Sweet and Sour- Emphasis on "SOUR"

My quest for decent photos of my kids is really getting quite comical. I scour the internet and message boards frequented by professional and amateur photographers trying to get tips on photographing the difficult kids.



I have tried tip after tip, to no avail. There was buzz on my scrapbooking board about, what I thought, was a GREAT idea. Target has these great heart lollipops in their dollar bin. These were a huge hit for valentine pictures and based on the samples I saw on the scrapbooking board as well as the photography board, they were working well!



I was at Target a few weeks ago and picked one up, just in case I took temporary leave of my senses one day and decided to give another photo shoot a whirl. Today, was that day. To my utter amazement, I handed Zoe the lollipop and she was smiling and giggling and dancing around. I couldn't believe it... I was finally going to get my long-awaited, much-deserved picture. Was this too good to be true?? I took the lens cap off my camera and....





Apparently, it WAS too good to be true! As soon as I put the camera away, she was back to giggles and grins.