Dramatic

I had a blast shooting this girl. She's got the acting bug so she was pretty comfortable doing anything I asked, and she did most of the poses herself. Easy peasy for me. We shot on top of a parking garage for some in full sun. I love it. I wanted to post a million of those, but I refrained. Here are some of my faves. I've been trying to make this first posted pic bigger and I can't--but it's one of my favorite series pics I've ever done. I posted the first picture again so you could see it closer.

Knockout

Check this girl. Knockout. I know her from church. Thing is, she's as sweet as anyone could be. Love her. And she's smart and so fun to shoot. She wanted to do some jumps and I was so excited--it was super fun to do. And the day was absolutely beautiful. Couldn't be happier.

Little boys

I love little boys. Mostly because I have one now. But there is something about those eyes and those chubby cheeks that makes you just want to take a bight out of them. I know you know that feeling. How cute is this boy? And check out the way the family looks at each other. You can see that runs deep. Very very sweet to capture.

I've always wanted

I have ALWAYS ALWAYS wanted to shoot at an amusement park. But we don't have one in AZ, and the State Fair--uh uh, too dirty. So my husband and I were driving and saw this by a local mall. So excited. So we got the girls dressed in whatever, and headed down there. Have to admit, it didn't turn out like I wanted. I wanted an awesome picture of the kids together that I could blow up HUGE on canvas. But they were just too excited. The brown headed one couldn't quit dancing because of the music playing on one of the rides (it was all techno). So we blew $20 and had some fun. I played with shutter speed on the swings and it was tough, I think I figured out what to do next time though. Check it.

Not for sale

I'm supposed to be editing a session I just did, but when I opened up the folder I found these, I had forgotten they were on that memory card. What a fantastic surprise. I love this kid. I'm keeping her. I took her with me to return a lens I rented and, after a stop at Sonic for happy hour, we did a little shoot at a spot I always wanted to stop at. I love love love this girl. It's fun watching her personality develop mostly into a sarcastic and witty personality--which I am very proud of. And those freckles. Love them. And that hair--for real---couldn't be more gorgeous.

Those locks

How gorgeous is her hair?! I want naturally chocolatey, shiny hair. This girl was friends with the French horn girl (I don't use names on my blog) a few blogs previous, so she came along. That was fun. And as you can see she brought books. I wanted to post so many shots with the books, but I was good and narrowed it down. The lighting on this shoot was fantastic. Loved it.