Spring into Summer

Today felt like summer. We had a high of 78'. Which in Michigan, in April, is amazing. The first half of my day was spent being a responsible adult, doing teacher observations. By the way, kindergartners tell the strangest April fool's jokes. A majority of the art classes I observed today said, "Ms. Whitney, something is on fire, ha-ha April fools". Hmm Fire... I tell you those little people have a strange sense of humor, for some reason thinking of something on fire doesn't make me laugh.
The second half of my day.. I played at the park, went bike riding, drank a milkshake and bought 4 summer dresses.
I wanted to do more. I wanted to go to the beach, put my toes in the sand & swim like a fish. I wanted to set up my tent, build a camp fire & stare at the stars. I wanted to run away into summer dreams and bask in the warmth of those moments.

This is the first official image I am posting to my blog. Now truth be told I'm known as a wedding & portrait photographer, which is a very true statement. This photograph is a prime example of what I do in my "free time". I love to shoot shadows & reflections. I have yet to meet a client that asks, " Can you please take a picture of my shadow?" Although, I would be more than happy to oblige. I have found if someone is actually paying you to photography them, they want to be visible in the shot, go figure.
A shadow is merely a suggestion of the human form. A silhouette so to speak. As a child i was very fond of paper cut-out dolls and shadow puppets. This is what happens when you are the youngest of 5 children in a family that "sometimes" had a T.V. (you learn to amuse yourself). Perhaps someday my shadows will become a series and some savvy art collector will say " Ah shadows, sheer brilliance, I must have them all". Until then, i will continue to amuse my self creating paper-dolls from my shadows.