You might recognize . . .

This girl . . .

 . . . because she happens to be me!   =D

 My mother arranged a delightful surprise for me;  Olivia was going to take my senior portrait!
I was fairly bouncing off the walls in anticipation, having been drooling over the other Senior Portraits she's taken and posted to her blog. Which you should go check out because she's got a seriously good eye for subjects, compositions and how to really capture the light.

Being a fellow photographer myself, when she was considering various spots around the yard for a shot, I could sorta see what she was seeing; leading lines, light and shadows. . . it was neat.   =)

One skill in particular that I noticed that she is very proficient at, and I sadly lack; she's got a good handle on posing people.
My deficit in that area probably comes from the fact that most of my subjects are plants and animals. I tend to pick a cluster of roses or butterflies and move myself around to get the kind of picture I have in mind. It's not like you can say to the Riverbirch tree "Okay, wave your fifth branch and tip your top branches closer to the sun . . ." or to the rabbit "Alright, cock your head to the left and wiggle your nose, awww!"
In other words you might say I had a brilliant realization: "You can't photograph people like you can fauna and flora!"
'Cause we're different.   =)

Guitars are awesome.

Need I say more?

Juggling is Totally Amazing. You should all take up the talent. ;)

This is one of my all-time favorite poses!    

Thank you Olivia!

God Bless!

                                   ~Jenny  ♥

Trees in Bloom #2 // Bradford Pear

This particular tree is in New Mexico...

Just outside the local Yarn store to be exact. (You'd never've guessed, would you? Luckily it was back-lit from the right direction, with the parking lot behind me.)

Yep, while my mother and sister went in to look at yarn, I stayed outside to look at this lovely, fluffy and, sadly, smelly tree. [Luckily I didn't keel over from the fumes! ;D]

Both of these I took with the WB (White balance) on Tungsten (Which turns outdoor settings blue) to try and get a crisper white. It almost worked. Before I deleted them all though, I tried a certain edit I like and Violia! I got the cool, shady white I was looking for.

Although... does the compostiton of this one drive you crazy? I'm trying to decide whether its just unique...or squirrely.
What do ya'll think?
Be honest now... ;)

 Yessireebob! I sure had a blast with that tree, as the only other Pear tree I've shot was more leaves than flowers . . .  =/

 Which, in a way, made the few flowers there were all the prettier, since there were less of them.

(If that makes any sense!)

If you just can't get enough of spring and these beautiful white flowers, you should go Here an' see some more!  =D

God Bless!

                                   ~Jenny  ♥

 

 

 

 

P.s. I got the title of the other tree wrong!

 It's actually a Plum tree, not an Apricot! 

My apologies.   =)