Sunday, March 25, 2007

We all had a BLAST!

This is my oldest and her best little friend. They had an "early out" day last week so as soon as Cliff got home for lunch, I handed him J and The three of us headed out the door for a photo adventure. I had convinced myself that there were no "cool" spots in my rinky-dink town to take pictures. I was sure that if I ever wanted anything different I would have to drive an hour east or west to find something. But LOOK! I proved my self wrong! (and for all my home-town viewers, can you guess where we are?)

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couldn't decide... black and white or color...
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They thought that they were soooo cool... okay maybe they were!
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Did I warn you yet that this was a PHOTO-OVERLOAD post?.....
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another color or black and white decision...
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another cool girl....
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I found a fun,fun wall...
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I told you that we all had fun!...
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just one more....
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39 comments:

Megan said...

Yay..I'm first...Well, you know I love them!! I think you did a FAB job..on everything..now you've inspired me to "GET OUT OF THE HOUSE"..and go on a location hunt...Great, great job girl! You rock!

jordan.krogman said...

I love the pics of the two of them together in the alleyway, although they're all wonderful! Great job on finding these locations! I'm jealous!

Tracey Kendall said...

okay girl you out did yourself here for sure!. I love them all. Like Megan said " you have also inspired me to get out of the house as soon as the weather is nice." I am going to have to go looking for some great spots. TFS!

AmyC said...

Wow, you have a lot of really fun & awesome shots here! Great location, too! They look like they have a great friendship!

Sara said...

STUNNING!
You guys are killing me- your work is fabulous. What a great inspiration...

Anonymous said...

I love these shots, you have such a way of capturing feelings! My faves...#4,5 & 8 and the last two with Hailey smiling!They bring a smile to my face!! You are soooo talented! Love ya! Jana

Rheagan Leatherwood said...

You too!!!!!! Now I am going to have to go out and find some kew locations. I have been inspired tonight. TFS! These are great!

Sarah Heggie said...

Every one of these is just fantastic...great color, texture,and clarity! And to top it all off, the girls look like they're having a blast! Amazing!

What's the secret in getting your daughter to be such a willing subject???

Unknown said...

What gorgeous girls! I love the close up of them together. And those tutu's are fab! You got some really cool locations. TFS

Mindy said...

It is so fun to see girls having fun! Looks like you guys found some awesome spots! They are going to LOVE these pictures.

Sharon Manning said...

Wow - awesome, you are very talented! I only wish I could take photos that good.
Sharon

Ingrid said...

Amazing shots of beautiful girls. You inspired me to take a local drive yesterday!

Michelle said...

ok. these are GREAT! how cool are you getting such awesome shots in an alley! love them all but my fav is the one of the girls walking away from you in their tutus. don't know why but that one just yells at me. wonderful pics!

Anonymous said...

I enjoyed these .. so much fun! And the girls looked like they did as well ..
Love your setting!

Anonymous said...

i found your blog from haylee's comments... and i love your stuff! every single one of these is amazing.. you have a GREAT eye!i will mark u in my favs and come back often:-D

Tiffany said...

LOVE EVERYTHING!!!! thanks for taking the time to post everything. I love everything, Amanda!!!! I'm glad H found the time to post for you. Now B is on vacation(LOL!). Love the pictures!!!!

Dar Kaso said...

Wow, you really outdid yourself here, these are some fabulous shots. The locations, the tutus, all of it. Beautiful captures of the girls.

Sarah (spetrie5) said...

Good gravy! Where to start... Beautiful girls - LOVE the tutus. These locations are fabulous! I LOVE the ones with the window ledge...amazing. Great job!!!

Lorrie said...

These are fantastic. I must get my dd out and get some shots of her like this. I think i know at least one thing we'll be doing over spring break next week!!!

Sue said...

OMG these are incredible. What a fantastic job. I love them all - beatuiful girls, love the locations, great crops and compositions, overall love them all!

jen said...

Amanda - how awesome! I'm loving them! I need to get out and explore around here!! You and Amy have inspired me.

Jan said...

What talent!!!! These are all so fun--amazing focus and locations, color, everything!

Anonymous said...

I LOVE the rock wall and the black tutu! So cute! I need to take my kids on a photodate. It's been too long. So cute! Love em all!

Amy Covey said...

WOW!!! I honestly love them all! The location is awesome...you've inspired me to go out and see what I can find in my teeny little town.

Kathy said...

These are priceless! You did an swesome job!

Anna said...

these are just so fun - you got some really great ones, way to go.

Kathy P said...

wow! amanda, these are great! i just saw the ones on 2peas so i had to pop on over here to see more! love the settings and the colours! looks like you all had such fun! it's so nice to finally have spring here and to be able to get outside!

Noel said...

Great job on these! You do such great work. Good for you for getting out and exploring! I need to do more of that. Looks like it was so much fun!

Mary-Ella said...

awesome amanda - you have talent !!!!

Anonymous said...

OMGOSH AMANDA!!!!!!!!! These are all awesome, every single one of them! I seriously couldn't pick a favorite if you asked me to. What talent you have! They're perfect!

Stephanie said...

These are awesome!!!!!BEAUTIFUL girls! Your pictures rock! Way to go.......You might just be the coolest.............might. Thanks for your help!

Joanne Fowler said...

WOW WOW WOW... love them ALL! These are so awesome! You are SO GREAT at this! I especially loved the B&W's. WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!

Karen said...

kward65I LOVE EM ALL! You are an amazing photographer! CUTE CUTE!!! I really love the last one -- maybe it's because I saw it last -- but it shows their little personalities sooo good!! They are two little adorable girls!! Now when I drive around town I will be keeping my eyes open for some great spots for you!

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Heather Taylor Photography said...

These are just gorgeous! What a great location for these, and the coloring is just beautiful. Wonderful!

Anonymous said...

Amanda, you're getting better and better. Fab location. Love these! You seem to enjoy every minute of your photography and it really shows in these!

Anonymous said...

Your pics made me cry!! I am an aunt of the precious blonde with your daughter. Thank you for taking such great pics of them and allowing me to see your talents! I think your work is the best!!
Aunt Lanny

Alana said...

Amanda!! These are awsome! I am so in love with the orange door and the one that looks like a brown cement like wall. These are great. I love this kind of look. I could never pick a favorite. Meegan and I just did a joint engagement photo shoot. We went to an alley and had tons of these to shoot from. I think we could have shot there for an hour and a half. It was so much fun with so much grunge. I never knew there was so much beauty and texture in old run down things. Some guy came out and we asked if it was ok to shoot against this crumbling brick wall. He said, "sure although I don't know why you'd want to." We just laughed. I guess its all in the eye of the beholder.

Anonymous said...

Amanda...What a wonderful talent you have. I am the grandmother of the little blonde. So glad that the girls will have such wonderful memories of their friendship through your eyes.
Grandma Lolly