2013年1月24日星期四

Is this the most magical baby album ever? Mother dresses daughter as Snow White, Alice in Wonderland and Red Riding Hood for adorable fairy tale photo shoot


As baby photos go, this collection has got to be one of the most adorable. And certainly the most magical.
A mother who admits being completely obsessed with fairy tales commissioned a professional photographer to take a series of beautiful images of her baby daughter, and in all of them her little girl adopts the starring role in all her favourite stories, including Alice in Wonderland, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White.
The pictures of baby girl Maddie, daughter of Nicole Lepper of Monmouth, Illinois, were taken by American photographer Wendi Riggins in Iowa.
Time for tea? Baby Maddie dressed up as Alice in Wonderland, playing with cards and 'eat me' cakes at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party
Time for tea? Baby Maddie dressed up as Alice in Wonderland, playing with cards and 'eat me' cakes at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party
Mmmm, apples: Maddie (aka Snow White) examines a basket of red apples, hoping not to take a bite out of the poisoned one, while sitting in front of the magic mirror
Cinderelly, Cinderelly! Maddie dons her finest floor-washing garb and soaps bubbles in the bucket with her friendly mice as Cinderella (luckily the Ugly Step-Sisters are nowhere to be seen)
Maddie (aka Snow White) examines a basket of red apples, hoping not to take a bite out of the poisoned one, while sitting in front of the magic mirror, left, and Maddie dons her finest floor-washing garb and soaps bubbles in the bucket with her friendly mice as Cinderella (luckily the Ugly Step-Sisters are nowhere to be seen), right
Maddie's mum Nicole, wanted some special pictures of her fourth child, and they were taken when Maddie was six to nine months old.
Wendi, 30, said: 'Nicole, loves fairy tales, and her entire family are fans of the TV show Once Upon a Time. It was from this love that the concept of baby fairy tales came about.
'Nicole planned and shopped for the perfect outfits and pieces. We talked multiple times a week, throwing around ideas, picking out props and brainstorming on ways to make each and every set perfect.'
 

Wendi explained that she had to figure out the best way to shoot the session and keep a nine-month-old subject happy, 'knowing that most babies don't have the tolerance or attention span for a long shoot'.
She said: 'With six sets to plan, I knew we would have to work quickly, and that setting up and tearing down sets would be the most time consuming part of the shoot.
'We worked quickly, knowing we only need a few really good images of each set, once I felt confident that I had the perfect shot, we moved onto the next set.
'We only spent about 10 minutes for each set, and then let Maddie crawl and play in between to keep her happy.'
Can you see my shadow? Maddie pretends to be Wendy as she looks for Peter Pan with dog Nana in the children's bedroom at the Darling house
Can you see my shadow? Maddie pretends to be Wendy as she looks for Peter Pan with dog Nana in the children's bedroom at the Darling house
Wendi continued: 'Her favourite sets were Snow White and Alice, she loved the apples and cookie. She started to get fussy when we got to Cinderella, our last indoor set, until she saw the soap bubbles. Those immediately cheered her up.
'Maddie was the perfect baby for the session, and her mom, Nicole, had the perfect vision. Together, we were able to create something truly unique that both mother and daughter will treasure.
'When we blogged the images, we never expected them to be as popular as they are. I blog so that my clients can share their sessions with their families, and for potential clients to get an idea of my current work and my style.
'To have the images go viral like they have has been incredible. We have received so many compliments and emails.'
Grandma? Little Red Riding Hood meets a big white 'wolf' in the woods (but even he couldn't eat something as cute as Maddie)
Cheeky: Peter Pan floats overhead as Maddie pouts into the camera as Wendy Darling, accompanied by Nana the dog
Little Red Riding Hood meets a big white 'wolf' in the woods (but even he couldn't eat something as cute as Maddie), left, and Peter Pan floats overhead as Maddie pouts into the camera as Wendy Darling, accompanied by Nana the dog, right
Maddie takes a seat and prepares to settle down with a good book of her favourite fairy tales
Maddie takes a seat and prepares to settle down with a good book of her favourite fairy tales

Alice in Wonderland (or is that Maddie?) just couldn't resist having a nibble of the 'eat me' biscuits, and will have to wait patiently to see whether they will make her grow or shrink
Alice in Wonderland (or is that Maddie?) just couldn't resist having a nibble of the 'eat me' biscuits, and will have to wait patiently to see whether they will make her grow or shrink

The cutest washerwoman ever? Maddie dresses up as Cinderella, before she met her Fairy Godmother
My, what a big chair you have! Maddie gets some inspiration from a big book of fairy tales
Maddie dresses up as the dinkiest Cinderella ever (before she met her Fairy Godmother and swapped her cleaning clothes for a ballgown), left, and then gets some inspiration for her next costume change by settling down to read her big book of fairy tales, right

Naughty face: Maddie wonders whether or not to drop her little mousey friend in the bucket of soapy water....
Cute as pie: Even Snow White wasn't as pretty as little Maddie
Maddie wonders whether or not to drop her little mousey friend in the bucket of soapy water, left, and plays the prettiest Snow White there ever was, right

Tea party time: Maddie tucks into biscuits and blue 'drink me' juice while dressed up as Alice in Wonderland
Photographer: Wendi Riggens took the photos of baby Maddie after being commissioned by Nicole, a self-confessed fairy tale fanatic
Maddie tucks into biscuits and blue 'drink me' juice while dressed up as Alice in Wonderland, left, and right, Wendi Riggens, the photographer took the photos of baby Maddie after being commissioned by her mother Nicole, a self-confessed fairy tale fanatic

After an exhausting dressing-up extravaganza, baby Maddie takes a well-deserved nap, and dreams of all the magical adventures she's been having
After an exhausting dressing-up extravaganza, baby Maddie takes a well-deserved nap, and dreams of all the magical adventures she's been having


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