Mother and Daughter Portrait Session #100Portraits100Weeks

Mothers And Daughters. What an incredible, delicate bond. I have two daughters, and their mere existence takes my breath away. But man, is there any relationship more riddled with conflict? We are so similar and so different. The mother/daughter relationship has been the crucible for much of my growth since my oldest daughter was born, and continues now that my youngest daughter is three. I adore every ornery-sweet inch of both of them!

A few weeks ago beautiful Dawn and Anika came in for portraits to celebrate a Anika's 16th birthday. We started with makeup and hair by the talented Annalisa, and shot for the next two hours. We played jams on Pandora and had a wonderful morning together. Every mother and daughter should get their portraits done together at one point in their lives.

Week 1: #100portraits100weeks - Family Portraits in Palmer Lake

For the first week of my challenge, I took portraits of my beautiful friend Amy and her son. Amy had shared a painting on her Facebook page of a mama cuddling her baby, and asked me to replicate it. It's a painting by artist Lauri Blank. (As a side note, I think I found a new favorite artist.) Here's her website for more fabulous pictures.

http://www.blankstudio.com/index.html