growing up

this is Tedi, such a sweet girl that I have had the joy of knowing for almost 2 years. I'm amazed at how she has changed. I remember being her age and the changes you go through between 7 & 9, wow! That baby stage to the "tweens," the childhood innocence but with a growing understanding of the world around you. She is really coming into her own sense of self and it shows.

I was asked to shoot her portrait after she had her school pictures taken. It's hard to really capture a child's personality in a 10 minute photo session with a stranger. So here's the Tedi I know...