1. Find the biggest, most beautiful patch of bluebonnets.
2. Make sure it is not next to a 70 mph freeway when you are dealing with small run-a-ways.
3. Check out the horizon. Who would want a gas station, parking lot, or big rig in their photo.
4. Time it with the kids: everyone must be in a good mood.
5. Time it with yesterday's weather: nothing like stomping through mud to get to the patch.
6. Time it with today's weather: sunny is always good.
7. Time it with tomorrow's weather: nothing like tomorrow having better weather than today and you feel the need to once again, drag your kids to the side of the highway.
8. Watch out for rattlers, yes SNAKES, we are in Texas.
9. Tell your kids they can pick up liter AFTER the pictures are taken.
10. "SAY CHEESE" and bribe the kids with McD's following the photo shoot.
But now that we are in Austin, I have a few more to add to the list:
11. Watch out for the hidden/burried cactus.
12. There are more spiders than snakes here.
13. We are not scared of the speeding cars, but the bicycle gangs (if you have ever driven on 360 here, you know what I am referring to!)
14. And WHICH bluebonnet patch to use. Every 100 yards, there is another just as gorgeous with breathtaking backgrounds!
Here are some blooper shots. I did seem to capture some great ones this year...lucky me!
