Ever since I bought this bike last summer, I’ve been daydreaming about photographing it among red tulips. My tulip bike has been my friend, my companion– I ride it to the store when we only need celery and popsicles, to the church for meetings or to Cafe Normandie for a cup of soup with friends.
Many evenings I follow Mary on her bike over to the elementary school, turning lazy figure eights while she swings across the monkey bars. It makes me feel young and free; I adore the headlights and the bell, the leather tulip seat and the embellished mud flaps. Every time I walk past it in the garage I smile in delight. All winter long it was my promise of Spring.
And so, when the blooms stretched forth their necks in Claudia’s garden, I called and begged for a photo op. And only Claudia would just happen to have the perfect dress, the perfect daughter (who braved 37 degree weather for this shoot) and a husband who ran to the garage to procure a ladder for me.
Sarah truly is this gorgeous, her skin is truly this white. I actually warmed it up several degrees in Photoshop.
just for fun–this is straight out of the camera
because this is how my little bike makes me feel.
Jeanelle
absolutely stunning!!! Love the shot with the dog in the basket.
Sue
I’m left speechless by these. I especially love the one where she’s laughing.
And on a side note…She is as beautiful as Sleeping Beauty!
=)
Gabrielle Turner
Wow, those are beautiful! I must know– how did you create the sunflare effect in the corner of the images? I would love to be able to do that (I am a photographer and know PS pretty well).
Tracy
Love your bike and need to see pics of you riding it! – and, so are you going to give us a PS tutorial? How do you get the sunshine? Don’t leave me hanging here…
xoxo,t
Claudia
Oh my goodness! I am dying over these pictures. She will love them! Dorthy and her little dog Toto had me laughing out loud. Beg anytime girlfriend. Too fun.
Natasha
This really makes me miss my bike. Beautiful photos!
Kerri
I don’t even know what to say except that you are so darned talented. I love the bike and I love the pictures. They made me grateful that today actually WAS as lovely as that spring day looked.
Travelin'Oma
I think she looks like a modern Snow White. Beautiful! Women will be throwing away their spray on tanning lotion to replicate her her fabulous look!
House of Estrogen
So you put that sunshine in with Photoshop??? That’s amazing! I’m with Tracy… we need a tutorial! It is gorgeous! And the bike… WOW! Everybody needs a bike like that! She is a beauty!
Danielle
those are absolutely amazing, and i agree we NEED a tutorial on the sunshine! LOL!
and that BIKE! oh my goodness I NEED THAT BIKE! LOL! I adore it!!!!!!!!!!!
Ginnie
These pictures are perfection!
Rachelle
All the colors are stunning, the yellow bike, the red tulips, and the adorable girl. Geepers… loved all of it!