you’ll hopefully be seeing a little more of these emma & isabelle (& perhaps their pretty friend who was there the day i met them) in the coming months…thanks to their mom heidi (& their aunt jodi). i noticed these two beautiful faces at a gospel concert we attended in marblehead a few months ago. what drew me to them was their spirit … i saw love & laughter and a spark of mischief and mentioned to jodi that i was looking for girls to work with on the little witches series and a few others i’ve been sketching out and thankfully the girls were excited! so wanted to share a few from our first little get together last week – i’m entranced. especially with those missing teeth!

i wanted to explore this week’s theme and kept an eye out … i think i was too intent on finding the perfect match when looking back now there were opportunities that showed up – vintage china patterns, advertisement on antique, ribbon in a little one’s hair. instead, i waited until monday to a meet & greet with these two beauties i hope to work with more often. it’s a loose interpretation with floral print garments (& a few portraits with an easter lilly). my lesson learned is to capture what is in front of me throughout the week and let my imagination run a little more freely….

please continue on to Carrie Hyche in Wheatland, WY and the others in the circle to see the beautiful work this week.

one thing that I’m always interested in is the relationships we form when we’re kids. Think of it now – who was your bestest friend forever when you were just shy of ten? Do you know where they are today? What their life is like? Who they’ve become? So few of us – myself included – retain a friendship that spans a lifetime. I’m fortunate to have one I’ve known since fifteen, but not since before ten. I can remember who that was for me then – and seeing these two together this weekend gave me a hint of what those days must have felt like.

laughter
loud & unrestricted
chaos
fleeting & revered
we play
we eat
we meltdown in safety
we sleep
& dream
never ending tomorrows

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I can’t get this new photograph out of my mind – it says so much without words – and I feel it on such a deep level that I’m rendered speechless.

Sweet, soft, lovely beautiful boy…welcome to the world Jayden @ one week old! & congratulations L&T…what a little looker!

Selecting one image from a session sounds pretty straightforward…and acclaimed wedding photographer Jeff Ascough makes it look so effortless. I’ve followed his Photograph of the Week series for almost a year as his insights are inspiring & informative, & his thoughts around his choice for Week 41 relate well to a recent session & one’s ability to notice.

“It’s the ability to notice, study and observe combined with an eye for light and composition that makes you a photographer…”

I won’t profess to have arrived in terms of the discipline & trust this requires, but it is part of my thinking at every session. Which brings me to the Selected from a recent children’s session. I wanted to get a few of mother/daughter interacting without me in their face and sort of hid alongside and behind the refrigerator. In looking at the scene, I noticed the reflection in the refrigerator and positioned myself to place the emphasis on the mother’s face. The image really shows the real day-to-day of a wonderful mother who spends a lot of time playing with her little one. The other two I’d wanted going in were ones showing her lovely eyelashes (love this angle for children) and profile (bonus that she was at her crib).

So…I have it on pretty good authority that this little one doesn’t smile all that often. Well, she does actually, but in between a lot of interesting curious expressions. What a delightful day with this little one – active & on the go…from one room of playful goodies to another. She was a kick in the pants. Who knew that “whooo whooo” could get such a giggle. And her Mama’s, “you’re so fresh” about did me in. I loved it! Thank you Bonnie & Andrew (& Olivia) for a wonderful day! And if I may say – you’re a good looking family! Here’s a preview of what’s to come and yes, Olivia smiles!