Well I truly can't believe my first little baby is turning three. I'll spare you the "it seems like it was just yesterday" and post that on my personal blog :)
Apparently I thrive under pressure because like our last spontaneous photoshoot, this one was even more last-minute and we were battling the fading sunlight.
It was 3:30pm and I walked out to get the mail, thought Hey It's Warm! and knew it could be my only chance this frigid winter to take her 3 yr photos (along with some hat pictures for Curtsay Designs). I much prefer taking pictures with outdoor light. The light was amazing (cloudy) and they turned out perfect.
I woke her from her nap, threw some stuff in a bag, and drove down the rode real slow looking for something that would work. At first I thought railroad tracks would be cute, but they are very active tracks and I wasn't sure I could grab her quick enough if a train came roaring down on us (good idea too, because we heard 2 trains blow by that hour).
So I was tickled pink when I came up to this old hot dog joint. Can you locals guess which one it is?
I'm in love with these pictures.
They capture her so perfectly--everything that she loves at this sweet age. Everything that makes up her funny and innocent little world.
Dressing up in tutus and pettis,
cowgirl boots on the wrong feet,
funny faces,
lollypops,
tears over broken lollypops,
and of course elephants.
It just goes to show that when taking pictures you can make any location work.
You don't necessarily have to plan an elaborate photoshoot--spontaneity is good!
And if you let children be themselves, well-- your pictures will speak straight to your heart.
So grab your camera and go take some pictures of your babies and their favorite things~
Of course there's more.
Seriously so adorable! She is quite the model too. I still say she looks like you too. I love the last picture with her squished face. Oh, and of course I recognized the Circus burger joint. It's an old Cary standard. (Reminds me of high school.)
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