A few weeks ago I asked Zoe if she would let me take some pictures so we could make a Valentines day card for her to give out in school. She said no and I decided I would not bug her about it. I held out a little hope that she would “let” me take some pictures of her, but tried not to push it. Last Sunday, I was out running errands and decided to get some of the boxed cards for the kids to give out. 5 minutes after I got home, without knowing what I had just bought, Zoe asked me if I would take some pictures of her..umm yes. It was a little too bright out , pretty windy, and the big game was going to start, but I was willing to take what I could get. I gave her a lollipop to keep her happy and when she struck the pose with the lollipop in front of her lips, I knew that would be the card. I put the photo on a piece of cardstock, added a lollipop and voila..it was done.
She was nice enough though to let me play for a few more minutes and I really love some of the photos I got. When she is being her sassy self and pushing my buttons on a day to day basis, I don’t always “see” her. I really love what I can see when I look at her through my camera..those big blue eyes, the adorable freckles and the perfect lips.
And for my photographer friends. These were all shot with my 50 1.4 at 2.2..I’m thinking 2.2 is the “sweet spot”, don’t you think?! They were all processed using the new TRA presets that I have been wanting to play around with, the only thing I did to them in photoshop is add my logo. The more I can do in lightroom, the happier I am and the TRA presets make me happy.
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Linda - stunning. so beautiful. love them all.
Brooke Snow - She’s adorable! I love the pictures! She’ll have the cutest Valentine in her whole class! What a fun mom you are! Way to go!
Lailah - I never get tired of looking at your images of Zoe, you always manage to capture her in different ways every time. That shows what a fantastic photographer you are.
Aimee Pool - Great Job Michelle, I love them!!
Christina B - This is so beautiful.. I love LOVE the V card you made. adorable.
love all the different angles you take of zoe.
Marnie Mac - Okay……I could stare at these photos all day and she’s not even my child!
pam - oh for goodness sake!!!! michelle…how much to get you to come to the east coast???? really!!!! i NEED you to take shots of my girls…you do an AMAZING job!!!! xo
jenberry - love that 3rd color close-up. which preset was it? it’s so sharp as well. beautiful.
Krista Lund - love these! and love the new tra lr presets too!
michelle - Thanks everyone for the nice comments.
Pam..I am going o have to figure something out one of these days..I would LOVE to photograph you and your beautiful stylish girls..it would be a dream!
Jen..I am bad about keeping track of what I used when I keep playing, I will try and recreate it and let you know!
Marnie..You can have her to stare at in person ; )
ajira - Stunning Michelle. Really. What a gorgeous little madam you’ve got there. The valentine’s card is precious!!