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Portraits: Capping off one year of monthly photo sessions

6/17/2013

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Portraits: 1-year-old in a flower meadow. Calm Cradle Photo & Design
A year ago, I set a goal to take monthly portraits of Nora's first year of life. Somehow, amidst the chaos of those early months with two little ones, I surprised myself and actually made it happen. This set of photos caps off an amazing year. (You can view Nora's previous portraits here: arrival, birth announcement, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months, 10 months and 11 months.)

Each month I tried to capture a new developmental milestone, expression or activity she was particularly fond of. Sometimes I planned the location in advance; other times we came upon an interesting setting or she started doing something I wanted to document, and I ran for the camera.

For these 1-year portraits, we strolled down to a little park by my sister's house. Nora wasn't walking by her birthday but had been pulling up and cruising for months, so I wanted to find a bench where she could show off these abilities. Along the way we happened upon this flower-filled meadow. I knew Nora would love to sit for a few minutes and smell the flowers—a skill of which she is quite proud—and she did not disappoint. It was already late morning and the sun was high, so I positioned her in the shade to avoid harsh light on her face.
Portraits: 1-year-old in a flower meadow. Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Eventually we continued on to the playground area and found a good bench for pulling up.
Portraits: 1-year-old standing at a park bench. Calm Cradle Photo & Design
She made me so happy when she gave her goofy crooked smile. (But I realized as I was editing the photo that this expression hasn't made an appearance in weeks; it must already be a thing of this past. Sigh.)
Portraits: 1-year-old standing at a park bench. Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Thanks to my brother-in-law, Christo, for taking this photo of Nora and me. I'm trying to be in more photos with the girls, but my instinct to hide behind the camera is strong. Very strong.
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And with that, our year-long project is complete, though I'll never stop taking regular photos of my girls.

You can check out a few of Cricket's portraits here: birth announcement, 1 year, 20 months, 21 months,  23 months, 2 years and 2.5 years.
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