• so small and innocent! I love this detail. it's perfect! - Eliendale
  • he seems to trust her like they've been together for all their lives. - Ronnielle
  • love the light here - Kelsey Elinor
  • i like the contrast of these two colors. - p.ixelie
  • I own this bunny! Also, fantastic layering work down here - Kitty Allison

a small girl grown

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I worked with this model for the first time the other day despite trying to organize the shoot for weeks. By the time it happened, I was itching to make it a reality since it had been sitting in my mind for so long. An idea that I can't get out of my mind is the loss of childhood, and trying to get it back. There are two ways to see a picture like this - there is the depressing way, which is that she tries as hard as she can but is grown and can never get childhood back....but then there is the positive way, that at least she understands the happiness of childhood and has good enough memories that she wants them back. So many people grow up to enjoy adulthood because it is better than their childhood, or they forget all together how great childhood was. I chase my childhood every day.

I thought about several titles for this one, not the least of which were: "Down the Rabbit Hole" and "Island of Misfit Toys" - hehe! But decided not to rip off a master today despite feeling that they were rather appropriate ;-)

Model: Alexis M

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  1. pinguin1961 15 months ago | reply

    Fantastic shot!
    Beautiful idea and composition.

  2. Niki Aguirre 15 months ago | reply

    The bunny in the lower left hand corner - brilliant. Feels incredibly voyeuristic and then completely flushed by the fact that you were just caught.

  3. Veronica_Garcia1 15 months ago | reply

    so very interesting! Love it as per usual:)

  4. AnxusGZ 15 months ago | reply

    Nice shot!!!!

  5. Sarah Handley 15 months ago | reply

    It's perfect. She looks as though even her childhood clothes were stripped away, leaving her vulnerable and thrust into adulthood.

  6. GemmieV 15 months ago | reply

    this is awesome. those bunnies are the best.

  7. talleyimages 15 months ago | reply

    nice, nice, nice

  8. halgil 15 months ago | reply

    Excellent shot!

  9. ironwalker 15 months ago | reply

    Remarkable interperted photo. I really am impressed with your intentions and two conclusions. Well done!

  10. Aperture Yogi 15 months ago | reply

    I love this, made me smile. Still smiling. So I guess I'm in the positive camp.

  11. kostyaKalugin 6 months ago | reply

    a little bit more sharpen and it's will be perfect)

  12. IoanBacivarov 6 months ago | reply

    Beautiful Brooke

  13. Fresh Light 4 months ago | reply

    ..striking..............

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