Oh, little miss "K"

So... I've made a new best friend tonight. I had the pleasure of photographing a sweet little 5 year old girl. I think she's five. I suppose she could be six. I just know she's in kindergarten. :-)

Anyway, she was so fun & so cooperative. I had a great time with her, and I think she had a good time, too. I know that she had lots of her own ideas on the best way to pose. Haha! Apparently she loves America's Next Top Model. This girl can POSE! :-)

Here are just a few. We visited many of the same places that I visited in my last post with Dawn & Maya. And, I found a new location. Yay! Fun times, I tell ya!


Okay... a couple things about the next one. First, everyone in my family HAS GOT to recognize the little stool she's sitting on. :-) Yeah... I was loading stuff up in my car for this shoot & saw the vanity bench-thing (whatever it is) sitting over in the corner of the garage. I thought, "hmmm... if that seat cushion wasn't so ugly, this would be a fun little prop for photography." So, what did I do? I recovered the seat with some fabric I had laying around about 30 minutes before the shoot. Haha! But, hey... it's super cute now!

Also, I'm not sure how I feel about this next picture. I mean, she's a DOLL, of course, but I can't decide about the lighting. This little porch is one of my favorite places. It's the same porch that Maya's sitting on in the first picture of my last post. BUT... at this time of day, the sunlight was really dappled. So, with much experimentation, I found this spot on the porch that was shaded for the most part EXCEPT for right on little miss K's face. I kinda liked it at the time... it was kinda dramatic. Now, though... now I'm not sure. I need to look at it a little longer. I can't decide if her face just looks excessively over brightened in post processing, or if it is obvious that it's a good bit of bright, directional sunlight? I don't know...
LOVE the fidgeting with shoelaces here...
And this one... well... that would be a bee you see above her right shoulder. Love it!


More reflection...
And you remember this location, right? :-) I just love her playful little face! She had a good time making silly faces at me.
These last three are from my new location. Sometimes it's funny how we just overlook the most old, run down areas of town. It's like, we almost wish they weren't there. But, for a photographer... well, atleast for this photographer... it's SUCH a treasure!

Last of the headshots, but probably my most favorite. Look at those eyes!