Seven Ages of
Childhood
As your children grow, they go through
various stages of physical and psychological development. It is important to
capture each one of these life stages in order to give yourself, and your
child, a portrait history of their growth and development.
Baby’s
1st Year
At no time in your child’s life will physical changes occur so rapidly. In what seems like the blink of an eye, a tiny, helpless bundle is transformed into an active, robust and inquisitive youngster. Those changes are already occurring! So once the baby is home and settled in, it’s time to call for your child’s first studio appointment. We ALWAYS suggest the Mom & me sitting. Mom has bare shoulders and the little one is in only a white cloth diaper, or bare bottom. We have also done the same with Father and son----as a Dad myself, THIS is the shot he will remember the rest of his life.
Age
2
Here one minute and gone the next! Around the second birthday a major milestone is achieved. Your toddler now responds to reason, humor, and action. Totally unpredictable. . . loveable, shy, rowdy, or reserved . . . but always adorable and always on the move! As you chase your child around...and around...and.........we can capture that time like no one else can.
Age
3
Most three-year olds have discovered how to entertain themselves. Their world is filled with portrait opportunities that capture the mystery and fantasy that are so much a part of these joyful days of discovery and make-believe that fade so soon.
Age
4
The fourth and fifth years are among the cutest, most engaging ages for little boys and girls . . . the ability to speak and reason grow stronger every day. Searching for their place in the world, they have already developed personal interests, likes and dislikes. Their individuality of character and action should be portrayed before the baby teeth are lost and replaced by permanent ones . . . forever altering the endearing look of early childhood.
Age
6
Between the ages of 6 and 8, the snaggly-tooth period ends and permanent teeth emerge to change the facial contours. A developing mind reveals a more mature, inquiring look. Now off to school and making their way in the world . . . there is so much to learn! Portraits made at this age help to confirm a child’s positive self image.
Age
9
From the ages of 9 to 12, the child is preparing to enter the teenage years . . . when physical, emotional, and attitude changes occur. The little person you have known so well is about to become a more complex and less dependent young person. Peer acceptance is now important, and portraits can capture the child’s sense of style and expanding horizons.
Age
13
Ages 13
through 15 are the early teenage years—a kind of dress rehearsal for
adulthood—that have begun to erase the memories of childhood. The boy is
almost a man . . . in his interests, his attitudes, and thinking. Carefree
years, yet ones that anticipate the challenges of adulthood on the horizon.
The young woman has begun to blossom into womanhood. Still a lifetime of
growing and learning ahead . . . but never again a child.