A grandmother brought  her grandson over the other day for a portrait.  I had to think this one through for a moment.  The baby was about 6 months old.  He was to big for the newborn look and not old enough to sit up in some of the props that I normally use.  I decided to lay him on his belly on a bench I recently acquired and photograph him in window light.  It turned out to be a good decision.  I loved the soft wrap-around light that the large bank of windows gave me.  His hair was combed to stand up in the middle of his head adding a wonderful air of interest to the images.   Babies can be a challenge, but I find that if I pull some of the tricks up my sleeve and be patience I can get what I need for an interesting image.  I eventually switched to studio lighting and  made the image of the baby with his father.  I dropped it into black an white, producing an image with impact that reveals the relationship between father and son.  Dad was very patient with me and his son who was rapidly tiring of the photography session.  I would like to have gone on for a while, but the baby was telling me he was done so we wrapped it up.  I think I got some beautiful images.  I’ve come to enjoy photographing our Utah children.  They are so innocent and full of joy.  In Utah we have a lot of them and that means more fun for this Utah photographer.