My friend Amy is at the course this week with her son Tristan. I photographed Tristan back in April when he was only four months old and it’s astonishing to see how much he’s developed in the intervening three months. He’s sitting up much more now and I suspect it won’t be long before he’s on the move under his own steam – he’s very happy to stand up with only the lightest support from Amy’s fingers. The most noticeable difference as I took his photo though was his reaction as I disappeared behind the camera. Back in April he would be smiling happily at me but would look very worried when I disappeared behind my camera. However, now he seems to understand that I’m still there, even though I’m hiding behind this big, black clicky contraption and as a result I caught lots more happy, smiley shots of him. I can see Tristan is going to become a regular star on my blog as the years go by!

Such a happy little guy.....and so very cute!!! They grow up so fast....but I'm glad you're there to document his growth and all those beautiful smiles!!! lookagain · 2012-07-18: 19:39

What a cutie! And such great portraits, Helen. Treasures really! danrav · 2012-07-18: 20:04

Looks like you BOTH had fun! DancingDolphin · 2012-07-18: 21:07

I like these portraits full of joy of living! And it looks like the photographer was happy also:)) josy63 · 2012-07-19: 01:22

Really cute Helen - great pics timepiece · 2012-07-19: 07:28

I absolutely adore No 3, that is such a great expression... great portraits Helen! Annbramwell · 2012-07-19: 08:00

They sure do...............Fantastic Captures mystic1 · 2012-07-20: 00:10

That first portrait, oh Helen ... that is so beautiful in many ways!!! Of course all the others are great too. Ryana · 2012-07-21: 12:05

So lovely Beautiful portraits especially the #1 helys · 2012-07-21: 14:49

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