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Haircut: Second-Grader is Easier than a Two-Year-Old
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Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 135 mm — 1/160 sec, f/2.8, ISO 2000 — full exif
Shaggy-Haired Jedi
earlier this afternoon, in need of a trim

Anthony's hair has been getting quite shaggy, so we finally took him for a haircut today.

Today's cut was a smoother event than when he was younger...


In Need of His First Haircut
aged 1 year 2 weeks

First Cut
after and epic struggle that left no winners

I'd done that one myself, and perhaps the next one as well... his hair grew slowly but unruly...


Wild and Crazy Hair
just short of his second birthday

Half an Hour Later
not at all happy with the experience

A year later we tried a place that he and I have been going ever since, Deco, a small shop down the street. The first time we went there he sat on Mommy's lap...


Less Traumatic
three days shy of three

Bright and Happy Result

At three and a half he got his hair cut at a different place, but mostly since then it's been Deco.

And so it was today...


Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm — 1/160 sec, f/2.8, ISO 400 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Off To Deco

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 75 mm — 1/320 sec, f/2.8, ISO 1400 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Almost There
its windows are in the background, looking out from the second floor

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/320 sec, f/1.4, ISO 900 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Ready to Go

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/320 sec, f/1.4, ISO 2200 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Getting Gowned Up

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/320 sec, f/2.8, ISO 4500 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Wetted Down

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 98 mm — 1/250 sec, f/2.8, ISO 6400 — full exif & mapnearby photos
And We're Off

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/320 sec, f/2.8, ISO 4000 — full exif & mapnearby photos

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/320 sec, f/1.4, ISO 1100 — full exif & mapnearby photos
“Pretty”

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/320 sec, f/1.8, ISO 2800 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Tickley

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/320 sec, f/1.8, ISO 2800 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Extra Tickley

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/320 sec, f/1.8, ISO 2200 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Final Touches

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/320 sec, f/1.6, ISO 2000 — full exif & mapnearby photos
Shaggy No More

Comments so far....

Great photos. “Ready to Go” is my favorite. Thanks for sharing.

— comment by Earnest Barr on May 12th, 2010 at 10:17pm JST (1 year, 9 months ago) comment permalink

Man I used to love haircuts when I was a kid! Not sure why. I love the shot where he’s riding his bike down the sidewalk!

— comment by Drew on May 14th, 2010 at 12:16am JST (1 year, 9 months ago) comment permalink

It must be quite an honor to have your hair cut by Mick Jagger.

I would imagine a hair cut by Mick Jagger would be more of a horror than an honor! :-) —Jeffrey

— comment by Andrew Shieh, Sunnyvale on May 17th, 2010 at 7:58am JST (1 year, 9 months ago) comment permalink
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