shower

This shower is absolutely one of my favorite occasions I've ever photographed.  The love and excitement in the room was so beautiful.  Everyone gathered to celebrate a special family and the little girl they are eagerly waiting to add to their home.  This little girl is already loved by so many.  I could say so much more but I'll let the pictures tell the story.  I also shot some film at the shower that I'll be sharing when I get my scans back.  Enjoy.

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film mama: month 3

When I received these scans I was breathless as I clicked through to see each image.  The colors!  The tones!  As a film lover those things tend to jump out at me first.  But then as I looked at them with my mama eyes I fell in love with them even more.  

This roll was shot at my inlaws' home.  Their backyard is one of her very favorite places in the world.  On this day her Grammie had found a little set of containers with magnifying glass tops for her and she immediately wanted to go outside and see what she could find.  

I only brought my F100 out with us and loaded it with film, hoping for some nice colors on an overcast day.  I kept my distance as she collected her "discoveries" as she called them.  Occasionally she would proudly come over to me to show me something she had found.  It was really a perfect childhood afternoon.  I love when I'm able to use a whole roll of film to tell a story from beginning to end, each frame freezing a little moment of a larger experience. 

Please continue around the circle to see the other beautiful film mama work this month.  Start by visiting the super talented Jayme Ford of {the} Paper Deer Photography.

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bw 365 update

It has been a little over a month since I posted about my black & white 365 project so I thought I'd do an update.  I'm still chugging along and now that we're in month four I find it to just be a part of our day and not stressful at all.  I keep the thought that I need to take some pictures in the back of my mind each day and it has really been a great way to encourage myself to keep my camera charged and ready to be used at all times.  

Sometimes the image of the day comes from a planned activity where I knew I wanted to take pictures and other days it comes from a quiet little moment that I wanted to remember.  A silly outfit she wore to the grocery store, her face while she watched "The Land Before Time" on her dvd player, her face while she sleeps.  Together, the images give me such a sense of where we are right now and give subtle hints at the ways she's growing up before my eyes.  Thanks for scrolling!

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