I scoured my photo library on my phone to see if there were any portrait contenders for ‘Today’s Portrait’ but alas, I photograph food, spontaneous group pictures, the dogs, the house, garden, you name it, anything bar closeup and intimate portrait moments. The only answer was to crop and cut on a few ‘action’ pictures!
I did not even take this photo of Thor, rather daddy did a month or two ago whilst playing on our neighbours climbing frame! I did the crop however!
I had to go back one year for Tara’s finest closeup! As you may remember several months ago she stole scissors from school and badly cut hers, Thor’s and Aaliyah’s fringes. Caleb and Amritsar survived relatively unscathed!
Did you know that it was 1960’s fashion photographer David Bailey who masterminded the close crop idea? Cutting the picture in so close makes a more intimate connection with the photographed and the viewer! Do you think it works? Excuse the subject – well, I had to include myself in this didn’t I? On reflection, maybe cutting in works better in action pics – lol. Have a good day!
Diary of a Gay Dad. I am a full time dad to five young children. 
They’re all great photos! The kids have such beautiful expressions on their faces–distinctive yet infectious.
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Thank you Tre 🤔 Finding a portrait in itself at their age can be a mission. That’s why I generally go with what’s going on in the moment!
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You have a beautiful family.
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We thank our two lovely egg donors for everything, but we also thank our three amazing surrogates for making our family possible 💕💕thank you for your comment Kristie, I hope you are managing okay. And thank you for your stay at home tips! We’re going to try a few things out in these coming days. Hugs from us all x
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((HUGS)) right back to you all.
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Such beautiful children and a handsome dadda!
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Thank you Margie for such a lovely comment 🙏 I have to run, it’s that witching hour before bed and Thor is proving difficult!!!
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Beautiful family! You are Blessed!
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Thank you for that really nice comment Greg. The children’s looks we always put down to the beauty of our two egg donors! 🤔
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