Leggy Bird Photos

It seem that  lately, I’ve been taking an excessive amount of photos of beautiful girls… and I LOVE it! Since I did Help Portrait last Christmas, I’ve been saying that making girls/women feel beautiful in front of a camera for the first time is one of my favorite passions! I just wrote a paper for Interpersonal Communication about Self-esteem in adolescent girls, so I’ve been thinking about it a lot. There are so many gorgeous (inside and/or outside) girls that I know that don’t even have a clue! Maybe they haven’t been feelin’ the love or maybe they’re just going through a lot of changes. Whatever it is, I just want to shout in their face (and sometimes I do…), “YOU ARE SO DARN GORGEOUS!” They just don’t get it.

So, here’s my tribute to those girls I know (and don’t know!) that may or may not know how pretty they are. You are so worth loving, so live like it!

Eryn Erickson and her Bible Study group of high school seniors!

Cindy, my mom and a master housekeeper/chef

Erin, my classmate and new friend

Christine, my roommate and fellow tea drinker

Chelsea, coworker and friend

Lily, my oldest, most loyal friend

Mallory, my good friend’s beautiful sister