On that note, I thought I'd share some of the random little pictures I took yesterday in my wanderings. :)
Encouragement of the day: Take a moment, slow down, and appreciate the lovely little things around you!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
It's In The Little Things
Lately, it seems I've rediscovered my love of macro photography. I just love how it can turn the smallest, most simple things into beautiful and intriguing photographs. Whenever I pull out my macro lens and go hunting for pictures, it always makes me stop and notice the little things. I find myself discovering beauty in places I never would have looked before. This is one of the things I love about photography - it grounds me, brings me down to earth, and forces me to slow down and just appreciate the loveliness of the world around me.
On that note, I thought I'd share some of the random little pictures I took yesterday in my wanderings. :)
Encouragement of the day: Take a moment, slow down, and appreciate the lovely little things around you!
On that note, I thought I'd share some of the random little pictures I took yesterday in my wanderings. :)
Encouragement of the day: Take a moment, slow down, and appreciate the lovely little things around you!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
You were once wild. Don't let them tame you.
I originally put all these photographs up on Facebook, however it basically squashed the quality out of them, so instead I decided to post the majority of these photographs up on my blog. That way, I also get to write about them! I think this may become my new habit.
Basically, this photo shoot was the brainchild of a very late night in waffle house. My friend Allyson was in town on spring break that week, and I wanted to do a fun shoot with her. The question was, what to do? We tossed around a lot of different ideas, but none of them seemed to quite fit her personality, and I really wanted to try to capture that. I wanted her to love the shoot, and feel like it was "her". She's feminine, always wearing pretty dresses, and she's a big fan of cool makeup and all things pink. However, she has an adventurous side that's not afraid to get dirty, climb trees, and all that good stuff - all the while probably wearing that pretty sundress. That awesome contrast makes her the warrior princess she is, and the idea of capturing that in the most fun and glamorous way possible is ultimately what inspired this shoot. It's fierce, feminine, and a little wild, and it was just what Allyson wanted to do. She was really excited about it, and so was I.
So, the next morning, we woke up ridiculously early (as in before the sun was anywhere close to rising), met at my place to do makeup and hair, and set out into the woods just around Abita Springs.
Basically, this photo shoot was the brainchild of a very late night in waffle house. My friend Allyson was in town on spring break that week, and I wanted to do a fun shoot with her. The question was, what to do? We tossed around a lot of different ideas, but none of them seemed to quite fit her personality, and I really wanted to try to capture that. I wanted her to love the shoot, and feel like it was "her". She's feminine, always wearing pretty dresses, and she's a big fan of cool makeup and all things pink. However, she has an adventurous side that's not afraid to get dirty, climb trees, and all that good stuff - all the while probably wearing that pretty sundress. That awesome contrast makes her the warrior princess she is, and the idea of capturing that in the most fun and glamorous way possible is ultimately what inspired this shoot. It's fierce, feminine, and a little wild, and it was just what Allyson wanted to do. She was really excited about it, and so was I.
So, the next morning, we woke up ridiculously early (as in before the sun was anywhere close to rising), met at my place to do makeup and hair, and set out into the woods just around Abita Springs.
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