One of my favorite kind of smiles

is a smile with freshly lost teeth!

Those of you know know me know that this is one of my favorite times to photograph a child. This is such a "moment," such a great capture of childhood. She will never look like this again! I have clients call to reschedule shoots because their child just lost a tooth, but I tell them to come in anyway. It's really an awesome time to do a portrait.

Meet my daughter's good friend, M. I have been dying to take a picture of my daughter this way (with two missing front teeth), but I am afraid it's just not gonna happen. She already lost one of her front teeth, and the 2nd one has been hanging on for months. So thanks for letting me capture this special smile for you, M!

Hat from: Bella Bows

"Jack-O-Lantern Smiles"

I had the pleasure of meeting these two brothers over the weekend. What a riot they were. And so handsome - you just know that these guys will be breaking the hearts of high school girls in a few years.

The younger brother had recently lost a tooth. I am pointing this out because I often get a call from a parent wanting to reschedule a session because their child just lost a tooth. I seriously love to photograph kids who just lost teeth! Those "jack-o-latern smiles" are so darn cute and if you think about it, those kids will never look that way again. What a perfect moment in time to document them, as it says so much about their age and what's happening in their lives at that time.





A&A, thanks for playing along with my silliness. I hope the Tooth Fairy was good to you!