Conscious of his imminent departure for an overseas assignment, a Navy Dad cradles his infant son, ready to do whatever it takes to protect him. Fortunately Dad is not going to a war zone and in a few months his wife and young son will be joining him in that faraway country.
This past weekend I was privileged to attend a baby shower for the newest addition to my family. There was an official photographer for the event and he is the one who staged the first two photos. I shot around him and from different angles and generally tried to stay out of the way. The final shot was unstaged, though, and was one I grabbed while they were simply sitting on the sofa.
I am not used to taking photos of people and certainly not of babies, but I really like the way these turned out. Somehow I am fascinated by the baby’s hands and the different positions in the images—the clutching of the flag in first shot the semi-salute in the second, and the gentle grasp of his Dad’s hand in the final image.
Security? What can make you more secure than to be held in your Dad’s arms?
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Mike Powell 
Yours is the one that looks real, Mike.
Beautiful photos, Mike, of a beautiful subject 🙂 Congratulations on the newest addition to your family. What a sweet little boy! I like your photo the best simply because it isn’t “staged”.
I like your shot the best! What beautiful sentiments you expressed in this post – and I love how you captured ‘that look’ that happens when an infant gazes at a loving caregiver
Thanks. All the shots are mine in the sense that I was the one to frame the image, chose the settings, and triggered the shutter, but I know what you mean. There is definitely something special about capturing an unposed tender moment like that.