendar, then give me a call to book: 361-445-4661   ~Lori
Comments
    "Lori is an exceptional photographer, and was my first choice for capturing images of my son for his senior pictures!! She made him feel at ease immediately, traveled to the locations he was interested in, and captured who he is perfectly!"  ~ Tonia R.

    Author

    Lori Stead is a fine art portrait photographer in Corpus Christi, TX.  She enjoys creating maternity, newborn, seniors, couples, family, children, and boudoir portraits. She is also a wife, mother of four, and adventurer.

    Archives

    May 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    February 2024
    September 2023
    February 2023
    January 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    February 2020
    September 2019
    August 2019
    January 2019
    October 2018
    September 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    June 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015

    RSS Feed

    Category

    All Before And After Family Portraits Newborn Photography Projects

For the ultimate in fine art portraiture, call Lori Stead, photographer - Wet Silver Photography 361-445-4661
Wet Silver Photography 
Proud Member 
Professional Photographers of America
Member, Professional Photographers of America
Wet Silver Photography
6702 S Staples St
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
Phone: 361-445-4661
Lori Stead
​Copyright 2023, Wet Silver, LLC

Visit us on google maps

Full Frame Insurance Seal