chloe // portraits (and a trip!)

June 5, 2012

Chloe is my best friend, my taller than me younger twin (no, we're not really twins), movie night buddy, sidekick, random dance party gal, get's-you-in-stitches-of-laughter sister. We were closer than Lucy and Ethel growing up, minus the shenanigans (okay, not totally). She's the spontaneous to my planned, the wild to my calm, the silly to my serious, and she's been my best friend since we clicked around the living room in plastic princess heels with fluffy fake tulle dresses on. She sings The Beatles and One Direction with me, cooks dessert just because, and always has a larger than life plan in place. Her laughter is infectious, her smile is charming, and her heart is beautiful. I love this girl so much. Even when she's irritated that I steal her clothes and I'm frustrated at her for not sharing her fabulous french toast, it doesn't take long before we're laughing again. Usually while we're munching chocolate, because that's just how we roll.

In other news...I'm off to Fargo! I'm heading up to stay with Paola and Camila for a few days. So excited to see them again and can't wait to tell you all about it when I get back! I've been mildly spazzing the past few days, which for me, means running around makeupless, checking things off a to-do list like a crazy person, and breaking out into random song even more often than usual.

oh, and thank you all so much for your sweet birthday wishes! I was blessed and encouraged by each one. you all are the best! xo






















79 comments:

  1. she is SO beautiful and looks just like you! i have to fishtail her hair. seriously. these portraits are officially my favorite.
    -jocee <3

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  2. gaahhh these are so beautiful. chloe is such a stunner. and man, gorgeous hair must run in the martin family! so so pretty.
    and I am sooo excited to hear about your trip and see pictures and dish details on skype. ;) so thrilled for you, girl! ♥

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  3. Woah. Those shots are amazing, and what a beautiful subject you had! Have a fabulous time on your trip!

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  4. ohmyword your sister is so gorgeous!! you two look so much alike to :)

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  5. she is gorgeous! best friends are wonderful. (:

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  6. Wow! She is so beautiful! Gorgeous portraits, lady.

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  7. these are incredible...LOVE them.

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  8. The sunflare's NUTS. Beautiful, as usual...of course. :)

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  9. These photos are utterly stunning. Wow. Good effort!! It sounds like you're really good friends, loved your writing at the top of this blog. Enjoy your trip away!

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  10. Chloe is goooorgeous! Seriously, such a beautiful family you have! And these pictures are crazy good. Have fun on your trip! I'm currently home in the States and ran around like crazy for the few days before but it's always so worth it!

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  11. These pictures are SO amazing! I love the part where I said that you two were like Lucy and Ethel. That is so great!

    joannadell.blogspot.com

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  12. Beautiful- both subject and photos! :) I can't wait to hear all about your trip! :)

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  13. She is so gorgeous!! You have a beautiful family. :) I absolutely love these pictures! Especially the ones where Chloe shows her beautiful smile and ballet moves. Ahhh how I wish I was as graceful as a ballerina.
    Much love!

    -Madi

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  14. Oh my goodness. :) She looks JUST like you! That is crazy... she is gorgeous. (like you.) I love the sunlight.

    xo,
    Mikailah @ Maid For Him

    www.maid4him.blogspot.com

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  15. AMAZING! pretty girl :)

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  16. I am freaked out. Way, way, way freaked out -- This gal looks juuuuuuust like you, Hannah. I see how you two could (easily) pass for twins! I mean WOW!

    These are absolutely stunning. My favorites are photos #18 & #19. The lighting is yummo.

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  17. Oh my goodness... I am literally going crazy with all that gorgeousness. I'm completely serious! Chloe is SO BEAUTIFUL!!! And she looks so much like you!!!! I would like to get to know her... I think I'm close to both your ages (how old is Chloe? I'm 15 :)) Again, maybe when you meet up with Ellie :) Haha. The pictures are just lovely. I love the third and second to last ones, but I absolutely love all of them too; I can't decide! Her hair is amazing like all of your clan. :) I'll stop rambling, but these pictures are just amazing. Probably my favorites I've ever seen from you. :)

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  18. Diana5.6.12

    These portraits are amazing! Photography is definitely one of your gifts, wow! And your family is just beautiful.

    Have a fabulous time on your trip!! :)

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  19. oh my goodness! these are absolutely gorgeous! these are probably some of my favs, i love them all!! fantastic job! Chloe is so pretty!

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  20. oh, wow, these are amazing. she's so beautiful, as are your words. i love #18 best ♥

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  21. GORGEOUS. Oh my goodness, so gorgeous. AHHH. She is stunning! She is sososo beautiful. Your entire family is amazing. Every time I look at your blog, I'm just overwhelmed with beauty. You have such a gift! And I love the relationship you described between you and Chloe. I always wanted a sister close to me in age. I'm so thankful for my baby sister, though, and I can't wait to see what our friendship will be like as she grows older!

    Amazing job, as always, my dear. Have a lovely Tuesday. xx

    Kailyn

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  22. How wonderful and cool and fun that your sister is your best friend. Love this post!

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  23. these are beautiful. she is beautiful. this is how I feel about my sister, too. she's my hero/best friend. (:

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  24. Wow, Hannah, these are just gorgeous! Your sister is beautiful.
    Can't wait to hear about your amazing time in Fargo! You go girly! :)

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  25. oh I know what you mean! my sister is my best friend/twin/partner in crime, and I love her to pieces :) also, I could eat that light for breakfast. xx.

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  26. WOW! It is crazy how much you two look alike! I wanted to tell you that I LOVE reading your blog and getting to know you through it... you've inspired me with my blogging and my walk with Christ! I was wondering how you made you header/ design for your blog? Did you have someone do it for you or did you make it in a program?
    I'm looking for a way to update my blog, and wondered if you could help! :-)

    ~Jenn

    P.S. I had no idea you were my age... I thought you were 18 or 19!! ha ha now I'm really encouraged with blogging, photography, and my relationship with God! Thanks you!

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    1. Thanks so much girl! I created my entire design myself in photoshop CS4. :)

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  27. OH,MY WORD... I've nevr seen people look so much alike and not be related!!! I'm still trying to decide if you look like her or she looks like you. :)

    Lovely photo Hannah.

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    1. Aw, thanks girl! She's actually my younger sister. :)

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    2. lol,OH...You called her your best friend and sister,so I I kinda figured shes so close shes like a sister. Well,at least I know why you two look a like. =)
      I have I have a look alike sister too,my other sisters are blonde and blue eyed though,so we don't look alike at all.
      haha,just a random fact,I have the tendency to throw those into comments. *eye roll*

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  28. gosh, so beautiful!! she looks wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy like you. =) gorgeous pictures, too. =)

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  29. These were amazing - hands down! And you gals look so much alike!

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  30. these are sooooo beautiful. AMAZING.
    Chloe looks so much like you

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  31. I actually think these are some of your best portraits yet, Hannah. So, so, oh-so beautiful. Chloe is gorgeous and defs knows how to model. :) Have a fabulous time!

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  32. what you wrote seems SO similar to the words i would write about my chloe. "best friend, taller than me younger twin, movie night buddy, sidekick, random dance party gal, get's-you-in-stitches-of-laughter sister." yep, pretty much. us and our chloes definitely need to meet up sometime. ;) anyways, these photos are so beautiful. do tell chloe i love her dress. like, a lot.

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  33. you martin girls have the most GORG eyes! and hair!! NOT FAIR.

    x.

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  34. Alexxus5.6.12

    Wow! These are stunning. Amazing job, Hannah! :]

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  35. ah i love this! she is gorgeous, seriously you two are so so so pretty. i love sisters, especially younger ones. :) i think chloe and care should come on our roadtrip.

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  36. chloe is gorgeous! as are you. and you DO look like twins! how much younger is she?

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  37. stunning!!
    New follower :)
    www.raspberrycappuccino.com

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  38. WOW. She is beautiful, no really, she is. I loved the 7th-12th pictures. I have a little sister, and we are best friends. One moment we are slamming our bedroom doors at each other, and the next we are laughing like maniacs on my bedroom floor. I loved this post, partly because I could relate to it :)

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  39. Chloe is beautiful :) these pictures are so nice Hannah ! Your relationship with your sister is so sweet. :)

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  40. Words cannon even begin to express how beautiful this post is. Your photography is so stinking AMAZING and Chloe, wow, a a gorgeous young woman!

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  41. wow so you guys ARE sisters?!?!? i was kinda confused there.... and that's why you look so much alike!! haha i'm slow....

    beautiful pics as always!!

    love,
    manda
    http://meandjesus-amanda.blogspot.com

    so is she younger or older than you?

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    1. haha, yes, we are! she's a year and a half younger than me. :)

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  42. oh.my.goodness. These are STUNNING Hannah. Do you use a 50mm lens all the time, or do own any others that you switch out with the 50mm?

    -hannah

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  43. Your blog is inspiring and your photography is stunning!

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  44. So much gorgeousness, Hannah!! Where do you find all of this gorgeous light?! =) And I'm sure you hear it all the time, but you and your sister look so much alike! Thanks for sharing...blessings! =)

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  46. ohhhmygoshh, your sister is GORGEOUS. Which means you are too, because you two look so similar. :)

    {{hugs}}
    ~bree

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  47. #6 and #8 are amazinnnnnnnnggg!!!

    x.

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  48. Don't you just love friends like that? :) She's gorgeous, and you two DO look so much a like? So neat! The third to last photo is lovely - I'm going to pin it.
    xoxo maryrachel

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  49. 1) she looks just like you!
    2) you, actually, are, like, seriously, the, best, photographer, ever. commas galore! but seriously, hannah, you are so, so talented.
    3) that sunflare is delicious -- i've seen it around. is it post-editing or is it your camera?

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  50. Hannah, this is so. weird.
    Why?
    Cuuuuzz ... I live near Fargo and I know Paola and Camila! Ok, I don't *know* know them, but my sister did Camila's senior photos! And I've met Paola a few times at Indonesian potlucks.

    I actually remember seeing that photo shoot you did with Paola, and thinking how much "that person" looked like her. ;)

    Lovelove the photos, btw! The lighting is beautiful, and so is your sister! Love her arabesque.

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  51. She is such a mini-you! The pictures with the sunflare are ah-mazing. You are so lucky to have a sister! I have 5 brothers - 1 older, 4 younger. And I love them to bits, but I still think it would be so wonderful to have a sister.

    Have an AWESOME time on your trip! Can't wait to hear about it :)

    Abbie /// XOXOX

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  52. Chloe is beautiful!!! She looks so much like you. :)

    much love,
    hannah

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  53. P.S. this is a bit random, but if you're ever in Fargo on a Sunday morning ... River City Church is incredible. It's full of cool young people who are on fire for God. I seriously can't even explain.
    Maybe I could even meet you one day!

    Sorry, it's a bit of a long shot. But you never know what God will do...

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  54. Stunning!!! I'm loving the look with your new camera and lens, by the way :D :D

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  55. Hannah, these totally have to be some of my favorite photos from you! I love the intense color + light + bokeh...these photos are energizing! You are completely rocking the full-frame sweetness. :D And have FUN in Fargo! That is suchhh a cool city.

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  56. Oh my goodness! Chloe looks so much like you! She's such a darling. And I didn't realize you had another sister. How many siblings do you have, anyway? I counted...four?

    You take the best pictures. Ever. The end.

    Have a fabulous trip, lovely girl!

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  57. LOVE! One thing I have always wondered is how exactly you get so much gorgeous backlight into your photos, even when the photo appears to be taken in the shade. Is it because you always shoot at the same time of day, or is it a certain setting that I don't know about, or post-editing?

    --Love MCat
    {glitteringcompositions.blogspot.com}

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  58. I totally like the way you describe your friendship! Friends are so amazing.
    ~Aidyl

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  59. Oh. My. Goodness. Hannah! These are so beautiful! Wow! STUNNING! Ah! I'm in love with them. Excellent work, my friend. :)

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  60. ahhh these are starkly amazing. you are rad. :] she is seriously your look-alike! you even do your make-up the same way. :D

    havvve fuuuun! we'll miss you! :)

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  61. Wow. So so beautiful!!

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  62. Oh my goodness, all of those pictures are amazing!!! Wow, she is just gorgeous, and she looks so much like you! :)

    ~Em

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  63. Madigan7.6.12

    Hannah I feel like your photography gets better and better every single time I check your blog! (Which is practically religiously haha) Seriously, these photos are GORGEOUS! Do you ever do tutorials on HOW to take your photos? Your tips and tricks on photography?
    Anyway, love you girl!
    Thank you for your awesome blog!

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  64. oh my gosh it's a miniature hannah!

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  65. I can totally see the resemblance! Absolutely gorgeous

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  66. These pictures are absolutely STUNNING, Hannah! Beautiful light, and beautiful girl! LOVE the last one... :)

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  67. That third to last shot is so cute! Does your sister have a blog? You should, like, totally design her one if she doesn't. 'Cause she'll just have to start blogging after you've already created it, right? ;)

    eve @ essence of eve

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    1. By the way, I CAN'T wait to see the wedding photos! I just *know* they'll be stunning!
      Hey, you up for driving north to Ontario in like, say seven years? I want you to shoot MY wedding, mkay? :)

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  68. oh my gosh. beautiful! ♥ your photography is simply stunning.

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  69. Wowee. Fantastic set :)

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  70. Beautiful! Are you sure that you two aren't sisters? :)

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    1. Thanks! She's actually my younger sister. :)

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  71. THIS ROCKS. She is a stunner, it's truth. You did SUCH an amazing job!

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