*SPOILER ALERT! This post is filled with tons of cuteness. Be prepared to "awwwww" and snicker!
My life has one constant in it...and that is Riley Mae. Every morning I wake up to a cold nose in the face and the pitter patter of feet trailing my every move. She literally won't let me leave the house without attempting to sneak into my car first. She has her own room at work where she hangs out to watch TV and snuggle with me when I sneak down for a few minutes throughout the day. No matter how upset I get with her, I know if I need some cheering up she is there to provide it...and isn't that the most wonderful thing about having a four-legged baby?
This year my girl is turning 4!...which of course got me thinking about taking some sort of "birthday" pictures. I maybe got a little carried away...
...But my Riley Mae is a great little model. Especially if her daddy is asking her to "sit" for a peanut butter treat! I actually had all of these crazy ideas and set-ups on what to do for her "photo shoot". I tried some compositions with garland framing the upper edges and draping down thru the image and I decorated with all these eclectic gold elements...Most of which were removed. Trust me when I say the final two-light, grey background set-up I produced is the toned down, clean-lined and "simple" version!
I had so much fun making the garland, flower crown and cake for this...even if Riley got a little destructive with the flowers once the treats ran out (nothing a few minutes and tape won't eventually fix). I don't always have the time or money to create things, so I loved having the opportunity to do this. It's been such a blast doing a "doggie" shoot that I've definitely got my mind set on repeating the experience.
But first...this awesomeness...
Leave my Rye Mae some Happy Birthday love and your thoughts on next years birthday shoot!
