because picking just one is just way too difficult, so i posted them all

now, for a little "holly-go-lightly meets mary poppins"...

{i tried playing around with the processing
on all of the above images...
although i was not quite sure what i was doing.
i was just winging it, really.}

{i LOVE the form of her jump in the shot below.
i just wish the lighting had been better.}

{i think the shot below was my favorite jump shot of the day,
partly because there was a break in the clouds... blue sky!}

wowee!!!
i got such a great response
and such wonderful feedback on my red umbrella photo
{the one in my last post },
both here on this blog,
and in flickr-land!


i was so pleased with how
this just-for-fun photo shoot turned out...
especially since i had the biggest blast taking the photos.
but i did not imagine i would get such nice
hoots and hollers from you all.
and i am so appreciative of every word!
thank you!


okay... i won't keep you in suspense any longer
the beauty you see in these umbrella shots
is my best friend.
as i mentioned in my last post,
i am designing her wedding invitations,
and we took these photos
the day she came over to finalize the invitation design.
we got all of our work done,
and rewarded ourselves with a trip
to the gorgeous historic woodstock square
{in the town where i grew up }.
it was overcast,
but still a perfect day for photos.


when i saw the ensemble my friend had shown up in
{very french 1960s-esque },
i knew right away that i wanted to take her picture.


i said, "all we need is a cute umbrella."
then she said, "oh, i have a red one in my car."
seriously?
that is what i call serendipity!
we could not have planned this if we tried!
so off we went.


i'm so glad she did not break her ankle in the process...
i mean, her wedding is in july!


i still have many more photos of her to share.
but i thought i would get in all my jumping shots in this post.
{next time, i'll share a little more about this sweet girl.}


some of you may remember my little side project,
lookers and leapers.
all these shots were taken mainly with that in mind,
and thus, was born my third installment for that project.

well, i am currently sitting around
{in the sweltering heat }
waiting very anxiously to hear back from three printers
that i asked for printing quotes from.
the one that gives me the best deal
is the one i will use to print the invitations.
i'm growing very frustrated... almost angry,
because they all seem to be taking
their sweet old time getting back to me.


so i thought i would use the time
to post the leaping photos.
i hope you enjoyed!

{p.s. i was hoping to visit some blogs, but have not had any time the past few days... blame it on the girl with the red umbrella. *wink* but i hope to stop by very soon.}