Here it is! The post you’ve all been waiting for…it’s our top eleven of twenty-eleven featuring all my favorites from family, baby, and senior sessions shot this past year. To vote for your favorite, leave a comment with your choice for the number one pic of 2011. The winner will receive a 20 x 24 canvas of the image chosen! Read below for a brief explanation of why the following images were chosen. The rules are as follows: you may only vote once (I can see if you’re just using the same computer and voting multiple times). Votes will be tallied Friday morning at 10:00 am, and the winner will be announced shortly after. Happy voting!!
1) This image was taken at a tea party that I shot back in March. The child featured in this image is part of a family that is currently trying to adopt a child from Rwanda. They are passionately involved in African missions, and this image speaks to that.
2) What more can I say about this image? This is the moment this mother and father saw their child for the first time. I was blessed to be a part of this birth.
3) There is something almost magical about this portrait. This senior portrait was taken at the Texas State Fair back in October. Right before this image was taken, the wind picked up creating this etherial vibe to the photograph.
4) One word: hilarious! It just doesn’t get funnier than this.
5) I love the pensive look on this little one’s face. I also love the way her hand is just barely clasping dad’s finger. I love the posture, her eyes, the way their shadows play against the wood. Everything about this image is just lovely and bright. 
6) Can we say thunder thighs? And that hat….it’s just too much. This picture is truly awesome. I love the way his hat is just a wee bit too small and how his eyes are peering out beneath it. 
7) I took this image when I was a few weeks away from delivering Vera. This senior is majoring in musical theater and I felt this picture captured that without being “themey”. All the texture adds so much to this image, not to mention the symbolism of the school bus. Love it!
8 ) To me, this image represents the true joy of building a family. I just recently found out this cute little couple is expecting their third! They make cute kiddos, for sure.
9) How can you not love this image? Of course, he’s going to hate me when his mother uses this image in his senior slide show. The vintage toys shown belonged to his mother. oh nostalgia!
10) Four children under the age of three pictured with their mother. Doesn’t every mother want a picture like this with her kids? BEAUTIFUL.
11) There is nothing more peaceful than a sleeping child. This sweet mother has been through so much this year, but in the midst of this storm, she has been blessed with this beautiful baby girl.
I know I’ve made it hard to choose! Remember, voting ends Friday, January 27th at 10:00 am!!
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