“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anaïs Nin

85mm  |  f/4.5  |  1/2500

Tara Marie Jurevicius │ Little White Feather Photography {Springdale, Arkansas}

“Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson

85mm  |  f/2.5  |  1/1000  |  ISO 200

Erin Konrath │ Erin Konrath Photography {Chicago, Illinois}

 

Juxtapose – to place close together or side-by-side, especially for comparison

Backstage 50mm  |  f/2.8  |  1/200  |  ISO320
Onstage 85mm  |  f/4.5  |  1/250  |  ISO 1600

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

Jennifer Lawrence  |  Jennifer Lawrence Photography {Nashville, Tennessee}

“My eyes are my favourite part of me; not for how they look, but for how they see.” – Unknown

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

Hello Sunshine!

35mm  |  f/1.4  |  1/640  |  ISO 400

Julia Cooke │ A Rock and a Soft Place  {Galata, Istanbul, Turkey}

“If I had a flower for everytime I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson

f/1.8  |  1/2500  |  ISO 250

DeAnna McCasland │ DeAnna McCasland Photography {Fredericksburg, Virginia}

“And I wanna be free
Wind in my hair
Salt on my skin
Sun in the air…”
– Gavin DeGraw

f/2.2  |  1/500  |  ISO 200

Lane Proffitt │ Lane Proffitt Photography {Fort Worth, Texas}

Amanda Monday │ BirdsDream Design {Iowa City, Iowa}

Jenn Martin Spangenberg │ Pretty in Pics Photography {Chicago, Illinois}

Guest Contributor

“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” – Richard Wagner

Chrissy Sandifer | Chrissy Sandifer Photography  {Bel Air, Maryland}