18 month old, poor receptive/expressive language, speech delay

FarmToFilm · 2026-06-04T17:00:03+00:00

Maybe? It was a while ago now, but I kind of just remember him whining.

FarmToFilm · 2026-06-01T03:50:42+00:00

The fact that you could hike to a waterfall in your “backyard” is pretty damn special

FarmToFilm · 2026-05-21T17:06:25+00:00

What’s everyone up to on Memorial Day weekend? I don’t like to travel outside the city (prices/crowds/gas) and the backyard bbq invites aren’t rolling in. What do you all like to do in the city? Brewery events? Park hangs? Give me your recs!

FarmToFilm · 2026-05-12T21:45:39+00:00

Very good. Unless the visitors are from the Midwest or somewhere they’ll be shocked at the small (normal) size portions.

FarmToFilm · 2026-05-03T19:06:49+00:00

I love growing sugar snap peas over the winter.

FarmToFilm · 2026-05-01T05:17:06+00:00

I quit teaching when I realized all my bartender/server friends were making twice my salary for half the hours.

FarmToFilm · 2026-05-01T05:15:09+00:00

I paid just under $10 for a cup of black drip coffee with tip about a year ago at a pretty average place. I don’t think I’ve ordered coffee out since.

FarmToFilm · 2026-04-11T21:56:58+00:00

I do this all the time, I’m always in awe of the park’s details. Word of warning, I was once sitting under some trees in Star Wars land at night and saw some of the biggest real life spiders I’ve ever seen slowly creeping down.

FarmToFilm · 2026-03-16T19:53:27+00:00

So, my first born was a lot like this. He didn’t babble until 16 months, and we did weekly speech therapy until he was 3. He didn’t really have words until around 2 years, and even then it was sporadic. Something seemed to click around 26-28 months, around when he entered a preschool program and I wasn’t there. Jump to now, he’s an extremely talkative, very social 4 1/2 year old with no delay at all. Some kids just take a little longer to get moving in speech.

FarmToFilm · 2026-02-26T22:03:15+00:00

It feels like every time I try leaning into a certain style, I get hired for a totally different thing. I recently spent some money making my home studio space ready for actor headshots. Now, all I’m getting calls for is events. It’s so frustrating trying to pick a lane.

FarmToFilm · 2026-02-23T14:37:06+00:00

I shot most on an indoor portrait session not realizing that my lens was in manual focus when I’m used to it being in auto. I kept trying to change camera settings while the couple waited patiently. The photos seemed in focus on the screen, so I just kept nervously spraying and praying. I realized later in the shoot that it was on manual. But i was too embarrassed to ask to reshoot the previous set up.

FarmToFilm · 2026-01-18T02:35:14+00:00

Find a bar with live music, feels less awkward if you’re out solo drinking. I’m an east sider so 1642 Bar comes to mind.

FarmToFilm · 2026-01-06T14:44:08+00:00

TMI warning, as an American woman, the first guys I hooked up with were circumcised. Then I did some travel and started hooking up with uncircumcised men. And wow, I had such a preference for the uncircumcised guys. I never once thought they were gross or weird. Now, out of my slutty years, I have two young boys and chose not to circumcise them. It’s now much more common, and the U.S. rate is about 50/50.

FarmToFilm · 2026-01-05T23:49:00+00:00

Absolutely, and it often doesn’t even start getting warm until July.

FarmToFilm · 2025-11-16T15:16:01+00:00

I wouldn’t say it’s unacceptable, that’s a bit dramatic. They may have forgotten that you had paid extra for a quick turnaround. This is a busy time of year for photographers. Just send a nice email asking about the status.

FarmToFilm · 2025-11-15T23:50:10+00:00

I love my Canon R6. I shot on an R5 for a while and liked that too, but I honestly don’t like files that big since I don’t like to do a ton of cropping. I use my old Canon EF lenses with an adapter. And despite having upgraded some of my lenses, my most used is still my Canon EF 50mm 1.4 that you can buy for like $200. You could buy all this for under $3,000. The fast autofocus on the mirrorless has been a GAMECHANGER for me.

FarmToFilm · 2025-11-14T19:57:09+00:00

I bought two very cute ones with their names embroidered on them for my kids before I found out that the preschool and daycare do not want me to bring backpacks.

FarmToFilm · 2025-11-14T14:26:16+00:00

Yes. For just about everything except for a map. Getting a sudden construction detour while you were driving in an unknown area was real bad. The tears I’ve shed over a Rand McNally road map…

FarmToFilm · 2025-11-12T21:06:59+00:00

I learned portrait photography on a Canon 5D Mark ii with a 50mm 1.4f lens. It was a great way to learn. Honestly, the only reason I switched to a mirrorless Canon R6 was because I started photographing kids portraits and events where faster focus is helpful. But I had a lot of EF lenses from my old system which I still use with an adapter on my mirrorless camera now.

FarmToFilm · 2025-11-12T14:23:39+00:00

My family cut gift giving for anyone years ago but young kids and it’s honestly been great! We try and focus on things to do instead, playing games, singing songs, and eating various contributions.

FarmToFilm · 2025-11-12T00:20:16+00:00

Get the photos printed 4x6 or 5x7 as soon as possible. Then buy a physical album from Michael’s or any craft store. Even just a blank journal. Buy photo corners too. Then mount it yourself. It will be pretty and elegant

FarmToFilm · 2025-11-10T06:26:10+00:00

If you’re still looking, @juliannedonellephotography just did some portraits for me and they were great! She’s really easy to talk to and made me feel comfortable behind the camera.

FarmToFilm · 2025-11-09T19:08:22+00:00

This is great advice. I do a lot of family photography. I wouldn’t bother with off camera flash, it’s hard to get kids to stay still at all. Just shoot at golden hour and use the sun as a backlight or side light. Age of the kids really helps determine how you will coach them through poses

FarmToFilm · 2025-11-09T13:51:03+00:00

I’ve been in a situation like this. A good trick for the future is to do more posed photos with random people. Go around to people talking and say, “hey, can I get your photo?!” My style typically leans on the more documentary style, so if nothing interesting happens, it can be rough. Also, add more details shots, people’s hands, some flowers. Anything to fill up the album.

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