I Heart Faces- Week 7- Black and White

Last week when I posted the picture of Sarah with her reflection in the window, a couple of bloggers suggested I go over and enter it in the "I Heart Faces" photo contest.

To be quite honest, I had no idea what this contest was all about, nor had I ever visited the blog before, so I went over to check things out......

What a GREAT blog for photo enthusiasts of all levels, not to mention the wealth of photography knowledge that lies within one blog.....I am totally addicted!! As I skimmed through the blog, I could not believe the hundreds of people that were entering these weekly contests.....it looked like so much fun, so I figured, what the heck......

Each week they have a theme and break it down into two divisions... one for pictures of kids and one for pictures of adults. I quickly read through the guidelines and linked my post to their blog. Unfortunately, I did not follow the guidelines...rookie mistake:( This week I am playing by all the rules and even reread them to be sure that I do NOT mess up again!!

This week's theme is "Black and White".......I love all photos, but I really have a thing for black and whites. I know most of you have seen these pictures before, but they are two photos that top my list of favorites.......unbelievably they are not my own kids....Does that make me a bad Mom? At least you know I am not biased:)

{Kid's Entry}
This little angel graced us with her beautiful face last week as she made her first appearance on my blog:) Sophia is the niece of one of my good friends and is just one of the sweetest little girls I have ever met. It was my first photo shoot with a baby and I was thrilled with the results!! There were many cute photos from this series, but this one really stood out to me....I love her wild curls, sparkly eyes, and the fancy pearls!!




{Adult's Entry}
The weekend I spent in Atlanta at my first ever, photography workshop was a major "AH HA" turning point for me......everything started to click{pun intended} and make sense. I had always said that photography was a hobby I loved and enjoyed, but by the time I stepped foot on the plane to head back home, my hobby had quickly turned into a passion! This is Aglae, she was one of the models that was hired to be our subject for our workshop. She was the first person I got to work with that was not one of my children who I normailly have to chase around and basically bribe so I could attempt to get a good shot. Lucky me...right??? This girl is absolutely gorgeous.....isn't she? I have many pictures of her from that weekend, but this particular image is one of my favorites....especially for black and white. I love the angle as well as the skyline behind her and the slight shadow on her face.


I know there are so many of you out there that share my love of photography or just love taking pictures of your kids. I encourage you all to check out "I Heart Faces" by clicking the icon at the top of my post or by clicking HERE......you might want to join me in this weekly contest. It is not too late to get your black and white entered....contest closes Wednesday night at midnight.

Hope you all have a good night.....it seems like it has already been a long and crazy week and it is only Tuesday. There are lots of exciting things going on around here....more on that to come in a day or two:) Right now I am off to get my fill of all things sugary and sweet as tomorrow I am giving them all up for lent.......