Sabrina Thurlow Photography Halifax Wedding and Pet Photographer

Luke and Ben love to catch frogs. I loved to catch frogs at their age so we bonded over the best way to catch them. I warned if you squeeze them too hard they will pee all over you. Luke was quite intrigued by this and I could tell he was filing away my advice for further consideration.  Sometimes getting good photos of little kids is like catching frogs: you need to be fast and patient. And never squeeze babies because they will  pee all over you!

On our hike in the woods we came across a little stream and bridge. I knew if I wanted to get any photos that didn’t involve them running I would need to get creative. Children love to climb so I pointed out the wooden bridge railing. Luke jumped right up and had a blast. Of course little brothers like to do whatever big brother does and Ben proceeded to have his turn on the railing. I was able to catch each brother in a split second of deep though. Although, I’m sure they were really just thinking “lady take the photo so I can go catch frogs!” When it was time to photograph them together they engaged in a little game of who’s taller. In the last photo you can see that Ben is standing as tall as he can so big brother doesn’t look well – much bigger. Everything is so fresh and new to children and that’s one of the reasons I enjoy them so much. Oh, and I get to pass along all my hard earned frog catching tricks!