It's like they always say: If at first you don't succeed in photographing your loved ones, try, try again.

Mikaël Theimer, a Montreal-based photographer, took matters into his own creative hands when his girlfriend Marion refused to pose for him -- by documenting all the ways she tried to dodge his camera.

Mikael Theimer

"She hates to pose, and she hates to be in front of the camera. So this became a little game that we have," Theimer told The Huffington Post. "Whenever I see a scene I would love to photograph her in, she has to find a way to hide her face. I find it results in much more interesting pictures than just traditional portraits."

MIKAEL THEIMER

Whether using a book, a hat or even her own hair, Theimer's girlfriend of six years goes to creative lengths to avoid the camera.

Check out the photo series below. To see more of Theimer's work, click here and here.