Nate and I have 8 nieces and nephews (6 of whom live in Oregon). A few months back and had the brilliant idea to do a photo session with each of the local kids on their 10th birthday (double digits are a big deal!). Such a fun idea this year with my sweet niece Ellie. We will see how it goes with the next 3 (Luke, Drew, and Max- boys!).
Ellie and I were both excited and decided to surprise her mom. We headed out on our own and had to stop on the side of the road to get some "nature" shots. I love that this is right off a (semi) busy road and you would never guess! I also loved that Ellie was completely embarrassed as cars drove by but she was a complete natural (I think she'd been practicing in the mirror).
We wanted a variety of shots so we hit up a few different locations and brought plenty of clothes.
Some things you should know about Ellie:
- She an athlete.
- She is an amazing big sister to her 2 brothers and an even more fabulous babysitter to her cousin, Ben.
- She takes amazing pictures. I'm trying to talk her into being my assistant.
- She love Taylor Swift. She got to hear me sing a lot of Taylor songs during our session. I think she was embarrassed (check out the picture above on the right).
- She's stylish. I like to think she gets this trait from me. I like to give her fashion advice.
We witnessed plenty of interesting things on the east side (such as a bikini-clad woman bathing in the Willamette- so gross) so we decided to head back downtown and make use of all the crazy colors we found. Ellie really started letting loose here. All the rest of the poses were her ideas. I think I might have some competition in a few years!
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