I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas… I sure did! I was lucky enough to have some time off and was able to spend the week leading up to Christmas in Cape Coral with my family. During this time, I was finally able to test out a location in Alva that my mom has been raving about. Umm… I want to shoot there always! It had the most amazing light, even in the middle of the afternoon. I’ve never had a chance to shoot at sunset in an open field, so this was a real treat! I also had a very special model for this shoot.. my little sister! And, well.. she’s not so little anymore… I told her that I hadn’t tortured her with photos for a long time and she enthusiastically agreed to being my model for the afternoon. I am so glad to have these pictures and the memories of a very fun day. Makeup by Janea of j&a {makeup artistry}. 
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{ whimsy } | Orlando Child Photographer
I did not go out with the intentions of takin these pictures last month.. they just kind of happened. Isn’t that how some of the best things in life come to fruition? It had been a rainy day, so we decided to take some just for fun portraits in her 2012 dance recital costumes. Once the rain finally quit, we ventured beyond the door step and ended up taking advantage of one of the fresh puddles that had formed on the street. The sun was still high up in the sky, so despite the clouds, I still had a hard time seeing the screen on my camera. I simply had NO idea if I was getting the shots I was after, but Kaley was such a good sport and just kept leaping back and forth until I *thought* I had what I was looking for. When I finally loaded the pictures into my computer, I was delighted to see four moody and very different shots than I what I typicall take. There’s no real story to these shots, but you better believe I’ll be playing more with fresh Florida rain puddles! 
{ personal } | you have so many relationships in this life…
I would really like to get better about sharing more personal things on my blog, and for my first, I want to introduce you to one of my greatest loves: the band HANSON. Oh yes, MMMBop indeed! I was just 11 years old when they came out and they completely stole my heart from day one. My older brother, of course, hated them. He told me time and time again that it was “just a phase.” And sure, that was true for some of the other bands I loved back in my pre/early teens, but fifteen years later, this band is still number one to me. Two of my best friends in the world are crazy huge Hanson fans as well (in fact, they met eachother in the middle of Hanson hysteria at a grocery store wearing Hanson shirts & reading the magazines with Hanson on the cover! Been BFF’s ever since!), so I always have them by my side on our crazy Hanson adventures. Last October (they always tour in Florida around my birthday.. love that!) they played a few shows in Florida. We went to all of them of course, but one really stuck out to me. After 20+ times seeing them live (oh yes, we are those girls!), I finally had front row. AH! Hanson fans are kind of crazy and stand in line all day to get a good spot inside.. some of them even camp out! We have never camped, but once we showed up to a show at 4am and STILL ended up being at least three rows back. Yeeeeah. While finally being front row really isn’t a big deal, it was just nice to finally make it happen for my favorite band. It also happened that it’s the first time I brought my fancy schmancy camera into a show with me, so front row definitely had it’s advantages! I know that was a lot of babble, and trust me, I could go on and on and on…. but now I just want to share with you some of my favorite shots from that night. :) 
