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film fridays | fort worth child photographer | melissa zihlman

30 March 2012

I’m so excited about a new personal project I’m undertaking, Film Fridays. The last Friday of each month will be a personal post showcasing a roll of film I shot during the month. I’ve teamed up with some amazing women from Bloom so we may challenge each other as we explore this medium. Some of us (myself included) have been shooting film forever, others are developing their first rolls…but we all have a love for capturing life, for stretching ourselves, and for finding the soul in a subject.

having lived here

more than 20 years,

I’m Texan

for sure.

but I don’t do the

State Fair

or Big 12/SEC athletics.

I don’t have big hair,

own cattle,

or live on a ranch.

when it comes to

wildflower season,

however,

I couldn’t be

Texan.

this year

my boys

have played in,

and mama’s documented,

indian paintbrush,

mustard weed,

red bonnets,

and the all-too-famous

bluebonnets.

it’s a Texan right of passage,

and one my boys

will experience

year after year.

EOS3 | Porta 400 | local scans

Please don’t forget to follow the circle around to see some amazing talent, start here with, Katiusca Guzman | Central New Jersey Portrait Photographer …prepare to be amazed!

11 comments

celestejones

30 March 2012 at 10:40 am

these are so nice. i enjoyed them all so much. your kids are adorable.
zoe d.

30 March 2012 at 11:39 am

Melissa, these are gorgeous! My cousin (a long-time film photographer) just loaned me one of her film cameras to play with, and I can’t wait. Love, love the tones and colors here. And I love that your boys are throwing rocks, because that’s about all Leo wants to do too.
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30 March 2012 at 12:02 pm

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Kathy

30 March 2012 at 12:02 pm

Love these! The colors are so rich and fun! Great captures!
heidi

30 March 2012 at 12:15 pm

Oh gosh…I truly truly adore these…film is sooo perfect for foilage…the colors are cool, but not too cool while skin tones are just perfect. These are breathtaking. I am so jealous of the texan gals blue bonnets, lol! I LOVE the boots too…little boys are so adorable!!! Really, these are my fave blue bonnet pics I have seen, and I have seen alot!
JennyO

30 March 2012 at 12:59 pm

Gorgeous setting, blue bonnets and children!
admin

30 March 2012 at 2:26 pm

thanks y’all! And Zoe, let me know if you ever want to go out and play…our film cameras could have a little play date while our boys throw rocks.
Cara

30 March 2012 at 3:27 pm

Wow! These are gorgous, the flowers look like a painted backdrop in some of these and your boys are cuties. I really look forward to seeing more from you!
karyn

30 March 2012 at 4:02 pm

oh wow!!! love these so much! perfect captures and color!
Amanda S

30 March 2012 at 4:39 pm

nice as always!
Melinda

31 March 2012 at 9:02 pm

Melissa – these are so beautiful. Can’t wait to see more of your work!