Hello Gorgeous!

Last year, my friend Kelly Rae asked me if I could take some photographs of her, that would make her feel beautiful in her new pixie haircut. I was honored, of course! As photographers, I think one of our best gifts is to be able to capture the beauty we see and and reveal it to those around us. I cannot think of a better thing to do, but to make someone feel seen, gorgeous and happy in their own skin. And isn't she a beauty through and through? It was easy peasy. That is why I love my job :)

With that said, it’s time for a June Mini Photo Contest. That means it’s time for you to share your best image that fits our theme this week. And today (guess!), it’s Hello Gorgeous!

So show us what you’ve got between now and Sunday night at midnight PST over in our OWP Flickr pool and leave a comment here with a link to your shot. Only one image per person please and only those images shared through links in the comments here will be considered. There will be one “Grand Hello” winner that will receive a 36X24 canvas (Hello!) and 2 runners up that will win a 20X24 canvas compliments of Hello Canvas, of course! Winner will be chosen by best interpretation of the theme. Good luck!

Comments

[Artistic Cliques (Tami)]

Age is beautiful ~ she is gorgeous inside and out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artisticcliques/4618452391/

[Marcie]

She's an absolute beauty:
http://marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1190

[Vanessa]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessa_r/4601134630/in/set-72157607451011710/
[the story is on the flickr page]

[agrippinamaior]

a gorgeous little girl i met in bolivia. lupe had all the backpackers wrapped around her little finger

http://www.flickr.com/photos/agrippinamaior/3722928635/

[Harry Hilders]

I really like the picture. She looks beautiful, nice with the sun on the background.

[cindy]

she looks gorgeous!

[Darlene]

Love the back lighting, and her smile matches her pixie hair!
Here's my gorgeous daughter: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whimsicalyearsphotography/4668969020/

[Puna]

What a great opportunity, thank you! I wasn't going to post today but I really wanted to share this photo for this contest.

http://lifesignatures.org/wordpress/2010/06/hello-gorgeous/

[Beryl]

I love this freshly bloomed lily I found in my garden welcoming June with a second one just about to pop. Hello gorgeous flower!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/berylayn/4661351091/

[sara]

my step-daughter was in town (love her to pieces) memorial weekend and she has been keeping up with my photos on flickr the best she can. She has been begging me to do her senior portraits so we decided to practice. she is very shy around the camera and it was fun and funny. When we went through and edited a few, this one she couldn't stop staring at!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49243144@N08/4649563545/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

it makes her look soooo grown and sooo georgous! Even her mother called with high praises. Proud moment . . . showed her just how gorgeous she really is!

[brittany]

nothing that takes my breath away like a sleeping baby.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sivyerfamily/4553087482/

[shutterboo]

Bright eyes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterboo502/4171074259/in/set-72157621985349211/

[carole]

My beautiful girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/charris/4512209728/

[Sarah]

Oh she is darling..love the haircut!!! Beautiful shots of her too!! So here is mine...one of my daughter and I.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cottagegardenstudios/4669174352/

[georgia]

why, yes. she is very beautiful. i love that hair cut, by the way! i wish i could pull that off.

i recently took several shots of my best friend. she did not ask me to. it was just for fun. but i'm so glad i did. she is one of the most beautiful people i know... inside and out. and the camera absolutely loves her! although technically, my shots were not the best of her, they are among some of my favorite people pictures that i have ever taken. it was hard to pick between one of two, but this was the one i chose.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/4669167634/in/photostream/

[Dorean Beattie]

Here's another shot of my friend Dawn and her newly adopted daughter. It was such a joy to watch them bonding... http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4668531179_dd4d9c0165_b.jpg

[Lu]

isn't she lovely....

[beth]

oops....i goofed and added too many to the pool, but if i had to pick just one, i would say this one.
i can't tell you her name, as i have to respect her privacy, but she was one of the teenagers i worked with at the
boys and girls club and even with years of hardship behind her, she is amazingly gorgeous inside and out.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/29291473@N04/3429357365/in/set-72157618034583808/

[karen]

I'm so excited! I just figured out the whole flickr thing and I think this will become a new addiction!

[judi]

My daughter who is discovering her own beauty within who she is and the eyes of those around her.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45954066@N02

[Lauren]

Hello Gorgeous! We think our ten month old is gorgeous....don't you?!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gracethroughourworld/4659409696/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

[Elizabeth]

My gorgeous niece who hates having her photo taken. We had a great time shooting her senior portrait.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elizabethmeier/3887899099/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

[Sheryl]

Such a beautiful girl, inside and out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/monsoonaz3/4625765659/in/set-72157624105223084/

[Heather]

Well, I really thought about putting a pic of one of my nieces, they are all beautiful, but the first thing that really came to my mind was this shot of the beach I got, to me it was like- Hello Gorgeous Universe!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/toliveinspired/4668847849/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

Thanks for the chance to win!

[Bridge]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridethewavesoflife/3411524731/in/set-72157618895575372/

Feeling frumpy and fat at 35, always comfortable pointing my camera at another and bringing out their qualities I suddenly chose to do a self portrait on a trip to Santa Fe. I was shocked at what I saw. I saw my own beauty and it felt really good.

[charlane]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlaneg/4650218958/ this shy baby would only smile when he showed his sweet little puppy

[Denise]

Two of my nieces. They are both gorgeous.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deniselivingston/4534828405/in/photostream/

[Trude]

Hooray for Kelly Rae! You really captured her personality. :)

Here's one of my all time fave portraits, my close friend Melissa whom I've known for about 10 years now. She's not only stunning on the outside, the girl is brilliant and a wonderful woman:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trudem/4299253392/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

[Kylie]

My gorgeous, big three year old -

http://radiantreflections.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/three/

[Diane]

I debated so much over this. I felt you wanted one gorgeous person but I ended up using one photo of my three best friends. It was taken over good food, good wine, and lots of laughter.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27458974@N00/4670254220/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

Truly gorgeous friends, from the inside out.

[Teresa O]

Such a lovely lady with a pixie haircut. I've submitted a photo of my daughter, she looked so dreamy one evening that I just had to take capture that moment.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/86778568@N00/4421351278/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

[Amanda]

I just love that pixie cut! Gorgeous indeed.

I struggled a bit with my "Hello" shot... but James won my heart and decided it for me.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cruel2bekind/4498835274/in/set-72157622473749843/

[Darla]

My camera started something wonderful! Joy - that is beauty

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23402456@N08/4669766307/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

[Olinda]

I met my grand-nephew for the first time, and he had lots to say.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/17629755@N03/

[Kate.S @ Little House]

Oh, this is so hard!! So many beautiful people in my life. Very lucky me.

I keep coming back to this one. I've posted it here before... sorry..... but it is of my 'gorgeous' and so much him...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30297021@N02/3106009668/in/photostream/

[Jade Sheldon]

She is LOVELY! Her true beauty shines through and through.

This picture represents "Hello Gorgeous" to me in many ways...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmsheldon/4663872355/

[Stacie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/4043336660_bbbf518d17_b.jpg

I took this shot of my mother and my uncle as we walked up a small hill..the mountains took their breath away...

[Nancy]

Hi everyone, this is my first time posting, and first time joining a community of photographers. I'm so glad that I found ways to connect with other female photogs.

This shot I am entering is one of my favorites. It shows motherhood, love, and compassion. And a Hot Mama!

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs316.ash1/27965_125625414134262_107371589292978_212310_1352953_n.jpg

[Vera]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylisteningheart/4670244762/

She'll be 89 on the 3th of June. She's a gorgeous lady!

[Vera]

Oops - that should read the *13th* of June.

[Meg]

Hello, little fishies!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teaandbrie/4317201404/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

[Kerri]

My gorgeous diva: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34426417@N05/4668186560/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

[Kristin B]

My beautiful sister...she's not only gorgeous but she's sweet, funny, and a little gullible, which makes for an amazing combination!

[Kristin B]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/467206
oops! new at this! Here's my link!

[Nicole]

I chose an image of my girlfriends getting ready for a rare night out without husbands and kids - just the girls. As mothers, we often forget to take time for ourselves and, while the getting gorgeous part in the photo seems pretty obvious to others who may look at it, the most beautiful thing to me about this image is that I have such a wonderful group of girlfriends that became sisters. It's especially important for this girl who who grew up without that sister relationship. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicoleishida/4310262477/in/pool-shuttersisters

[mindy]

oh this was so hard to choose! i just recently did a "photo shoot" with my boys and a balloon bouquet. i loved the pictures, so used one of those. boys can be beautiful ;)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31513116@N02/4650488767/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

[Tracy Cooper]

I snapped this picture of a little girl at the People's Fair today -- she was holding a HUGE turkey leg. When she saw that I was taking her picture she struck this wonderful pose for me and smiled. Gorgeous!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45386913@N04/4672957564/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

Tracy

[strawberrygoldie]

My sitter, Stevie, at my house before heading to her first prom. I was so fortunate to have the opportunity to help her get ready...the makeup, the dress, her photos, etc. Having boys, I won't get that opportunity. As soon as she was dressed and ready, she radiated confidence and beauty.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/strawberrygoldie/2503384343/in/set-72157605129160900/

[Holly {Artist Mother Teacher}]

Not only is she gorgeous but so is that dress! Lovely.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/57679938@N00/4673223770/in/pool-shuttersistersonewordproject

[lyn]

My little niece, who when she looks at you, has the most mesmerizing, gorgeous little eyes you've ever seen. Love this little six-month-old face!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11439752@N04/4673685562/