emma...

once in a while emma, my daughter grand, will want to do a 'styled' shoot of some sort. she always has a vision for what she wants. being the pathological picture taker that i am, i just turn her loose and try to go with the flow.

this time however, when i looked through the images... i saw something i wasn't really wanting to see... i saw a beautiful young girl emerging. she is strikingly beautiful & has a genuine innocence about her. she is still very much a little girl, but  growing up very quickly. isn't that just the way life goes? 

these are pretty much straight out of the camera. no make up. chippy nail polish. hair not brushed. worn out flipflops underneath my white skirt. and yet... she is breathtaking...