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bodacious kids (fall 2011) clothing line

hop on over to bodacious kids for the all new and ultra adorable- clothing line

it’s cyber-monday- and they are offering 20% off the entire store & free shipping on all orders over $50!!!

that’s right- free shipping & 20% everything the entire store for their grand opening & cyber monday bash

here are just a few sweet shots from their fall 2011 line

 

be sure to find bodacious kids on facebook too

January 8, 2012 - 1:38 pm Bee - The photos are simply beautiful! You captured the sweetness of the clothes as much as the sweetness of the models. Professional and fun, that's you!

these two get cuter – every time!

“you are nothing short of my everything”

~ralph block~

“every boy and girl should dance on dreams”

~celine dion~

“smile at each other; smile at your wife; smile at your husband;

smile at your children; smile at each other–

it doesn’t matter who it is,

and that will help you grow up in greater love for each other.”

~mother teresa~

well i’m totally crazy about this family (it’s my 4th photoshoot with them).

and if it’s at all possible… they get even cuter every time!

kiddos: zara

mom’s vest: lucky

i’m shooting & editing round the clock over here – yep, the holiday season is upon me!

don’t forget about the big mini session giveaway with giggles & coos baby boutique here in downtown deland! check out details on my FB page.

the contest ends on the 15 of november- just a few short days away!

on another not- the sunflower field will be blooming for another week or so, so if you are interested in some crazy beautiful yumminess – email me today melodydowdy@yahoo.com

 

 

November 16, 2011 - 9:48 pm Valarie - Love your work, and of course I love this family!!!

November 16, 2011 - 10:03 pm tina - Beautiful pictures of my beautiful grandchildren!!!!!!!!!!

November 16, 2011 - 10:05 pm Michael - Thank you so much for taking these beautiful pictures of our family!!!!!!!!!!!!

November 16, 2011 - 10:11 pm Fabiana - GREAT PICTURES! This is a beautiful family!

November 16, 2011 - 10:23 pm Julie - wow...such beautiful pictures of such a beautiful family!!!

November 16, 2011 - 11:02 pm Jessica - The pictures are beautiful as is the family inside and out. :)

November 16, 2011 - 11:14 pm Amy - Absolutely beautiful!!!!

November 17, 2011 - 3:51 am Vanessa - Love your pictures! You do a great job of capturing the moment!

November 17, 2011 - 8:38 am jane kaufmann - every year you capture the beauty of these children!!! excellent!!!

November 17, 2011 - 9:23 am Kelly - Absolutely beautiful family!! These photos are priceless!! :)

November 17, 2011 - 2:50 pm Ashley - as usual Melody...your pictures are beautiful! and so is the family you shot!

November 17, 2011 - 3:32 pm shelly - awesome pictures!

November 17, 2011 - 6:01 pm Mandy Hogle - OMG!!! Absolutely AMAZING pictures! Youall look soooooo great! I love the black and white of Lyla! So sweet. I wish I liked what I looked like enough to get family pictures taken! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

November 19, 2011 - 10:59 pm Susan G - Love the photos! Sweet family!

adorable alert

all right- stop right there- these gals are pretty much adorable!

mom’s an art professor at a college and was totally game for some bold color and an artsy vibe.

…i was a happy girl…

“from here to there.

from here to there.

funny things are everywhere.”

~ dr. seuss ~

 

“the best and most beautiful things in the world

cannot be seen or even touched.

they must be felt with the heart.”

~helen keller ~

i will not be taking any sessions past october 31. so be sure to get on the books ASAP.

ps – i “LIKE” it when you “LIKE” me

so hop on over to my facebook page and hit the “LIKE” button.

~ you know you want to ~

girls dresses:  zara  

mom’s dress:  anthropologie

 

October 1, 2011 - 2:38 pm Julie Kersey - Very beautiful Melody!! I was not aware that Zara carried kids clothes!!!! beautiful dresses!!!!!!!!!

October 5, 2011 - 5:38 am Mary Ann - So fun! I ADORE the picture of the little one dancing! FANTASTIC as always!

baby’s week (i’m back)

it’s been awhile hasn’t it? i enjoyed the summer off, and spending time with my school age kiddos (lots of fun in the sun and summer play dates). you can check out a few highlight to our summer on this you tube video here. i’m back in a groove folks, shooting holiday sessions like crazy- and loving every minute of it. if you are waiting on a session slot- please email me back. i’m experiencing email overload – and yours may have fallen through the cracks. the fall horse ranch mini sessions are full- and there are only two downtown mini slots left.  i do have full session slots open still – and am grandfathering my old clients in on a special rate (since my rates have increased from last year). if you haven’t sent in your contract, please do so.

it’s been baby week over here. three babies in one week, wheeew. i relish in captuing the simplicity of these fresh ones.

now back to these babies of last week’s baby week…  they kind of give me baby fever.

“time shall moult his wings away.

ere he shall discover…”

~ sir john suckling ~

 

“when you smile,

i can see you were born for me”

~ shirley bassey ~

“and love thee more and more.”

~ James Graham, Marquis of Montrose ~

September 19, 2011 - 1:33 pm Ashley - Melody...nice to see you back! Love all the sweet pics...and it makes me get excited about the 3 little ones on their way anytime now! YOUR ORIGINALITY can not be imitated...by the way! But your graciousness is noted and perhaps that is something that can be imitated instead!

September 19, 2011 - 2:54 pm Jennifer Graf - Thank you Melody Dowdy for capturing our sweet angel, the pictures bring tears to my eyes when I look at them. You truly have a gift...and will ALWAYS be the original in my eyes! XOXO

September 22, 2011 - 1:56 pm Maryn - Love your work Melody! Allison mentioned you were a great photographer, and I agree! : )

sunflower senior

the little birds take great delight

in playing round you, from day to night.

with your petals of yellow and leaves of green

how very easily you are seen.

but there is more to you than first sight,

more than beauty and grander to delight.

every beautiful aspect that appears,

gives praise to the Father dear.

Sunflower, how i long to be like you!

Glorifying God in all I do.

following the Son and His path of light,

to worship Him in His glory shining bright.

~ katherine r. lane ~

bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light.

~eugenio montale~

there comes a point in every professional photographer’s career- where she has to decide:

weddings?

seniors?

well- i attempted the wedding thing twice- and discovered ‘that hat’ just wasn’t for me

seniors- i’ve only done 2 other senior sessions.

so…. i’ve decided-

weddings- NO

seniors- YES

…!NOW BOOKING SENIOR SESSIONS!…

i had a blast shooting this beautiful senior

we stayed and played till sunset   (my favorite time to shoot)

sway and dance upon the breeze
fill my heart with gentle ease.

before you turn your brilliant face
upon the suns golden gaze

and trace HIS steps across the sky
as adoring as a child’s eye
-author unknown-


June 1, 2011 - 10:40 pm Emily Macri - Still bummed about no weddings.... but WOW for this senior session!! So incredibly beautiful!!

June 1, 2011 - 10:53 pm Kimberly - this is so beautiful! wow! love this location. We went out there last summer. Remember: Henry was the pioneer! :) We still love his great shots - with his truck out by the high school room--- remember??

June 2, 2011 - 12:06 am Amber - I love them...thank you so much. :)