Since I usually enlist my kids or my extended family to be in front of my camera, my practice has been on blondies, reds, and sandies. Most of them with gorgeous blue eyes and a couple with rich chocolate eyes. But the skin tones have all been fair and pasty. So I was excited when my friend asked if I'd photograph her beautiful children before the oldest returns to school. Gorgeous dark hair and eyes and beautiful brown tones in the skin. She was mostly hoping to get THE Christmas photo, but many of my favorites were the silly ones.