Week 5

Growing Up
70mm 1/250 s f/2.8 ISO 200 with a flash

This week Ariana and I decided to take pictures of Julia.  I have been wanting to get winter pictures of her but haven't been able too.  She never wants to be my model.  I made her a deal this weekend though.  If she would be our model I would do the dishes for her today.  She liked that deal and decided to take the modeling gig.

I put together her outfit.  I had her wear the pettiskirt I bought back in the fall.  I pared it with my grey sweater and one of my colorful scarves.  (I can't believe she can wear my clothes!  She is growing up way too fast.)  She also wore the cool boots she got for Christmas and some grey shimmery tights that Santa brought.  Then off we went to my favorite boardwalk.

I love this boardwalk because of the texture in the wood and how it really breaks up the bright winter white.  The path also creates nice depth to pictures.  I also like how the trees in the background give definition to the horizon.

I had a hard time picking this weeks' picture.  "Growing Up" beat out "Standing" by a very slight margin.  I chose "Growing Up" because it showcased J's carefree style and truly captured her essence.  I liked how her hair was tucked behind her ear and blowing across the scarf.  Her smile was perfect and it looked as though she was just about to laugh.  When I look at this picture I can actually hear her giggle.

"Standing" was my next choice because I liked the overall feel to the picture.  A girl, dressed up, standing in the middle of a snowy boardwalk looking off to the side with a silly look on her face - like she is waiting for something.  Well, she really was waiting for something - me.  I was taking test shots and told her to just stand there while I adjusted my settings and took test shots.  This shot was captured by accident and I LOVE it.  While she was waiting for me to get ready and tell her what to do, she was just standing there making goofy faces and looking all over the place.   What makes me love this picture is her pose and the silly look on her face.  I also love the outfit.  The grey sweater and colorful scarf look great with the blue pettiskirt.  I like how the scarf and skirt stand out in the winter scene.  I love the boots as well.  I think it all goes together so perfectly.  I also like how the boardwalk trails off into the background and looks to go on forever.

It was very tough picking a favorite.  I keep going back and forth.  I'm sure I will keep changing my mind.  As of right now, "Growing Up" is the one.  But I don't know, ask me tomorrow and I might tell you it's "Standing".  Which one do you like?

Standing

34.0mm 1/250 s f/2.8 ISO 200 with a flash