Sheila Y Photography

This morning I met up with a friend, and we headed to the Nannygoat Alley vintage & estate sale in Gladwyne. From the street, it looked like a small, mid-century house. But inside, it was huge! And it was packed with antique and vintage treasures.

One of the kids’ bedrooms upstairs held this adorable little tea set, and I just couldn’t resist! I have visions of photographing a little girl who’s hosting an outdoor tea party with a few of her favorite stuffed animals and dolls. In fact, I couldn’t even wait for the little girl—I set everything up as soon as I got home, and took a few photos!

I laid out a red cloth for some Valentine’s Day pop, and covered it with my own vintage tablecloth that my grandma crocheted years ago. Shhh . . . don’t tell my husband that I used his shortbread cookies as props. They went right back into the package when I was finished with them!

If you’re into vintage items and antiques, check out the sale this weekend—you can find the details at the Nannygoat site linked above. And if you have a tea-loving little girl, give me a call. Let’s set up a portrait session for the spring!

Many of you may not know that I’m vice-president of the Chester County Camera Club. It’s a great group—each month we have one program meeting with a speaker on some aspect of photography, and we have a second meeting that’s a competition. Each competition has a theme, and last night’s theme was Portrait. I thought, “Hey, I can do that!” 🙂

I submitted four images—one into each category—and much to my surprise, I won four ribbons! Each of the three “human” subjects received a first place ribbon, and B the golden retriever was awarded second place.

If you’d like to learn more about the camera club, check out our website (linked above). Our members do really great work, and you can see their images in the Photo Gallery area of the site. We also have a Facebook page. Head on over and “like” us!