As most of you know, Santa can be a scary person for a young child.  As a children’s photographer for over 16 years, I have found that the children that are generally more frightened of the big guy are, 18 months to 2 years old.   Over the past 7 years Santa and I have been working together, to capture the memories of your little ones.  We have found that we have the most successful visits with these age children when,   1. The child doesn’t feel pressured by Mom & Dad to “sit on Santa’s lap”   and  2. The child is given some time to explore their surroundings and feel more comfortable or safe in the present situation.   It is my recommendation that, if you have a child in this age range,  make sure that you are taking them to a place to visit Santa where you do not have to wait for long periods of time to see him, and you do not feel rushed when it is finally your turn.   At our studio, we schedule visits with Santa so that when you get here to see him, the child has time to get acclimated to their surroundings and sit across the room while Mom and/or Dad have a conversation with Santa (he has lots of stories to tell) Santa, will include your child in the conversation until they feel more comfortable with him, with that, in most cases Santa will have your child in his lap, smiling and enjoying the visit.  Remember, Santa has many years experience with children, he knows just the right things to say and do to get your child to trust him.  

 For the older children, Santa spends plenty of time with them talking about what they want for Christmas, or just simply what is on your childs mind at that particular time.  Santa enjoys these visits as much as your children do.  The sparkle in a childs eyes when they see him is pricless.  And to capture that sparkle in a portrait is one of the things Santa and I both love about our holiday season.