Melissa is one of the first people who befriended me when I moved to Arkansas two and a half years ago. We met at church, and since then she has included me in dinners and outings with her family, we've served together on the worship team, started a couple of ladies' groups (one of which is going strong in its second year!), worked out together when she still lived five minutes away, and she has always 'had my back' while I've figured out this whole living on my own thing. (She DID help to set me up with a guy, which turned out disastrously....but I forgive her. And her dad for instigating. :p ) I approached Melissa at church a few months ago about doing some headshots for my portfolio and her professional presence....and thankfully she agreed. (Not that I expected her to refuse but there's always that niggling doubt that I'm annoying people when I ask to take their picture) It was a bit overcast on this day in particular (middle of January), but I've been doing some practice with natural diffused light and the cloud cover was PERFECT...if I do say so myself. :p We meandered around her yard on the farm looking for some nice spots - this one you can't even tell that I had her huddled under a pine tree and I had tied a branch back so it wouldn't hit her in the face. (Ahh, the hidden secrets of setting up nice shots!) This is one of my favorites because I caught the perfect genuine smile with the little tiny scrunch to the nose. (Did I say something funny? I don't even remember now.) While Melissa was changing clothes I coaxed Buddy the horse over with some sweet feed....in between chewing and dribbling grain he very graciously posed for a couple of pictures with his ears forward. He's really quite photogenic as well. One of my other favorites....a sweet little moment with a beloved pet.... (Also because I Photoshopped a pole and a bucket out of the background, and you can't even tell. But I digress.) I LOVE this sweater. Her folks live nearby, and they have approximately 8 million goats. That may be a slight exaggeration. But not by much. One goat (with babies) thought we might have some food....the rest didn't stick around to find out. Proof that Melissa is outstanding.......in her field. *badum tsh* I couldn't resist, y'all. Puns are my love language. I love this one too! Very natural and the goats are just so darned cute. The baby goat looks like it's smiling too..... (In reality it was shivering from the new experience of being held, but it was a remarkably good sport about it all)
Melissa was a remarkably good sport for me as well, and I greatly appreciated the opportunity to take her pictures. Thanks, M! :)
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