365 Project 2014

365 2014 Day 42 Spontaneity

February 12, 2014
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Okay this was fun. Today we had a wonderful snow and I wanted to have some photography fun with it. I put on Facebook that I was looking for a snow model near my home. Within ten minutes three amazing young women replied. They all lived just a few minutes from me. (In the country that is saying something.) I knew them all but they did not know one another. We met at my studio and piled into my car to find the snowiest location. They immediately bonded, the three of them laughing and chatting together. This warmed my heart. Women can often feel in competition with one another and keep their distance, especially in circumstances where they do not know each other. This was not the case with these three. They were fast friends and it became apparent this little shoot wasn’t about the shoot at all. It was about connecting some precious girls who are needing friendship and fellowship.

They are all stunning and brilliant women with hearts open to the world. We had fun shooting in the snow, and as per my usual, I lay right down on the ground. (Oh and that is the proper grammar on lay. I checked. My dad was an English professor. However, this is the improper use of parentheses.)

Back to my story…

I got soaking wet! We carried lights around, my gear got soaked and my fingers stopped working about 20 minutes into the shoot. We were all freezing, but we didn’t care. I tried some of my new lighting techniques, (still working on it) and we just played. All the while they were talking and getting to know one another. On our way back to the studio they  exchanged phone numbers and talked about getting together. Again, my heart warmed at this. So wonderful. Also, once again I am blessed to photograph women and show them their beauty right there on the back of my camera. That is the best feeling.

That’s my first day of the our winter storm. I hope to get some great pictures again tomorrow. Johnny will be snowed in with his friends at the house if all goes according to plan (wink wink). No promises but I hope to get some of them together too.

Blessings and stay warm! Enjoy some more pictures of these fantastic young women.

Psalm 133:1-3 ~

“How wonderful, how beautiful,
    when brothers and sisters get along!
It’s like costly anointing oil
    flowing down head and beard,
Flowing down Aaron’s beard,
    flowing down the collar of his priestly robes.
It’s like the dew on Mount Hermon
    flowing down the slopes of Zion.
Yes, that’s where God commands the blessing,
    ordains eternal life.”

Friendship

Friendship

Spontaneous

Spontaneous

Joy

Joy

Beautiful Maeghen

Beautiful Maeghen

Lovely Annsley

Lovely Annsley

Gorgeous Katie

Gorgeous Katie

Show Stopper

Show Stopper

Free Spirit

Free Spirit

Striking

Striking

Happy

Happy

Snow Model

Snow Model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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5 Comments

  • Reply Mama February 12, 2014 at 9:37 am

    I loved the pictures. I also loved the fact that you connected these 3 beautiful women so that they can be friends. So fun! Wish I could have been a part of this party. I would have brought food. You know Mothers. They like to feed everyone.

  • Reply kelly February 12, 2014 at 11:13 am

    I believe you nailed your new lighting techniques! These women are beautiful. And the best part…fellowship!

  • Reply Tricia Smith February 12, 2014 at 12:59 pm

    Good Job, Mary Anne!!! I loved it!!!

  • Reply Remembering Katie Klinect | Mary Anne Morgan Blog April 19, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    […] her and two other lovely young women in the snow for my 365 project. The title of that post was Spontaneity. I didn’t know Katie as well as I would have liked to, but it seems that word suited her. I […]

  • Reply When the Grass Withers: Grieving Nicky and Katie | Thoughtful Scribblings April 21, 2014 at 1:18 am

    […] this year. We did a spontaneous snow photo-shoot with the talented Mary Anne Morgan for her blog (https://www.maryannemorganblog.com/365-project-2014/365-2014-spontaneity/). In her blog post, Mary Anne talks about how we became “fast friends”. That is very […]

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