A Lovely Little Lassie

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Life has been pretty non-stop around here lately.  I'm sure no one else can relate.........yeah, right.

I know you'll understand when I say that it seems like we've been going constantly.  Our most recent busyness came from having lots of visitors for a couple of weeks.

I truly love having guests in my home.  It's only recently that I can put them up in something a bit more like comfort since a couple of my older girls have flown the coop.  I miss those girls but being able to invite friends and family in to stay a while is one nice bonus.

Our missionary friends, the Coult's came from Mexico to stay with us for 6 days at the end of September and what a joy it was to have them.  They are amazing people who've given up everything to serve in a community where the needs are at the most basic level. They don't get to experience a whole lot of typical American life and so when they come up, I love to spoil them.

This time, I got to play with young Evie in front of my camera and I thought you might like to see some of the results we ended up with.

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Isn't she just beautiful!?  I can't even tell you how much fun it was to shoot with her as my model.  She's a natural!  Everything was edited in Photoshop CS3 using Radlab and Florabella Actions.

A few photography tips from this shoot in particular:

• Choose clothing carefully to suit your subject.  This very slender young woman carried off a flowy sleeveless dress beautifully but a more developed woman might not. 
• Shoot during the 'golden hour'.  This is usually an hour to hour and a half before sunset or after sunrise.
• Find a location that offers both sun and shade options
• Use a reflector to bounce light into the subjects face in shaded areas.
• Don't be afraid to shoot into the sun for a sun flare effect.

Thanks for stopping in.