"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." (2 Corinthians 4:18)

Friday, August 21, 2015

School Days, School Days...




 
H is approaching a major milestone next week when she begins school for the very first time.  Yep, kindergarten arrived before I was ready for it.  And from the looks of it, perhaps before H was ready too.  She looks a little uncertain.  Ha!  Truly, she's excited...but I just thought these shots were too funny to discard.

Thanks to my sweet friend who loaned me some vintage props...the cool globe and chalkboard and easel and the amazing vintage desk.  And let me tell you, that desk is HEAVY.  My hope and plan was to do this in a vacant field at golden hour, but we girls couldn't lift the desk by ourselves.  So we did it in our neighbor's side yard before the sun got too high.  Not my first choice...but good enough...and a LOT more convenient.  

Bob wonders why I chose the vintage theme instead of shooting her with a computer...more appropriate for 2015.  Because this was too much fun.  Prepare yourself for way too many school shots over the next days.  This is a big deal for the first grandchild and I haven't been shooting too much lately.  I still have pool pictures to process and SOMEDAY I will get to them.  Ha!













































Thursday, August 6, 2015

Carefree...



These just look like the carefree days of summer, don't they?  Love the color combo and her genuine, natural, relaxed smiles.  This is the end of my 10 minute practice shoot....next up? Swimming pictures, once I get a chance to process them.  Still way behind following my wrist injury, but I'm getting there!

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Daddy is funny!


We always get the cutest expressions when Daddy is acting out behind me.  Love love those freckles and that one little dimple....

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Channeling Pippi...


I had just shown her a picture of Pippi Longstocking and this was what I got!  lol

Monday, August 3, 2015

Keep your finger on the shutter button...


Keep your finger ready on the shutter button, because things change quickly when you're five. One minute you're showing off your dimple (above)...


The next you're tickled by something funny that Daddy did....


And sometimes you decide to give us a preview of a teenager! 

Sunday, August 2, 2015

On the serious side...




I'm trying to get out of the habit of asking her to smile....so that means we get some serious shots.  I actually love them...especially that top one, which is close enough to show her cute freckles and her captivating blue eyes....or maybe it's the second one where she's pondering something....OR....the third one with the Mona Lisa smile. Ha ha!  Decisions, decisions...

Saturday, August 1, 2015

A prop always helps...


After our 4th of July celebration, we had a few extra minutes so I grabbed H for a little portraiture practice.  My goal is to capture her looking natural.  A prop always helps!  She loves my mini pinwheels...especially when they match her clothes!