This week’s photo challenge was to take a self portrait. I really procrastinated on doing this task, as I really didn’t want to get in front of the camera, but I finally accomplished the feat this morning. So….Ta Da…here I am! Oh, and if you’re wondering why I’m laughing…well, I was sitting in front of the windows by our entranceway and the mailman walked by and saw me. I can only imagine what it must’ve looked like from his perspective and just had to laugh at myself. Caught in the act of self portraits!

I took this set of images of my lil’ Lily around Thanksgiving time, but just now got around to editing them. I just love the different expressions she gave me. I had made this tee pee the day before and really wanted to test it out. I had made a lot of different covers for this fun prop/play area, but chose this one as I thought it worked well with the time of year and with Lily’s outfit. I love the images I got of her on this day. Luckily, this set of portraits works for this week’s photography challenge of “framed” that I’m doing along with several other photographers as well. I just love it when things work out like that!

You can see the next photographer’s take on the theme “framed” here: http://www.liddellmcnie.com.au

If you would like a session similar to this, just let me know. I have  a lot of fun cover options from super girly to quilted vintage! Contact St. Louis Children’s Photographer, Yvonne Niemann, to schedule your session today!

So, I had two photo challenges this week with various photographers – “framed” and then “shallow depth of field.” Since I was limited on time this week, I did one photo that suits both of those themes. Pink Noise! I used to have a noise machine that I used at all my newborn portrait sessions, but I now have an app on my iPhone that I use instead. It’s quite magical actually. It basically makes infants (and sometimes parents) fall into a deep sleep while canceling out other noises (like my camera clicking away). There are other sounds I can choose from with this app and I can even mix and match, but so far, pink noise seems to be a winner. What a great tool to have in my bag!

Check out Liddell McNie’s take on “shallow depth of field” at http://www.liddellmcnie.com.au

I joined a 52 week challenge with a group of photographers where every week we have an “assignment” based on a theme. This week’s theme is high key. I decided to capture my lil’ lady, Lily. She was already playing with my jewelry on my bed and had fallen asleep, so it was an easy task. Funny how she didn’t seem surprised when she woke up to the sound of my camera shutter. (hmmmm….I wonder why that would be?!) Check out those last two images…she has three teeth all hanging in by a thread and so the next time I take a picture of her I’m sure her smile will be totally different. Technically, these aren’t really high key, so I cheated a bit, but I decided to be a rebel and break the rules.

Check out the next photographer’s entry in our circle – Dreaming Hollow Photography!