This weekend I met Jenn and her two boys Jacob (9) and Aidan (7). Jenn contacted me because she wants to start a new tradition of getting yearly photos with her boys. I LOVE that! I am totally on board with that idea. She also contacted me because she knew I was familiar with photographing children with autism. Aidan is on the autism spectrum. Having photographed my two nephews with autism for the last 10 years, I knew we might have a challenge on our hands.
We met up at McCormick Railroad Park because Aidan is obsessed with trains. He loves them. So we thought it would be fun to incorporate the trains and tracks in the shoot. Before I got there they had already rode the train and Aidan was scared because of the noises it made. And he ended up being nervous the entire shoot. So instead of smiling in the above shot, we decided silliness was in order. Sometimes you just need to be silly.
Here's a sweet shot of Aidan:
We met up at McCormick Railroad Park because Aidan is obsessed with trains. He loves them. So we thought it would be fun to incorporate the trains and tracks in the shoot. Before I got there they had already rode the train and Aidan was scared because of the noises it made. And he ended up being nervous the entire shoot. So instead of smiling in the above shot, we decided silliness was in order. Sometimes you just need to be silly.
Here's a sweet shot of Aidan:
And Jacob is a cutie:
Mom and her boys:
The secret to getting smiles out of seven and nine year old boys? Apparently...fart noises.
And racing:
Love this one:
And bringing back the silliness one more time:
All kids have rough days - those with autism and those without. But we still got some great photos that I'm sure Jenn will cherish as she looks back on this season of her boys' lives.
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