Chilly day.
Rainy day.
Cloudy skies day.
I’ve been missing having my camera outside, so I thought we’d do a little impromptu photo session. A few weeks ago I ordered some new hairclips for FireCracker from Lulu&ChaCha and then last week she was given a headband from GrayDesigns. I thought new hair stuff was a good reason to convince her to let me pick out the outfit this time. When I promised a candy cane at the end, she was all for it. There was once a time I swore I’d never bribe my kids with food. Our little time in the field was totally worth the bribe.
For the backdrop, I hung a branch between two garden stand things. Then I taped my Dottie Angel inspired heart garlands from last year to the branch. Instant cheer in our dreary field.
all photos: Canon 5D, 85mm f/1.8 lens, ISO 125, 1/250, f/2.8
T~R~O~U~B~L~E
I like her a lot.
Terry - Your little Firecracker is a joy to watch! Thanks for posting these sweet photos!
lesley - i love her yellow dress against the gray sky. she is just the cutest. hope you all have a merry christmas!
Sherry - She sure is the cutest firecracker! Sweet photos and such a cuuuuute dress. I want one. 🙂
Cathy - Your blog is just beautiful and that little girl of yours has got to be the most adorable little miss ever! I can see why you “like her a lot.!” Your photos are perfect. I think my favorite is the one where she is “modeling” with her hands on her hips!
Cathy
Lucky Number13 - love that sassy pose of hers in the second one. totally bribe-worthy.
fooxoo - My daughter has got the same dress, and I just love it! Many people dont like those colours, but I think it s gorgeous! Sweet pictures, and I oh so wish santa would put a dslr under my christmas tree!
Amy - Trouble is right!! HAHA! She is adorable, I am loving her little dress paired with the cowboy boots.
mixedmolly - she has panache 🙂
Abigail C - So cute! I love the knit/crochet head band on her 😀
Andy - oh my she is something else. so very cute. fun photo session. thanks for sharing
Mary Lemon - Adorable. Love the yellow. The dress, headbands, and the boots always had the unexpected touch!
Cindy - BEAUTIFUL!
Sarah Pratt - Love! Simply Precious!
Alice H - the picture with her hand on her cheek is my favorite. Followed by the one with her hands on her hips…sassy!! She is so very pretty!
Katie @ explanationrequired - Oh man. The second shot of her with her hands on her hips kills me!
cailan - Completely adorable. Love that headband over those sweet curls!
Bárbara Isenberg Grzybowski - so cute!
Kristen - OMG, she is A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!!!!!!!
Susan - Posts with firecracker make me smile…what a pistol. Thanks for sharing:)
Lisa Johnson - These make me smile =)
Dana Horton - Stunning…what a lil sassafrass she is! Ashley, Merry Christmas…praying you get your I800 VERY SOON! Peace to you in the waiting…
maggie - omg, your daughter is soo cute!. as a mom of two boys i love seeing pictures of baby girls, she is adorable. great pictures and super cute dress, where can i get one for me 🙂
Nori R - Such sass! She’s so adorable. Love how your garland changes the whole mood of the scene.
Emily - That dress is amazing – I wonder if they make it in my size?! These are precious photos, she is such a character, LOVE the backdrop! 🙂
emmybrown - FUN!!!
Kristin - She is so adorable. You can certainly tell she has a sparkling personality from these photos. 🙂
Stephanie - She is just too cute!!
Cindy - She is so stinkin adorable!!
Bella - Adorable photos. Love her dress!! 🙂
Hope you have a fabulous holiday!!
Jen @ LifeAccordingtotheStreets - So..so..sooooo cute.. makes me sad I only have boys. You are such a talented photographer!
Brandy - Oh! She looks absolutely adorable in yellow!
Shelby - and now you’ve brightened my day as well.
Jen @ Rambling Renovators - I like her a lot too. She is such a natural in front of the camera!
cynthia - OUTSTANDING. I long for the day I can create such beautiful SHARP photos. She’s too darn adorable.
Thanks for sharing. 🙂
stephany @ home is...what you make it - She is adorable and the photos are beautiful!
Someday soon I hope to learn how to use my camera (a Nikon D60) to take beautiful photos…until then I will use the green setting…
Merry Christmas
Joy Andrews - cute everything!
pamela - You are so talented, Ashley!! And Firecracker is adorable! I love it.
Jane Marie - I LOVE it! I made some of those heart strands too (probably from your post last year) and that is such a cool idea to use in a photo shoot. I was wondering if you typically shoot all natural lighting (for an outdoor session like this). The colors, lighting (and subject!) are so gorgeous.
Karla - Adorable! I love the outfit; the colors are great. And how you set it up is so sweet!
Brooke - What a sassy pants in that first pic. I love it, LoOVE!
giozi - Is an amazing session. I’m really surprise that ther is not too cold.
Carolyn - That is adorable! I like the heart garlands…I’ve been making something similar with paper flowers. Love your daughters knitted headband – I made a scarf in that exact colour last year..pretty!
Kelly - I love that dress! The girl’s pretty cute herself. 🙂
I’m off to look for your painted floor post since I’m thinking about painting my laundry room floor! Kelly
martha - ADORABLE:):)
Donna S - She is so cute and your pics are great.
Amy - So darling!! I love the one where she’s leaning on her hand. What a fun way to brighten up a dreary day 🙂
Kassie - She is so cute! Great pictures to brighten a rainy, cold day here too!
amber - Oh my, she’s a cutie. I bet she makes lots of fun for herself…she looks like she’s good at that. A constant party…lol. Love that headband…
sarah j - she is deliciously adorable! what a treasure to capture her in all her beauty and spunkiness!
Christina - She looks just like Littlest Brother when hiding behind the hearts! Love the yellow.
able mabel - she is such a sweet, sassy (in a good way) girl!
kathie - So very sweet…she is such a cutie!!
Peggy Annan - Your child is adorable… so much herself. We could all learn a lesson from that. Thanks for sharing her with us.
Kristin S - DARLING!
Jeannette Swan - Absolutely adorable, cute, beautiful, etc!!! She is precious and you are awesome!
Holly - LOVE those last two. She is beautiful!
my lovely mess - I wish we had cloudy sky like yours.. great ones!
Sally - Oh my, these are some cute pictures!!! What a sweet girl. Love the outfit & headband — and that random outdoor heart garland it sweet! ;D
Krystina - OMG, 2 things.
First, your daughter is ADORABLE. I want to reach through my computer screen and hug her!
Second, I need to replicate that headband for my own head!
Rachel C. - Love that TROUBLE picture!! That is awesome. I could see that showing up in a wedding rehearsal slideshow someday. 🙂
Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Precious, precious, precious! Firecraker ~ you rock my socks!
Tania - Your girl makes me smile 🙂 That headband looks super easy to make. Love the color of it as well!
Maria - qué niña más bonita¡ I love your blog