How to take the perfect passport photo of your petite ange.
Step 1. Take your child to your nearest Kodak store and pretend not to notice the retail assistant balk at your request for passport pictures of your petite ange (who may or may not be licking the glass display case as you speak).
Step 2. Place your fourteen month old on a stool surrounded by bright lights, mirrors and shiny things and ask her to sit perfectly still. Direct your tiny person to look straight into the big black camera pointed at her by a strange bearded man, ensuring she keeps her head straight, mouth closed and eyes open. Did I mention she is fourteen months old? Hold your child with one hand while dancing Elmo over the camera with the other.
Step 3. Catch your child when she grows bored after approx. 30 seconds and attempts to swan dive off the stool.
Step 4. Repeat.
Step 5. After several failed attempts and countless useless images, admit, to beardy's undisguised relief, defeat. Go home and do it yourself!
The Marseillan managed to take a great passport photo of Louloute which met the ridiculous requirements of the passport people. We recently had Choupette's photos taken, this time at Australia Post and it was much easier, although at four months old she was a little more complient. Propped up in her pram, the kindly gentleman simply placed some white card behind her and managed to take the perfect (baby mug) shot.
(This is not it)
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