I finally found some time last week to complete my makeshift studio space in the basement at home, and I was thrilled to have my first model on the weekend – Faris! Faris hasn’t had the easiest first 8 months of his life, he was born with a condition called Craneosynostosis, which basically means that the plates in the skull are forming unevenly, and on top of the cosmetic asymmetry, it causes other complications like double vision. Faris is going to be admitted to Sick Kids hospital in Toronto for corrective surgery after the holidays, and since the surgery will produce a dramatic change in Faris’ appearance, Allison & Ramzi (Mom & Dad) wanted to have some photos done before the surgery.
I don’t think any of this bothered him at all, because he was in great spirits all afternoon while I blinded him with the lights in the studio, and Mom & Dad kept-up a constant barrage of whoops, whistles, songs, and rattling toys – to keep him in the game. It was a lot of fun, and I’m looking forward to having him back for a “post-op photo-op” in the New Year, after his speedy recovery!
P.S. The doctors at Sick Kids are even planning the way they do their incisions, so they won’t affect the part in Faris’ hair when he’s swimming. Crazy!
