I had planned to have Samantha's two year photos done during the Christmas break but with Thanksgiving, Samantha's 2nd birthday and Christmas all within weeks of each other, I just didn't have time to get everything together. I also had a hard time deciding what direction I wanted to go with the photo shoot. I just love to plan these photo shoots for her, coming up with an idea, bringing the props together and making something great happen. While perusing Etsy (awesome place to find things handmade and vintage) I found the dress made by Corinna Couture (love her stuff!). The black flower hair clip is from Ruby Blue, Inc on Etsy. I started out with a kind of Valentine/Love theme but it ended up being a Vintage Travel theme. I had the milk glass that was my grandmother's, the vintage Kodak cameras were a gift from the owner of the Ye Olde Vineyard Antique store in North East, PA years ago and I found the suitcases and chair on Etsy and antique stores. The trunk was borrowed and the smaller vintage camera is Rebecca's. The pearls hanging out of one of the bowls are from Samantha's one-year photos (I think I may try to work them into the photos every year). I just loved how it turned out.
The photos were taken at The Cotton Room in Durham. I originally had paid to reserve the space for two hours but when we got there it was set up with about 50 tables, people all over hanging things from the ceiling and setting for an event that was later that evening. There was also a cake on a table in the corner we needed to use. Evidently there was some miscommunication and I ended up getting my money back and they moved the cake table but not without some confrontations and going up and down three flights of stairs with a two year old! Everything worked out in the end and Rebecca was just awesome, staying longer than normal just so we could get everything the way I wanted it.
Here is a link to Rebecca's blog post about the session on the Red Bridge Photography website: http://redbridgephoto.com/?p=1691
As Rebecca said in her blog post, a photo shoot can seem chaotic at the time and with a little one running around you can’t be sure you captured anything that you wanted. This was our fourth photo session with Rebecca and I don't need to worry about what I will get since I have been so happy with all of the results of Rebecca's talent. Thank you so much Rebecca for these beautiful photographs that we will always treasure!!
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