Roland's New Photographer

The other day, my husband Matt and I were lounging around with Roland.  I had the digital camera out since I was working on a blog post, and randomly Matt decided to start taking some candid shots of Roland as he napped off and on in the living room.

Now, I need to say that my husband has always tooted his horn regarding his photography skills.  And while I have never denied his talent, I also have never really seen him in action.  All I can say is WOW.  I am so impressed with how beautiful our cat looks in the photos Matt took that afternoon.  Obviously I know our cat is an extremely good-looking boy, but I personally have never been able to capture it behind a lens, at least not in the way that Matt did.  So needless to say, he has now been deemed Lady and the Cat's official photographer!  I'm actually really excited about this, as the product photos that I've taken thus far haven't had much of a wow factor at all.  And I was blaming the camera, since our Canon isn't exactly the newest model.  Not to mention I have a slight tremor and no tripod, so taking a non-blurry photo is next to impossible, even if I prop my arms up on something stable.  I spend a great deal of energy taking mediocre pictures, and here Matt is able to pick the camera up casually, snap about fifteen photos in a matter of minutes, and all of them turn out amazing.

I'm telling you guys, he needs to pursue this further.  If you agree, leave a comment so I can show him!  Freelance photographer Matt is going to become a thing, I swear!

So without further ado, here are some of my favorites that Matt took of Roland the other day.

I was amazed at the fact that Roland literally seemed to be posing for Matt as he snapped these pictures.  Amazed and also jealous, because the dude absolutely hates it when I try to take a picture of him.  He seriously gives me the "Really, mom?!?!?!  Give me some privacy!" look as soon as I bust out a camera.  Sometimes he even retorts with an angry trill when he realizes I'm taking a picture.

For example, I tried to get a good photo of him yesterday as he napped in a grocery bag.  Because what is cuter than a cat in a bag?  As soon as he saw I was taking his photo, he yelled at me, attempted to escape the bag, and then admitted defeat and gave me the big stank eye as I continued to Instagram him.  Poor chap.

See what I mean?  And this was using a crappy iPhone...no flash or camera noises involved, and he still hated his life.  But when his daddy took his picture, by George, he turned into a regular Marcus Schenkenpurrrg and acted like he's been modeling professionally forever.

So yeah, credit where it's due for sure.  My husband is pretty much a phenomenal photographer and Roland clearly prefers him, too.  Matthew, you're hired!

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Xo*

Jess