Child Labor

Lottie and I took Adam to his first (and probably only) modeling job today. We got there in plenty of time, so we walked further up the road and found a nice temple. After a little digging on the internet, I believe it was Yuten-ji Temple, built in 1718, in honor of a famous Buddhist monk. I managed to talk Adam into posing with the torii gates as a warm up for his job.

This temple is famous for its cherry trees. We're a little late for those, but it was nice and peaceful.

Once we got to the studio, we had to wait for the girls to finish up. After a half hour, they were ready for Adam and Carter (the other 3 year old model). How many people does it take to dress a child model?

Lottie says, "Hey, where's MY attention?" There were plenty of assistants ready and willing to play with her too.

Lottie spent a lot of Adam's shoot cuddled up right next to the photographer. Good thing they like kids!

I missed taking pictures of the first outfit, but this was the second. Cute Chuck Taylors.

I never had to help change him - they whisked him away to the lofted area and dressed him.

Adam LOVED all the attention.

They took some shots of the two boys together. Color coordinated! And yes, that IS a tie printed on the tee shirt.

Only three women helping fix his clothes now. Written on the back of that shirt in giant letters? GLASSES.

Chris thinks this look is the return of grunge.

An elephant puppet does a lot to lift a tired baby's spirits at the end of a photo shoot.

Adam enjoys his treats at the train station after the job. He's practicing his best peace sign; trying to be a good Japanese.

Adam had a great time at the photo shoot. At the end, he told me he was ready to do it again! What a fun experience. We are looking forward to seeing the pictures in an actual catalog!