I have a dear friend that I met right before my wedding day five years ago. Talented in her profession (makeup and hair stylist for the finest weddings in Chicago-land), excellent cook, mom and friend. There is a quietness that I can sometimes catch (this time it was fitting that she had her signature tea…
Though I typically photograph children and families, there is a personal photography project I’ve been thinking about for a while now. I thought it would be nice to photograph seniors – the grandma and grandpa variety, not the high school variety. No clever or profound reason for it – just seems like an interesting group…
This month I actually did take photographs with my “big girl” camera as part of the “Get In the Pic” monthly blog circle, but the other day, early in the morning, I noticed this amazing (EARLY) light coming in our living room window. My teeny Bebe O and I were up bright and…
These little flowers have done pretty well this summer, considering the disparate conditions they’ve been subjected to. Torrential rains for weeks, suffocating heat following. The fact that there are blooms at all is just short of a miracle, considering my complete lack of a green thumb. I can only attribute the plant’s success…
Photographs of sleeping littles can conjure up all sorts of things, right? Awww – look at the sleeping bebe. So sweet. Just a few minutes before she wakes up and is ready to tear apart the house again… 😉 So short she’s barely tall enough to lay her head on the table (even on…
Oh my goodness – this brought tears to my eyes! I’ve been thinking about seniors lately as well… and visually recording the items that carry so much meaning for them. Well done.
Love this – so nice to see something different and spend time getting to know her <3
these are lovely portraits! i love that you are seeking out seniors to photograph i feel like the tend to stop taking portraits of themselves after their kids grow and its a shame they should continue to be photographed professionally! these are just sooo sweet and lovely!
Kate, I LOVE this. Beautiful model, sweet, sad story and such great images. Mrs. H’s personality just jumps off the page, and she seems like a pretty amazing lady. Great idea and post!
What a sweet and clever idea!! I just love your interpretation of this months blog theme.
What a sweet story. I love that you are capturing “seniors”.