Yes, it’s a clinical diagnosis. Often caused my having a parent (usually a mother) who takes photos of their kids on such a regular basis that they develop an acute awareness of cameras. Common reactions include screaming, running, crying, goofy faces, and outright disobedience.

Here’s some examples of what I’m talking about…

I did get some “normal photos” but it’s just not as fun as showing what really happens when I attempt portraits of my kiddos.

Happy Monday everyone!

My little guy dancing in the sun on Labor day weekend up at Silverlake near Mt. St. Helens. We went camping up there with our family and had a great time for a few days. We all got the rest and relaxation we needed and I think the kids enjoyed it even more than us old folks did.

I love to push myself with photography and experiment with lighting. The sun setting is my favorite time of day. Often I will schedule sessions at that time to get the beautiful light that only happens once a day. It’s such a beautiful time and the light just glows.

I’m sad that summer is winding down to an end. I love being outdoors and seeing the beauty God created.

Mr. D is now seven months old. He’s almost crawling already. He scoots himself all over the floor and rolls around to get to where he wants to be. He tries so hard to sit up, but he has such a big head that I think he can’t quite balance it yet (a trait of my kids is having large heads, must be a Lemmons thing). He’s also teething, so hence the drool. I kinda think it’s cute, but I often have “mommy goggles” when it comes to my kids.

Special request from my daddy… Miss K as a butterfly!!

It’s Saturday morning and in-between diaper changes and my kiddos watching cartoons, I’m making art! One of my friends told me that I’d start making every picture into a fantasy picture and she was right. This is way too much fun. I’m sure I should be doing my dishes, but eh… oh well. I guess they’ll eventually get done, right?

After I uploaded the photos from the “tutus in the river” session, I knew that something needed to be done with some of the photos. I asked a few friends to help me out with ideas and my friend Charlotte Stringer came up with her version of “where the fairies live” using one of the photos. She did an awesome job!

Her photography site is;

http://www.charlottestringerphotography.com/

I did my own version using a different photo. Though mine isn’t near as cool as hers, it was fun learning the techniques on how to do this. Playing around with photo art is something I strive to do more often. It’s interesting how far you can take photoshop. I’m constantly learning new things every day!

Here’s Charlotte’s…

Here’s mine…