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The topic this week at www.iheartfaces.com is autumn splendour. I love the warm golden colours of this image, and with the wide aperture, (set at f1.8) only her eye is in focus and peeking out from behind the leaf.

.http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/11/photo-challenge-autumn/

Ripstick rider

The graffiti wall makes a great backdrop for this image of my son with his Ripstick. His stance and his stare were his idea. I just love it when they get into the session and get creative.

Click on the link and see the other creative submissions. http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/11/photo-challenge-black/

Our grandparents were in town recently, and I saw this as a great opportunity to capture my children together with my parents. I wanted to capture this moment when both my parents are healthy and active, and my children are still young. So one sunny afternoon, with clean clothes and brushed hair, we went down to the park. It was not the easiest session. My children were not interested in a traditional portrait session, bunched together and smiling at the camera. They could not stand still for 2 seconds. The Mum in me was fighting with the photographer. I had to stop and breathe a few times. In the end, I let the kids go crazy. I love the final images: they are full of energy, of happiness and our family craziness. They are images that I will cherish forever.

While scrolling through Facebook one night, I noticed that Sienna had uploaded a new photo. In the photo, she was wearing a very funky hat. Almost immediately, I saw an image of Sienna, sitting in an antique chair, wearing a long skirt, reading (one of her passions) and wearing the hat. The image was floating around in my mind for a couple of days before I found the courage to approach her (and her Mum) about bringing the image to life. Sienna jumped at the chance. It took a while to pull all the props together, but when we did the session it was more than I imagined. Sienna was a natural in front of the camera and seem to know instinctively when to smile, when to look away and when to stare into the camera lens. The sunlight was gorgeous, and the props were worth the effort it took to find them. I was buzzing after the session, and very proud that I had followed my instinct.

This week at  http://www.iheartfaces.com/ they have turned pink in honour of breast cancer awareness and the theme for the photo challenge this week is tickled pink. I am submitting this photo of the birthday girl admiring the pink cupcake pops, and from the look on her face, I can imagine her saying
“Yummy! How many can I have?”.

  Don’t forget to check out the other submissions this week by following this link: http://www.iheartfaces.com/2011/10/photo-challenge-pink/. It is for a worthy cause.