Wendy + Kodie + Cole

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a teenage boy in the presence of a photographer, will be never….ever….be in the state of mind to smile.

As a “girl”…it never ceases to amaze me that guys have to put on such a “serious” look for pictures! At first it would stress me out…I was panicked to see how few pictures Shawn would bring back of truly happy boys…I’d lecture him, plead with him, “You HAVE to make them smile”!! I’ve come to realize it’s just boys. NOW I can even find the humor in going through the photos and sifting through all the grimacing, tight-lipped, on the verge of laughing, and sometimes downright tortured expressions that Shawn manages to capture of boys…most of which will NEVER make it on the blog.

Even my own son (who is the happiest, most smiley child in the world – on most days) to my chagrin, showed me his best “serious face” when I asked him how he was going to smile for his school pictures. I could only laugh…

Shawn jokes and says “smiling is a sign of weakness”…pllssstttt

This brings us to our next family! Shawn took Kodie’s senior pics earlier this summer and we were thrilled when Wendy scheduled a family session! When I loaded the pictures I had to laugh! As you can see, Cole is smiling below…but boy, did EVERYONE have to work at it!

Enjoy!