Love Those Goofy Faces!

I love taking pictures of kids.

Mostly I love taking the unposed pictures where they have no idea that you're taking them. Or they don't care.

The posed pictures are absolutely the hardest to take. So, I usually ask them to do a goofy faced shot. It looses them up when they start to whine about getting their pictures made.

Shane and Owen have gotten quite good at them. Sheldon is learning. Mary Mayken is, well, Mary Mayken.



And, I've started doing this with grown ups too. They give even better faces that the kids.



Here's a few others from the same photo shoot.



Such angels. Looks can be deceiving, don't you know?




I didn't order up a goofy face. Owen just can't help himself. It's his current smile. :)



Here are Sheldon and Mary Mayken with both of their grandfathers. Even though the men aren't looking at the camera, I love this picture because the grandfathers are both looking at the girls - right where their focus should be.



So next time you're taking pictures, ask your subject to give you a goofy face. You may be pleasantly surprised at what you get.