I Heart Faces - Let Them Be Little

Two of the cutest little kids from church after they picked some peaches off our tree on a warm afternoon. I love how she's utterly oblivious to the fact that her pants are falling down. :-)

I Heart Faces - Tickled Pink

I love this candid shot of my dear friend Lily in her adorable pink and black dress with its impeccably matched stripes. You've probably seen this before if you have been reading my blog, in the uncropped version from the 50's shoot... just a different take with slightly different editing.

By the way... do you like the rounded corners on the pictures or not? I'm trying to decide if I should do that on all my pictures from here on out. :-)

I Heart Faces - Hands

My friend and I went to a concert at the Lyon & Healy harp factory and before the concert started the showroom was open and we got to play the harps! There are probably at least 50 harps on the floor and you can play any and all of them! It was so much fun and the concert was incredible. I can't wait to go back. :-)

Little Boys + Baseball Field = Perfection

Our church had our annual softball game a couple of weeks ago and I got some adorable shots of one of the cutest little guys on the face of the earth. There is just something about a little boy with a baseball (or softball, whatever!), at a baseball field. And wearing a blue t-shirt that's just a little too big.

I've been taking pictures of him basically since he was born, but now he's old enough to be aware of the camera and smile on demand! :-)

And he can throw like you wouldn't believe for not even being two yet.

Stinker!

Playing peek-a-boo!

He's already taking after his daddy and practicing sliding into base

(ok, actually he sat down and then stuck his feet in the air)

One of my favorites!

The End. ;-)

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. :-)