Having a hoot

Recently, my daughter got a hat that has an owl face on it for the upcoming cooler weather.   She's worn it quite a bit since it was purchased and has even slept with it a time or two.   While the hat itself is cute, I find that the colors are vibrant and compliment her very well.   This morning, I was wondering what a good subject for today would be and my wife said that we should get our daughter to pose with the hat on. We decided that it would be neat to capture her face with just her eyes and have the hat be the central subject.  

Now, anyone that has a young girl knows that she won't do anything she doesn't want to do, and no amount of bribing, deal making, or threats of losing privileges will make her bend.   I tried paying her off with quarters for the toy machines, threatened to turn off her beloved Cartoon Network, and all sorts of things that just didn't work.   Finally, after negotiating the terms of a quick and painless photo shoot, my diva agreed to participate.   Capturing her beautiful eyes made all the hassle worth it, and I got to include her in my blog once again.