We decided on Downtown Fredericksburg. We got there and walked around and found a small dock by the Rappahannock River and also some amazing shade right by some woods. The conditions could not have been more perfect. Beautiful subjects. Great lighting situation! I'm SO pleased with these photos. They're my first official shoot with my new D7000. I am a happy photographer!
My last session with Ainsley at Christmas time was different. I didn't have to do so much following with her. At Christmas time, she just loved the field we went to, but this time she stuck closer to Mom and Dad which made for awesome photographs. My favorite kind.
I used my friends to be my models for my new etsy shop, Polka Dot's Vintage. I have a few dresses I'm listing to sell and want to display my shop items professionally rather than taking a photo of each article of clothing hanging on a hanger. This way, you can see the dress and see how it falls. We had so much fun doing this. We shot on my best friend's parent's property. They own 2 horses and have a great venue! I've been friends with these girls since we were in 5th grade. I used to change Dee an Janna's diapers. Had to say it. Cause when you can, it's just a crazy thing to say!
Enjoy our field session!! Check out the dresses on my Etsy shop:
I have known Chrissy and Dennis for quite some time. It doesn't feel like it though. I remember telling Chrissy about my husband before we were even dating (we're celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary this week), Chrissy (and Dennis) and I worked in AWANA at our church together (does anyone remember AWANA? lol) and mostly, Chrissy and I have kept in touch over the internet (started with myspace and migrated over to Facebook, hahaha I feel old). They have moved away, moved back, moved away and then moved back! I would say we've got quite a history. Dennis just recently came back from a 6 month deployment, so I felt honored for Chrissy to ask me to take their photos since their reuniting! So much fun! You can see how much they care and love for each other just in these photos. It truly is a dominating theme here. I'm so glad that they're back in each others arms and returning to normal life. My dad was a Navy pilot and frequently left and missed holidays and birthdays and my husband had to leave for three months for training for his job, so I'm no stranger to missing your loved one. It's a beautiful thing to see the person you love and missed so terribly after a long time.
Enjoy these lovely photos. We did them all in their beautiful back yard.
I love the way Dennis is looking at her. I can tell how much he loves her.
May I introduce Jesse and Frodo!! Jesse was locked and loaded, waiting for me to throw her ball.
They made coffee. I chose this adorable cup, of course it's from Anthropology
Chrissy said one of the things she missed the most about Dennis being gone was having coffee with him. So they had a backyard coffee date.
