It was a beautiful summer night. As Matt had gone golfing somewhere far away, Leo, Jonas and I decided to have an adventure of our own, and drove over to the South Side Works. We walked over to the Hot Metal Street bridge for a beautiful view of downtown Pittsburgh and the Monongahela River.
I so very much wanted a photo of Leo sitting on the bridge, with the long line of the railing leading up to him. Bribery was successful at getting him into position.
“Okay, Leo – could you make more of a regular face and don’t look so unhappy?”
“Ummmm… not quite, can you just relax?”
“But look at me… and not quite so miserable?”
“Ok, Leo, just relax, PLEASE and we’ll be done.”
Yep. We were done.
Sigh.
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Oooh, I’ve been in this situation more times than I can count! Next time this happens try distraction by asking a completely out of the blue question….. and of course be ready! “Do you think Spiderman could swim underwater?” ” Are dogs your fave animal….or do you prefer cats?”…… chit chat…chit chat. You just might make your subject forget what you WANT from them for a second, and that’s all you need. Oh well….. sometimes it works!
Oh my! I’m just laughing over here! I love the series of shots of Leo. Oh my! They are priceless!
I know exactly how you feel. I like Annie’s tips.