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When I was about 2 years old, I was photographed at Olan Mills wearing a dress my oldest cousin had worn in my parent's wedding. Over 30 years have passed, but the dress has been photographed on almost all my cousin's children in the intervening years. When my own daughter turned 2, I got the dress from my aunt and finally had the good window light (and the inclination!) to try to wrangle a rambunctious 2-year-old into standing still long enough to get something. I ended up with the shots I had hoped for, and a few that - given her age - should have been more expected...

edgar57159 · 03-13-2014, 07:19 PM

Very lovely series!! Thanks for sharing your happiness and expectation.You must be a good mother .

Michael Piziak · 03-13-2014, 07:29 PM

Adorable !

**ROBEFFY** · 03-13-2014, 08:21 PM

What a great story and sequence of pics.
That will be a moment, about 20 years from now when you review those shots with your daughter.

atomx · 03-14-2014, 01:48 AM

Great shots... Favorite is #2 as I like the lighting making her look almost like a china doll..

K McCall · 03-14-2014, 05:09 AM

Thanks, everyone! I think my own mother got a little teary-eyed seeing these, because she said they reminded her of me at this age.

tessfully · 03-14-2014, 05:11 AM

Beautiful little girl and wonderful touching ritual. Awesome portraits. Thank you so much for sharing with us!

8540tomg · 03-14-2014, 06:02 AM

McCall strikes again.

You have a gift Keitha.

Tom G

slowpez · 03-14-2014, 07:07 AM

These are just wonderful, especially the second one. The last three capture the joy found in a two year old. These are priceless images not only now but in the future. What a marvelous tradition; no wonder your mom teared up.

K McCall · 03-14-2014, 07:54 AM

Thanks Tom and Susan! The older I get, the more interested I am in keeping up the old traditions. Of course, having a willing participant helps

Supakatti · 03-14-2014, 09:20 AM

Absolutely fabulous, beautiful pictures. I like your photos a lot.

wildman · 03-14-2014, 10:37 AM

NIce.
It's the kind of lighting I like for such shots - lends a bit of mystery and nostalgia.

K McCall · 03-14-2014, 12:57 PM

Originally posted by Supakatti

Absolutely fabulous, beautiful pictures. I like your photos a lot.

Thank you so much!

Originally posted by wildman

NIce.
It's the kind of lighting I like for such shots - lends a bit of mystery and nostalgia.

I was thrilled to move to a place that actually had windows (I moved here from Manhattan). I had to move half my bedroom out of the way to take advantage of this one window, but I felt the end result was worth it. There's nothing like good light.

**Sailor** · 03-14-2014, 03:17 PM

What a wonderful set of photos of a delightful little girl, Keitha. The first two are seriously compelling, the third defines cute and the last two are a total delight - if I've seen better portraits of a child I don't remember them.

Jer

K McCall · 03-15-2014, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by Sailor

What a wonderful set of photos of a delightful little girl, Keitha. The first two are seriously compelling, the third defines cute and the last two are a total delight - if I've seen better portraits of a child I don't remember them.

Jer

Thank you! It is SO hard to get her to stand still these days, so I was pretty thrilled with the results! All it took was a laptop behind me with cartoons on it

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03-13-2014, 07:19 PM	#2
edgar57159 Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 30	Very lovely series!! Thanks for sharing your happiness and expectation.You must be a good mother .

03-13-2014, 07:29 PM	#3
Michael Piziak Closed Account Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 2,815	Adorable !

03-13-2014, 08:21 PM	#4
ROBEFFY Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 248	What a great story and sequence of pics. That will be a moment, about 20 years from now when you review those shots with your daughter.

03-14-2014, 01:48 AM	#5
atomx Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Melbourne,Australia Posts: 67	Great shots... Favorite is #2 as I like the lighting making her look almost like a china doll..

03-14-2014, 05:09 AM	#6
K McCall Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 808 Original Poster	Thanks, everyone! I think my own mother got a little teary-eyed seeing these, because she said they reminded her of me at this age.

03-14-2014, 05:11 AM	#7
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	Beautiful little girl and wonderful touching ritual. Awesome portraits. Thank you so much for sharing with us!

03-14-2014, 06:02 AM	#8
8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461	McCall strikes again. You have a gift Keitha. Tom G

03-14-2014, 07:07 AM	#9
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	These are just wonderful, especially the second one. The last three capture the joy found in a two year old. These are priceless images not only now but in the future. What a marvelous tradition; no wonder your mom teared up.

03-14-2014, 07:54 AM	#10
K McCall Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 808 Original Poster	Thanks Tom and Susan! The older I get, the more interested I am in keeping up the old traditions. Of course, having a willing participant helps

03-14-2014, 09:20 AM	#11
Supakatti Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Tuusula, Southern Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 135	Absolutely fabulous, beautiful pictures. I like your photos a lot.

03-14-2014, 10:37 AM	#12
wildman Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Flyover America Posts: 4,469	NIce. It's the kind of lighting I like for such shots - lends a bit of mystery and nostalgia.

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K McCall Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 808 Original Poster	Originally posted by Supakatti Absolutely fabulous, beautiful pictures. I like your photos a lot. Thank you so much! Originally posted by wildman NIce. It's the kind of lighting I like for such shots - lends a bit of mystery and nostalgia. I was thrilled to move to a place that actually had windows (I moved here from Manhattan). I had to move half my bedroom out of the way to take advantage of this one window, but I felt the end result was worth it. There's nothing like good light.

03-14-2014, 03:17 PM	#14
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,203	What a wonderful set of photos of a delightful little girl, Keitha. The first two are seriously compelling, the third defines cute and the last two are a total delight - if I've seen better portraits of a child I don't remember them. Jer

03-15-2014, 08:14 AM	#15
K McCall Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 808 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sailor What a wonderful set of photos of a delightful little girl, Keitha. The first two are seriously compelling, the third defines cute and the last two are a total delight - if I've seen better portraits of a child I don't remember them. Jer Thank you! It is SO hard to get her to stand still these days, so I was pretty thrilled with the results! All it took was a laptop behind me with cartoons on it

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