Last Friday, I took my kids up to the studio for Easter pictures with the live bunnies. Now, as a photographer, these are my ABSOLUTE least fave pics to take, because live bunnies make for INSANE sessions. Photographing children is hard enough without adding live animals into the mix. As soon as you get the kids posed, the crazy bunny is hopping off...or peeing/pooping on a child, eating their expensive easter clothes, or my personal favorite... humping a baby's head. And yes...these have all happened to me while photographing bunny pics.
This year, we had three bunnies. The first day, one of the bunnies could not stop humping everything...so we left him at home the second day. The second day, one of our remaining two bunnies had some diahrea issues. We even had to hold up sessions for about 15 minutes at one point to scrub the diahrea off his belly & feet in the sink, and blowdry him with the hairdryer...talk about FUN.
So, with that preface, here is what happened when my kids came in. Of all the sessions I have ever photographed in my 10 years as a photographer...this session was the worst by a mile...no, by 100 miles. Seriously, who raised these kids?????
So, I bring my kids in, pose them...and hand Dawson a bunny. I reach for the next bunny to hand Andi...and of course there is diahrea EVERYWHERE. So now, my kids are going to have to share a bunny...great, they don't share. In this pic, I just told Andi she couldn't hold the bunny in the cage.
Now, Andi is about to whack Dawson on the head for touching 'her' bunny.
Dawson is now trying to keep the bunny away from Andi.
Andi is now pinching Dawson's arm & twisting it behind him for taking 'her' bunny.
So, I took the bunny away. Dawson is pouting...Andi is running away.
We took the bunny & Dawson out of the picture...this is what I got from her.
Then of course, the allergic reaction began. She began sneezing about 20 times in a row, broke out in hives on her face & arms, her eyes turned blood shot & started to swell shut, and her lips swoll really big.
Needless to say, there will NEVER be another bunny session for my kids. We did get some really great shots of them & I will post those later. For now, I am just enjoying the 'real life' photos.
4 comments:
Oh Alyssa! This was so hilarious to read although I'm sure not nearly as funny living it. Thank you so much for sharing the story & the photos. We cracked up this morning.
I can't wait to read your blog in 15 years when you show them these pictures. I am sure it was aweful, but too funny at the same time.
You crack me up! I never knew bunnies could be so difficult. Never mind the kids!
I LOVE this!!!! I wish we could see everyone's "nightmare" pics!
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