“Did you know you’re so beautiful
On the edge of summer
That years from now
I’ll cry to remember…”

“Daughter” Vienna Teng

Kim Hilliard │ Kim Hill Photography {Montgomery, AL}

open your ears.

let the hum turn

to real voices

asking important questions.

crying real tears, laughing real, infectious belly laughs.

and reaching for your warmth, your time.

for your hand

to guide them

to adventure.

with you.

-katy

Katy Tuttle │ Katy Tuttle Photography {Seattle, Washington}

I searched for over an hour to find the perfect words to accompany this image.  However, in the end, nothing matched what my heart felt. 
When I look at this image, I feel nothing but gratitude.  Gratitude for this tiny girl who, time and time again, stands
in front of my camera and helps to find the artist in me.  Without her, I am certain the artist would have remained buried.
My heart is so very thankful. . .
-Summer
Summer Kellogg │ Summer K Photography {Northeast, Ohio}

“What would I do if I knew that I could not fail
If I believed would the wind always fill my sail
How far would I go, what could I achieve”

Trusting the hero in me

– From ‘If I Were Brave’ by Jana Stanfield

Juli Isola │ Juli Isola Photography {San Clemente, California}

Tomorrow you will wake a Kindergartner, but for tonight, you are only my baby. – Suzie

Suzie Ziemke │ Suzie Ziemke Photography {Mankato, MN}

“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” – Katharine Hepburn

Sonja Hardy │ Bobo + Peep Photography {Winnipeg, Manitoba}

Tara Marie Jurevicius │Tara Marie Photography {Springdale, Arkansas}

“She’s a mess of gorgeous chaos, and you can see it in her eyes”  – author unknown

Christina Watkins │ Christina Watkins Photography {Montgomery, AL}

“Come forth to the light of things, let nature be your teacher” – William Wordsworth

Amanda Monday │ BirdsDream Design {Iowa City, Iowa}

There’s really nothing quite so sweet as tiny little baby feet – author unknown

Bjorna Hoen Almaden │ Bjorna Hoen Photography {Calabasas, California}

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” – Kahlil Gibran

Jennifer Lawrence │ Jennifer Lawrence Photography {Nashville, TN}

She moved like watercolors in a lovely old painting, and proudly announced “I’m just like you Mama.” But the truth of it was, I had never been that fair. – Paige

Paige Everson │ Sweet Magnolia Photography-ny {Syracuse, NY}

Guest No. 13

More often than not, my daughter is the subject of all my images. Sometimes, it feels nice to get out of my comfort zone of shooting what I know and to branch out, take a risk, “quiet” the “loud” and shoot something completely different and completely for me. – Catherine