Just before sundown...

I love spontaneous photo shoots... nobody is worrying about getting the perfect shot; you're just having fun playing around and then you have a pleasant surprise when your pictures come out good. :-)

My beautiful friend Lauren was dragged (literally) into posing by my sis, and did quite an excellent job I might add! Hurray, I have pictures of somebody outside of my family! LOL!

I think this one is my favorite. I love the composition and the soft light and her relaxed pose.

I need a hay field. Badly.

I took it anyway. ;-)

This one converted well to black and white... Lauren, my dear, you are gorgeous!

Probably second favorite!

Oh yes, there's the cowboy again... this one's candid (love it when those candid shots turn out!)

Awww.... friends sittin' in a field at sunset.... *happy sigh*

I Heart Faces - A Touch of Sun

We spent the evening at our friends' house, and they have a hay field on their property. Whenever I drive by a field with those big round bales of hay I'm so tempted to stop and take pictures, so this was the perfect opportunity to finally do it! I've also never really shot at sunset, and now I think I'm hooked... all that beautiful, golden haze! It makes me happy. I'll be posting more pictures from that evening soon. My "adopted brother" very obligingly posed for me; I told him to "stand with his back against the hay bale, fold his arms, and look manly." Score!

The Flutist

Here is my last installment of the series of photos from Pine Crest! This may be my favorite from the portrait sessions. My very talented sister, who sews amazing outfits and plays the piano beautifully, also dabbles in flute and so we did a flute session! I apologize to you all if you are sick of seeing my sister by now, but this comes of her being the only available model. :-)

Who could resist twirling in that dress?

And thus concludes the Pine Crest visit! I hope you've enjoyed seeing all the pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them. :-)

Drop Studios Backdrop Giveaway Winner

First off, I have to apologize for the lack of posts recently. I have been dealing with some carpal tunnel-ish symptoms and so I've been away from the computer and not really able to post. I'm doing better now and have some braces to wear at the computer so hopefully I'll get back to posting a bit more regularly!

Ok, now for the giveaway results! The randomly drawn winner of the beautiful solid color photography backdrop from Drop Studios is..... *drumroll please*

Comment #23 - Allison!

Congratulations, Allison! Please email me with your mailing address and your color choice from the solid color backdrops to claim your prize!
Thanks to everyone who entered!