July 26, 2007 | Everyday Life, Photography
I got a call last week from work, they wanted to know if I had kids. As a matter of fact I do, I have 3 girls one which we shipped off for a few weeks to brat camp. They needed children for their photo shoot(I drive school bus). So, reluctantly I said yes.
Well, today was the big day. I took my 2 youngest girls down to the office/bus yard for hopefully some uneventful shots. Not the case, my 6 year old suddenly had a bad case of shyness. Oh great, one starts and the other one follows, so needless to say they missed the first shots with all the kids in the group photo. This mama begged, pleaded, and finally bribed my 6 year old and 4 year old with 50$ toys at the toy store that they so desperately wanted last week while we were shopping there. The group shot ended and we all made our way outside to do the school bus shot, yeah the school bus.
What kid does not like being on a school bus? Apparently mine only like the school bus when mama is on with them or they attend a field trip with their class and I am not around. OK, mama managed to bring them on the bus, sit them down and get off the bus. They stayed on for 20 minutes knowing that they could see me before the lady brought them both off in sobbing tears It was like someone was killed or tortured the way the came off the bus crying.
OK, about 1/2 hour later mama got back on the bus with the girls and I sat in another seat, they managed to get their photos taken for about 20 minutes. Yay! We made some progress.
Next set of shots was all the kids boarding the bus 3 at a time, the girls managed to do that pretty good when they realized they did not have to stay on the bus and sit forever. Then unfortunately Mama was designated to be the school bus driver for a few shots. Yay. Nothing like wearing a shirt that is 20 sizes too big and being taped at the back so you cannot move or bend with the fear if you do it’ll all come undone. My girls did awesome with that shot, and decided that since Mama is standing at the bus doors that they would both give me a high five. I know the photographer got that shot because he stopped for a minute to look at the last shot and showed his co-worked and had they had a little chuckle. Mission accomplished!
On to the next set of shots. They were looking for a mini van, Of course I have one! What mother with 3 kids doesn’t. So, I volunteered my van, brought it in and set it up for the shot. Lunch time! Yay, I sent the girls inside with all the other kids, they went without me! We came back out after lunch, of course I was volunteered to play the mom in the next set of shots -thanks Chris! 
The girls ended up being in that shot along with 2 other boys. It was alot of fun!
I wonder if the girls and I will appear in newspaper ads all over Calgary? The girls think it is cool that they may see themselves in the newspaper. All is said and done and we had a great time, however, it did cost me a couple of 50$ toys.
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