’cause you shine on me wherever you are
I just think of you and I start to glow
And I need your light
Cause baby you know…
so, i never did end up taking photos of my gang in the fields of yellow flowers. now the flowers have died off and tall golden weeds have taken their place. as i drove home from running errands last week i spied a very convenient field around the corner from my house. so that very same day, not wanting to lose out on another chance, i took anna while the others were at school. on our way out the door-my mind sparked with the idea to grab that wooden star from the boys room. i am SO glad i did.
and just for kicks, take a listen to this:
that song came out when i was in second grade, and i remember dancing in the garage to it with the neighbors. i wanted to be madonna more than i wanted to wear a bra.
I can’t believe how grown up Anna looks! All of her baby chubby is gone! These are beautiful pictures! And, I love the Madonna song! Funny you should blog about this today, when I was actually teasing a co-worker of mine that I was going to list my favorite song (on SIS TV) as “Like a Virgin”….1)because my father absolutely HATED that song and wouldn’t let me listen to it growing up and 2)just to see if anyone was paying attention. Glad to know I wasn’t the only Madonna nut :D
so love these! these need to be blown up! i kid you not, my little stella has that exact same dress…got it in downtown S.D : )
Unbelievably beautiful. The girl and the photos. Stunning as always.
oh my gosh!! these are some of my favorites. She’s so innocent and carefree! I could totally frame this and remember that this is what “i don’t have a care in this world” feels like!! please, please share what lens you used?? at least on pic # 4?
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Cute pictures! You get props for quoting one of my favorite artists :-)
Ok I seriously just had to wipe away tears from my face because Anna is so beautiful and I love her so much and I am so lucky to be a part of her life! Any one of these on Canvas would be marvelous, which one I wonder…The first two are my favs but you know they are all fantastic. What a muse!!!
Muah!
Those are gorgeous! I want a hill full of weeds where I live, too!
These are just beautiful!! You captured her perfectly. That looks like it was so fun!
My goodness…I remember her baby photos on 2peas!!!
Just beautiful!
OMG, you must have ESP or something because — I kid you not! — I was just reminiscing about this song to my sister over dim sum this past Saturday morning. No, REALLY! I was telling her about the little girl we both once knew who totally screwed up the lyrics because she said “blow” instead of “glow;” and, I remember arguing with this little girl about that part. Gosh, it’s so nice to know that I was much smarter than her! haha!
These are SO gorgeous!
She is growing up, that is for sure!
I love the 4th one, and that 3rd one…oh I love them ALL. = )
oh my goodness – she is just so beautiful. what wonderful photos.
Oh my gosh! Those are beautiful!
SECOND GRADE? I was in high school, working at my first job, in a record store. My best friend and I loaded up with black jelly bracelets, star earrings, and huge hairbows and made a roadtrip to see Madonna in concert. Good times. :) LOVE those photos of Anna.
These photos are to be CHERISHED!!!!! (Get it?) 1st grade – Material Girl Video, dancing to it, lost my first tooth. Madonna was my IDOL since I was so young! I still have all of my records, then tapes and now CDs of hers. She rocks, as does your beautiful daughter in these photos!
Are you kidding me? These are the most darling EVER!!! So glad you didn’t miss the opportunity. And I loved this song too! Cracking that you wanted to be her though. By the way, thanks for being there for me today! Words can’t express how much that means to me. LOVE YOU!!!
so precious!
oh. my. wow. these are beautiful. please come to georgia.
OMGosh Tara… i think these just might be my most fave photos of yours- ever, so far, to date!!
these photos are AMAZING!
in love.
Gorgeous photos Tara!! You’re such an inspiration!
Ahhh, the video brings back memories of the lace gloves & mesh tops!! Thanks!
Second grade? Wow…way to make a chick feel old!! Love those photos!!
What amazingly beautiful photos! Your daughter is soooo beautiful and you can totally see her personality in those photos! You must put one of them in you OPAM frames!
Loved that song…still HAVE to sing along when I hear it! hehehe
OMG!! I am old!!! That song came out when I was in high school!! Wahhhhhhhhh!
these are just beautiful, just beautiful!
The 3 close ups of your daughter are wonderful.
My oldest is Anna too!! Your daughter is gorgeous and that star idea was perfect! Gorgeous pictures!!
still love that song…but that video is hilarious!
wow.
the mesh shirt and the eyeliner!
i remember layering all my clothes and socks and bracelets.
in my mind i looked just like her. :)
the photos you took are beautiful.
Perfectly perfect Tara.
On the radio RIGHT NOW, the song, “Good morning Star Shine” is playing….do you remember that one? Now evertime I hear that I am going to picture Anna twirling in the golden field…..
Wow these pictures are just beautiful! I bet your kids will appreciate all the wonderful family photos they get to cherish when they’re older!
These are so delightful and beautiful and perfect, Tara!!!
You are very young. I’m sure I was married with children when this song was popular.
Shoot.
Such BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING photos! I LOOOOOVE the star one! I’m such a blog stalker of yours! Love your work!
SERIOUSLy, LOVE. Where is that star from?
these are GLORIOUS, tara. the color, the angles, her sweet smile and outstretched arms. i love it all. and i have to tell you… i am dying over these BIG fat juicy photos on your blog lately. i so need to figure out how to make my blog photos humongous too. ;)
OMG that second shot is just perfection. do you sometimes amaze yourself? you amaze me all. the. time. :)
tara!!!!! these are STUNNNING!!!!!!! i am so happy you got those shots of miss anna! they are just GORGEOUS! and so is SHE! love that star!!!!!! i am so happy you are taking the time to get these beautiful photos that will always make you smile!
tara
TARA!!!! These are so AWESOME!!!!! I love them so much!
this may be my favorite series of yours. just simply awesome photos.
I was fifteen and actively spent many hours trying to be Madonna.
Still jamming to her tunes-her new CD is pretty good.
thanks you guys-i will say that i was DYING inside as i was taking these. she was just so glorious to me this day.
blair-i bought the star at home goods many years ago.
glorious is just the word i would use to describe these, tara! absolutely glorious!
After seeing your pictures, I love the look of the fields now…….I have been driving by missing the green but now I see that there is beauty in those dead fields…….awesome photos!!
this pics are sooo amazing!! Your child is enchanting! I luv her look!
ahh… your little anna is so cute!! great pictures.
Oh, now Tara, you’re dating yourself with that song. LOL. we must be the same age because I was in grade one or two when that was out too.
FABULOUS pics of Anna – Oh, I love the second one – what lenses did you use on these? (if you don’t mind me asking)
Those shots are simply beautiful. I love the one with the wooden star…great idea to snag it before you left!
Your daughter is beautiful!! Actually all your kids are! I totally loved this entire album of Madonna’s. I still think that it’s my favorite out of all her music!
Loved your pictures in the wheat field.
Tara,
I love your photographic style, it’s beautiful. I have a question. I don’t know what camera you use, but I own a Canon 20D and am having problems with it. Every shot I take is pretty much too dark and too red. I have to manually edit every single shot, almost every single time I use this camera. Is there something I am doing wrong? Even when I “restore factory settings” and then just shoot in automatic it still gives me trouble. Sometimes I wonder if it’s how I upload them, I use a little card reader that plugs into our usb port. Any bit of advice would be much appreciated. I know you get a lot of emails and comments, but I really would appreciate any suggestions or thoughts, thanks so much!!!!!
Kate
Yeah. I was in the TENTH grade. Thank you very much.
And i believe i danced in my garage, too.
So don’t go thinking you did something that NO ONE thought of.
the colors all together—those wheat browns & blue sky—along with the lovely model and soft lighting just totally make these photos masterpieces! Great eye Tara!