Archive for February, 2010

I have know miss F. since she was born.  When I got to spend some time with her over the weekend it struck me how she is changing from a rambunctious little daredevil to a mature and inspiring young lady.  F. has so much soul hidden under her happy and easy personality; I love that these images captured that.

These were taken in the hall of a big and messy warehouse building. I usually stay far away from clutter, but the light was too magical to walk away from.

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Meg Borders: Loving your children's portraits. Gorgeous!

Daniel: Awesome light on these. Your work is truly inspiring!

Robin: amazing location, breathtaking images. I'd love to be in your pocket for a day!

Jessica Hamlin: What a beautiful girl!! And what gorgeous light...wow! Wonderful work as always.

Pavlina Ortiz: Your images are absolutely breathtaking! Amazing work!

Kelly Mack: Wonderful Zoe!

Lina: Gee, Zoe, where do you find those locations, those kids, those everything. BREATHTAKING!!!!!

Brandi-lee: Beautiful light, I can see why you shot there. That first one is fantastic!!

NinaMarie: Beautiful Zoe! Gorgeous Lighting and gorgeous girl.

kristin cook: Gorgeous! What beautiful lighting too!

Fabiana: It looks as though you stepped back in time and photographed a young beauty. Stunning images!

Julie Wagoner: Your vision shines through, Zoe...in the location, the styling, the subject...the entire finished product. Stunning and perfectly you!

jennifer adams: what a beautiful girl, love this session!

Cindy: What an artful session! The mood of the model and the location just come together perfectly.

Jessica: So soft and just lovely, Zoe!

Ashley Duckett: Beautiful! The light is just beautiful! amazing work as usual Zoe!

Julie Delgado: Such awesome images. Beautiful girl.

Kathleen: You are amazing with a camera in hand. You read light so well.

Katherine: Lovely Zoe! The light is gorgeous!

stacey: holy wow! the light in these is just divine. i'm such a fan of your work.

Amber: *sigh* Incredible, as usual!! Your lighting is gorgeous and what a beautiful young lady!

Kari Roberts: Wow! These are so beautiful and artistic!

ashley: Beautiful zoe! Love the backdrop actually. Very cool. The second one is my favorite and is to die for:)

Barbara: This are all so classic love your style. It is gorgeous.

lisa lucky: zoe, wonderful job as always! really love the lens baby shot! (love your new branding and blog/animation too:)

Rachel - Rachel Marie Photography: That is some amazing light!! These are beautiful :)

Tori Piercy: So beautiful Zoe!!!!!

Michelle Kane: Oh, but it's the perfect kind of "clean clutter" that serves these images so well. The light and tones of the elements around her work perfectly together. I just adore the serious look on her face. Really sets a mood!

Jennifer Boggett: These are gorgeous! Beautiful light and beautiful girl. Such unique portraits - you are SUCH a talented woman!

Tammy Wahl: I love these Zoe - your mastery of light is amazing.

Gail: That is some GORGEOUS light - and a beautiful girl. Even the clutter looks beautiful! Great images!

Cindy: you're right, the light is amazing! What an adorable girl. I LOVE your work!

Sara D: Beautiful work Zoe! Very dreamy!!!

Laura Morita-Yeun: I need a better vocabulary to comment on your stuff. These are gorgeous. Lovely. Perfect. Sigh....

Wende Trew: Beautiful!!

jodie: These flippen ROCK.. I LOVE the whole set up. Her clothes are perfect..and so is the clutter.

White is the absence of color. It is an emptiness that is ironically full of ultimate purity. White makes me feel free as it personifies an uncluttered openness that can go on forever.  I love white. Maybe that’s why snow blanketing everything it touches takes my breath away.
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Ramsey Garza: Beautiful. I love the eyelash one and all the rest are beautiful. The last one looks like the cover of a good children's novel.

Fabiana: Gorgeous images, Zoe! Snow has got to be one of the most difficult things to photograph and you pulled it off with ease. Love love love your eye!

monyeen: that first one ROCKS!!!!

Michelle Kane: You are genius! You make white look SO good.

Laura Morita-Yeun: Ahhhhh.... Now I've gotten my Zoe pic fix. Thank you! These are just lovely, as always. Love the sled, and those lashes? Amazing!

ashley: Amazing! Love these images beyond words. Love:)

Brandi-lee: You are a true artist Zoe, you can take something like snow and turn it into a magical world of wonder...awesome work!!

heavenesque: Zoe, Zoe, Zoe ...... you are such an artist!! Your work is spectacular. WOW:)

gilbert: I'm so jealous of your winter photos! Really beautiful work, Zoe!

amy: wow gorgeous!! can't pick a favorite! these are breathtaking!

Carrie: I feel like I am always saying breathtaking, but they really do take my breath away!

Whitley: Wow Zoe!!! Your work is amazing!

Gail: Oh WOW! That eyelash shot is to die for!!! Amazing, powerful images!!!

Barbara: These are awesome Zoe

Georgina Streets-Russell: Breath taking images Zoe! Truly amazing.

Julie Wagoner: Those eyelashes.....that pop of red....these are truly works of art! I am amazed every time I stop by your blog, Zoe.

Kathleen: OMG! That eyelash shot is amazing.

Salina J: Beautiful! I adore the eyelash shot.

Leah Jent: Zoe, thank you for these! Now I wanna go out in the snow and play!

Lina: Love them all, but the first one is like from a fairytale book. AMAZING!

Cindy: these are stunning! I love #1 and I absolutely adore the closeup of the snowflakes on the lashes.

Angie Penrose: Oh my word!! LOVE these images! Just darling. :)

Laura: I take pics of my kids in the snow and they are just snapshots. But you Zoe, you create art every time you click the shutter. Beautiful work! Love you girl!

Ashley Duckett: Love them all! That lash shot with the flecks of snow is awesome!

Christie Adams: You are a true artist. absolutely love and admire your work

lisa lucky: zoe, these are gorgeous! love the pops of red!

Karen: These blow my mind!

Liat Biderovsky: Zoe, you never cease to take my breath away with your amazing images. Just beautiful

TaraMc: These are awesome! Love the color, so soft and beautiful. That lash shot is phenomenal.

Ariel: WAY LOVE! Your are SOO rockin!

Anya Coleman: LOVE!

me: no words, your pics are amazing!

Megan: these are awesome. I agree with the others, LOVE the lash shot!

Clarice: These are awesome!

Wende Trew: LOVE those Zoe!!

jodie: classic and BEAUTIFUL..

Alison: Love these! So beautiful and crisp.

Audrey: Awesome shots!!!!

the maternal lens.

February 12, 2010

I had a nice surprise this morning when I realized my  image was the Photo of the Day at the Maternal Lens blog! Check it out here!

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Kelly Mack: Congrats Zoe!

Julie Wagoner: Congrats, Zoe. Very well deserved! I love that photo so much!

Katherine: Congrats Zoe!! That is awesome!

Laura Morita-Yeun: Definitely well deserved, Zoe. You make art, woman. True art.

shannon: congrats zoe!! we are thrilled to feature you on our blog!! xo hey, email me....i have a question!!

Leah Jent: No surprise there, since you are ah-mazing! Congrats!

Shelly: I'm not surprised at all. You deserve it!

Lina: You deserve it, Zoe. You deserve a whole lot. There are not many people in this world with vision and creativity like yours. Smooches!

Tori Piercy: Congratualtions! So well deserved!

Michelle Kane: Ditto to everyone's comments! I love your creative eye. You create such beauty in simplicity.

Whitley: Congrats Zoe!!! You deserve it!

Kelly Lindsey: Congrats, Zoe. Much deserved!

Wende Trew: Congrats Zoe!!

Old barns, rows of trees, and a little girl is all I need to get my dose of happy.

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Lina: She is such a doll! I will never get used to looking at your images.

Fabiana: Such a beautiful and happy little girl. You have captured her personality with these timeless images. Priceless.

THIS N THAT: These are amazingly gorgeous!! I love your color- just beautiful. -Shellie

Katie: WOW. These are amazingly beautiful.

Tzikira: Every single one is a dream. I'm drooling... Totally precious!

Amy: Beautiful girl.. I just love her.. Priceless... is right..

Jaidean: What a cool location and beautiful images! Just love that first one!

Kimberly Marie: So gorgeous! LOVE them. The location is awesome! These are so vibrant, absolutely stunning shots!

Rachel: These are amazing and full of life and color great job.

Leslie: Wow. Stunning work. I really love that first one! Makes me smile. :)

Cindy: I would be happy too, these are so gorgeous! Lovely color, amazing location and the perfect model!

Kristen Z: oh my goodness, zoe...that first one especially is absolutely gorgeous!!!

kristin cook: Z...these are beautiful! I love the 'feel' of them. Your recent work has just been fabulous!

Tiffany Bender: once again- you are amazing!!!

Tammy Wahl: Perfection. Every single time. You rock my world girl. Maybe I'll live closer to you someday and we can shoot together. Heaven.

Jessica: Zoe, I just adore everyone of your posts. This little girl is darling and you've captured her so beautifully!

Salina J: Simply gorgeous. Love the colors and the rich tones.

Nicole Z: So jealous of this location!! Beautiful work as always!!! Love the color and the processing!!!

Michelle Kane: Just love it when you post... it's always inspiring. Love it all... from her outfit to the locations, light and processing. You rock!

Karen: THESE ARE AMAZING! I absolutely love them! Wow, just wow!

Elle: Wow!! Gorgeous works of art!

Katie: So beautiful! I love that first one, so much personality!

Carrie: Thanks Zoe, these made me happy too!

Kristi: These are perfect, I adore each one, and the post before this...wow your work is incredible!

Julie Wagoner: Oh, she is so adorable...and the shots of her are stunning. I hope that first one is going huge somewhere. It is truly a masterpiece work of an inspirational artist!

shannon: i love these beyond words!! these are amazing!!

Kristi Mangan: total perfection! i adore your style!

Leah Jent: I love everything about these. Beautiful work!

Terra: I just love these,what great locations,light,etc etc I can't pick a favorite!!

Laura Morita-Yeun: Oh, Zoe! These make me happy too! These are fabulous!!!

Whitley: Oh, Zoe! I love these!!! These made me smile! Just perfect!

Chrissy Torney: Wow, such beautiful, warm tones in these.

Rachel Aberle: How fun are these! She looks so sweet.

Kathleen: Wow - great color and she just looks so happy.

Barbara Hurst: These are gorgeous Zoe

Katherine: These are absolutely gorgeous Zoe! These make me happy!

amy: looks like she had fun!!! these are really beautiful!

ashley: Fantastic! Oh, that location is amazing. And your captures and processing are perfect:)

Shelly: Zoe, I adore your work!

Sam: Amazing photos with a very unique location. I love it.

Tori Piercy: That first one is magical! Wow Zoe!

dsr: That first picture is a treasure. Perfect in every way. A lesson in "decisive moment" Bravo!

Brandi-lee: Oh my gosh Zoe, I love these. You can feel the innocence and freedom of being a child...just amazing!!

Meg Borders: Breathtaking!

jodie: Beautiful..I swear you have the best locations. I also love your conversions here.

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Lina: Love it! Love Laundromats, and he is indeed serious :)

Fabiana: Moody and pensive. you have done it again.

Tzikira: Wow! You can even make a kid in a dingy laundromat look stunning! The B&W one has such character. He looks so thoughtful with those gorgeous eyes...

Amy: How cute.. Just wonderful shots.. love them.. and he is a cutie..

Tiffany Bender: I love your story- beautiful!

Tammy Wahl: Love, love, love these. He is gorgeous and everything about them is perfect.

Michelle Kane: Perfection, Zoe! Fabulous expressions caught in both images.

Julie Wagoner: You even make the laundromat look gorgeous! I am in awe!

shannon: seriously...adorable!! your work rocks my socks!

Leah Jent: I love these, Zoe. You rock!

Laura Morita-Yeun: Zoe, how oh how is it possible that you always take such perfect pictures? I just may be your biggest fan.

Whitley: Oh, Zoe! You continue to amaze me! I love these!!!

Clarice: Absolutely adorable! Love them!