Lawver Family

A few weeks ago, I took family pictures for a family in our fellowship. As usual in Chengdu, it was hot and humid that day. Because of the mugginess and the kids, I tried to keep the session pretty short.   It's always a challenge to shoot here because the Chinese people like to stop and stare and distract the kids and there are always weird things in the background. What I wouldn't give for a wide open field or a nice brick building or some other large, non-distracting background.

Andrew and Jennifer have 3 beautiful kids. Blond princess Amelia, Gabe, who hates to have his picture taken and wears ties more than any kid I know, and adorable, precocious Megan. 

The Lawvers have a 3-wheeled motorized bike to get around.  It was one of my favorite "Chinese culture" pictures of the day. It was funny because Gabe & Megan kept hitting the horn and the throttle and surprising us all.

So incredibly adorable!

Amelia loves posing. We couldn't get her to stop spinning her parasol though. She has an utterly contagious giggle.

The 3 siblings. Even though they fight, I could tell they absolutely adore each other!

 I always go into these things with so many ideas, but then give them up because most of the families I shoot just want to get it over with. Most families want one good photo and that's all they're after.
A week or so ago, I shot a young pregnant girl. I was so amazed at how much more relaxed a shoot is with only one subject. Pictures of that coming soon.