This girl always knows when I need a creative escape! I had already thought what a pretty Summer day it would be for a portrait session and then Sarah Beth asked if I wanted her to get dressed up to take pictures. YES! Maybe the days of begging and having to drag my kids out for a photo session are over?!
Being the end of July, my mind went to a field of sunflowers. We have done that before. That was her one request… no hot, itchy fields of sunflowers. So my mind went to… “What about a patch of colorful zinnias?”
I couldn’t come up with a field of zinnias quick enough, but what we found was even better! A quick stop to our local Piggly Wiggly for a bottle of Coca Cola and a sunflower and “let’s just see what we can find at Mt. Laurel.”
I call this “freestyle photography.” No external flash, no plan, just figure it out as you go, chasing pockets of beautiful afternoon sun.
I love the bright nostalgic looks that we were about to get with pockets of beautiful afternoon sun on the sidewalk!
Oh, and look we ended up finding some colorful zinnias after all!
