Last week, I met up with Declan on his nine month birthday for a little portrait session. Nine months old is probably my favorite age to photograph. Most babies at this age can sit up and stand up well on their own…but won’t run away from you. Sure, a lot of them are crawling, but if I can make enough silly noises…they tend to stay (mostly) still. The only possible challenge of this age is teething…which creates fussy babies…and along with that, smiling. For example, my sweet baby was all smiles at six months old. Somewhere around eight to nine...