Here’s a brief respite from the torrent of remodel pictures in the form of William’s first grade school picture.

Of course, he’s not physically going to class—in fact, the most recent update from the district put the return to in-person instruction on April 21, which feels like it might as well be sometime next century—so parents were left to their own devices to come up with a shot suitable for use in the yearbook. I’m loathe to pass up on opportunity to get out our real camera and experiment, and William was very patient and accommodating as I struggled to figure things out. As you can see from the photo, getting the lighting right was a real challenge.

I’m not sure whether the older kids’ school is even going to have a yearbook this year, but this process has given me a bit of motivation to try to take portraits for them, anyway: if we don’t, we’ll have a blank spot in their school picture albums for all time. I suspect they might be a tad less generous with their time, so I’ll have to be more decisive when working with them than I was with William.

If you’d like to see the full-size version of William’s photo, you can find it in his class pictures album.

Gallery: William’s Class Pictures