seriously, how lucky can I get....

I spent my morning yesterday

on another senior photo shoot

she came to me from a town 45 minutes south of here

where obviously they raise dolls

she was so nervous and scared and with little self confidence

telling me immediately that she takes awful photos

and

has never liked one photo of herself

I told her she was beautiful

and

that the above photo I could submit to a magazine

the temperature was fabulous

but

the wind was a nightmare

and

we fought it the entire two hours we were outside

I took her to places that were

buggy and stinky and dirty

and

she questioned each place we stopped

which me giggle inside

on this bike trail we just about got killed by a biker going way too fast

who told me next time I'm there I better have a sign warning those coming around the bend

~damn~she was right~

sometimes the round walls covering up where the garbage dumpsters hide

make for an interesting shot but still don't keep out the twirling winds

and

sunday mornings are a great time to shoot since the public places

didn't have any people in them yet

I'm more of a rustic photographer

but these hostas screamed at me

"give us a chance"

so I did

the backdrop for here and the truck above is from an old grain mill

and

did it stink and was it gross and were there flies everywhere

~yep~

but hey

sometimes you do what you got to do

this doll is just too beautiful to not smile

but I always like to have a few serious photos

and

she said "I can't do this, I look angry and mean"

so

I told her to smile with her eyes

and

I think she pulled it off

and

our last place of the day was a dumpy old car lot

where she was scared thinking that someone would ask us to leave

and

I told her I trespass all the time

and

when she saw the "no trespassing" sign

I asked her if she wanted to be a rebel like me and she smiled and walked over to this box

and

right when she sat down on it

it cracked and broke a little right from underneath her

and

fortunately I caught the look in her eyes and a very real surprised smile

right before she fell a little bit

~she didn't get hurt you silly ones that are thinking that~

and

when we left

I think she was finally trusting me

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