| | Tien-Long's first ever
professional photoshoot was on Wednesday at a beautiful house in
Streatham, in S. West London. the photographer for the shoot was Debi
Treloar (http://www.debitreloar.com),
who specialises in pictures of interiors. there was a host of
staff present, including Karen from the casting agency, and Claire and
Stacey from John Lewis. two other babies (Bonnie and Isabelle) were
also there for the shoot. both had perviously done other jobs, and we originally met
Bonnie at the casting--her mum, Lisa (?) had given us friendly advice
regarding the industry (see the June 14 entry).
our baby was very restless during the two-hour shoot. we're not sure
why. perhaps all the commotion? we think it might have had to do with
not eating enough. the bottom line is that he was very shaky, fretfully
reluctant
to sit down, whereas normally he is happy to
sit on the floor. the first time he sat down was next to
Bonnie for a polaroid shot to test the lighting conditions and the
composition. once on the floor, he tensed up and fell back, hitting his
head on the carpeted surface and bursting into tears. later on, when he
had calmed down, he sat down next to the other babies, and just when he
was about to play with the lovely toys on the rug, Bonnie grabbed a
fistful of his hair and pulled hard, causing him so much pain that his
face turned red, and the tears came flooding again. it broke my heart
to see him, already fragile from bumping his head, then finally calming
down though still shaky, only to be unexpectedly attacked and caused so
much pain. when he had recovered from this assault, he sat next
to Bonnie for the shoot (around the time this first picture was taken),
only to have her repeat her earlier performance, again drawing cries of
pain. i always thought the modelling industry was cutthroat, but
this was ridiculous...
we don't know if our son
has the right temperament to be a baby
model, but we still think he is gorgeous, and we're so proud of him for
doing the shoot under hostile conditions. i suspect that simply sitting
still without toys or a book is
too boring for him (it would be for me!!!). well, we hope that you like
the enlarged scan of the polaroid. thank you to Debi for taking such
lovely photographs, and thank you to the rest of the staff for being so
warm and kind to Tien-Long.
this evening was International Evening at Kristin's school, where there
were loads of ethnic foods, games, face painting, a bouncy castle, and
live entertainment and music from both students and professionals. the
highlight was dancing with Tien-Long and Kristin to a fantastic Cuban
trio in the evening sun. the weather was beautiful as was the
company--absolutely magical. we cannot wait to dance with Tien-Long at
Summer Folk or other festivals in Canada. tomorrow, England vs
Portugal in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, and more importantly,
Thomas's birthday party and CANADA DAY!!! xx
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