love takes courage

snapshots

2011-04-18T16:01:00.000-07:00

all by me! xxx ava
p.s I'M HAVING A PHOTOSHOOT TOMORROW, get excited (L)

water

2011-04-17T11:02:00.000-07:00

I want to take more photos with water.
1st photo by Linnea Jacobson, all the rest are by Kitty Gallannaugh

flickr favorites

2011-04-17T10:57:00.000-07:00

click photos for credits

part two

2011-04-17T10:51:00.000-07:00

Some more photos from last weekend! I was going to take more yesterday, but the weather was terrible!

Summer Dreams

2011-04-14T14:03:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos I took of my friend Amy the past weekend. The weather was beautiful so it made taking photos outside very enjoyable! If you would like to see more photos, you can always go onto my flickr!
xxx ava ♥

back in action

2011-04-13T16:17:00.000-07:00

It's so weird writing this post, because I feel like I have neglected this blog.

A while back I told you guys that I would probably not be blogging for a while.
I guess I'm back now but I'm not sure how long it will last! I have changed so much over the last year, and I have fell in love with photography even more. My blog was always known as "little miss black and white" but I guess I outgrew that name. Not to mention, I barely take any black and white photos anymore. I have been really busy with school, and I also started writing for KNEON Magazine. I still have my flickr and my new portfolio, you can check them out if you want!

I hope you guys can continue to follow and read my blog, you will not be disappointed for what lies ahead!

xxx ava

ta-ta for now...

2010-05-01T13:43:00.000-07:00

photo: we heart it. Hey guys, As you have probably noticed it has been
a long time since my last post. And I just wanted to let you all know that
for a while my blog will be closed. I just really wanted to thank everyone
who followed me and left such kind comments over the last few months!
Blogging has been a great experience for myself and when I get mt new
camera I plan to start posting my own photography. See you then!

xoxo, Ava

so pretty...

2010-01-30T14:49:00.000-08:00

Pictures found here
I couldn't resist posting these pictures from Marie Claire Brazil Fall 2009. They are
just so pretty! I'm very curious if in the 1st picture they painted a camera or just
bought it like that. Either way, It's gorgeous and just adorable. I wish I could find
this magazine in Canada, I would definitely put these pictures on my inspiration
board. -Ava

black and white, I miss you....

2010-01-26T14:58:00.000-08:00

Meet some of my new favorite photographers! (click for links)

Lately, I have been finding hard to find new photographers that have specifically
black and white photography. Which is when I think about it, one of the reasons
why I made the blog! Being a fan of black and white, I wanted to feature more
b&w photography than other blogs do, to prove people that it isn't boring and
can be just as great as color. If you know any b&w photographers, leave a
comment, I always love finding new inspiration! Thanks darlings ♥ ♥ ♥

xo, Ava

away for too long...

2009-11-04T16:36:00.001-08:00

I have been away for too long! The blame for my
abandonment really goes to my computer. It seems
like it always isn't working and I can't do
certain things that I want to with my blog!But,
now I am back!I also hope you enjoy the pictures above as
much as I have and be sure to check out more great work by
Julia/variationsonthewords on flickr here.

See you all soon!

favorites

2009-10-29T12:56:00.000-07:00

I found some great B&W today and loads of inspiration. The coat in the last
photo is great. More later! :)
Pictures from: http://www.alexandracarr.com/

The Farm/weekend/flickr

2009-10-27T13:26:00.000-07:00

The weekend went very well for me.
On Sunday I went to a farm with some
friends and we did some pumpkin
picking and had lots of fun. Some
of the pictures I took there are
above and the rest are on my new
FLICKR! I have been wanting to make
one for so long, and now I'm so
happy that I did! I also put on
some of my older photography so
you can have a look at that!

white as snow

2009-10-25T17:31:00.000-07:00

Cats,bows,cupcakes and telephones
You can see more of Anna Inghardt's
beautiful photography here. Tomorrow
I will possibly have lots of pictures
to put on, it depends how the editing
goes :)haha

pictures from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26605933@N06/

100...

2009-10-25T07:50:00.000-07:00

Yay! Little miss black and white is 100 posts old. And as of yesterday it is also 2 months old. Its kind of like a double birthday :)

P.S-I'll make that b&w post tomorrow.

music to my ears...

2009-10-24T08:15:00.000-07:00

Just adorable. I love the record player and that cute
bow ring! Soon or later today ill put more of my B&W.

Pictures from: http://sophietakespictures.blogspot.com/

pretty tea....

2009-10-23T17:38:00.000-07:00

This awesome teacup and saucer set belonged to my great-grandmother, and now it has a home in our house. I had
first hoped to take pictures of a lot of the teacups in my house but none of them looked as good as this one!

shine bright 2....

2009-10-23T15:08:00.000-07:00

Gorgeous! Later soon. :)

Pictures from: http://weheartit.com/

B&W at last.....

2009-10-22T16:11:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I made a smart trip to a second hand store where I snagged some Doc Martens for $17.00! They just happened to be in my size and in great condition. Normally, I'm one of those people who find nothing at second hand stores but junk, so I was kind of amazed when I saw them. I took a few quick, random photos a few days ago, so ill put them on as soon as I can.

see ya :)

im going far away...

2009-10-22T14:47:00.000-07:00

So pack your suitcase.. No, I'm not
really going anywhere (unfortunately).
But if I was going somewhere exotic I
would definitely use a cute suitcase
like the ones in the above and below
pictures.

Above: Color
Below: B&W

P.S- sometimes its SO hard to find B&W pictures (so I only have 3!

Pictures from:http://weheartit.com/

once upon a time

2009-10-21T14:39:00.000-07:00

Guess what? I'm back :) It has been a
dull couple days without blogging, but
I will try to get over it. Anyways,
now that my computer is fixed, I have
quite a lot of my own photography to
put on. And above are the cutest
pictures I have seen today! *Sigh*,
I love fairy tales.

Pictures from: http://weheartit.com

P.S- Before I post my photography I
need certain question answered:How do
I make my pictures bigger? If you
happen to know the answer please help
me out! I will be SO thankful! :)

some not-so-great-news

2009-10-19T13:40:00.000-07:00

My computer is acting really lame right now. It's hard to explain, but in my house we have two computers. One is fast and new (but right now it isn't working) and one is old and slow. The old and slow one is at my house and I am using right now. But, I can't put any pictures on, just writing! We took the other one in and will be back in about 3-4 days. Until then, there probably wont be any posts. So, I will be back in a few days: GOODBYE!

a new find....

2009-10-18T10:42:00.000-07:00

Today I found a fantastic blog by the name
of: http://blog.krisatomic.com/, it has
great pictures, awesome inspiration and
pretty much the whole package. I highly
recommend clicking the link!

Pictures from: http://blog.krisatomic.com/

adorable...

2009-10-18T10:28:00.000-07:00

I first saw a couple of these
pictures on Here Comes The Sun and I
instantly Fell in love with them. In a
way the above pictures remind me of
the Cherry Blossom Girl, both of their
pictures are so cute and the coloring
is always beautiful.

Pictures from: http://www.flickr.com/
photos/cepetitcoeur/

its the weekend

2009-10-16T13:53:00.000-07:00

These pictures are so random! Next
time there will be a theme! aha!

pictures from: http://weheartit.com/

ffriday!

2009-10-16T12:36:00.000-07:00

Another post later tonight hopefully!
If not, have a great weekend! :)

pictures from: http://weheartit.com/

lace love

2009-10-13T15:28:00.000-07:00

Ahh! Don't you love lace? Of course
it's best in black and white. Haha,
in my opinion anyway! :)

Pictures from: http://weheartit.com/

rocks and sand

2009-10-13T13:02:00.000-07:00

Ah,these remind me of summer! Well,
it's cold out now and I have to get over
it! I might not make any posts for the
next few days- I am very busy.
Until then- Goodbye!

*Click images for source

fields of gold

2009-10-11T08:45:00.000-07:00

Fields are so lovely in photography! So, I decided to make them twice the fun and make half of this post in B&W and half in color. ENJOY!

Pictures from: http://weheartit.com/

Yesterday..

2009-10-11T08:20:00.000-07:00

Here are the carnival pictures! There are some more, so tell me if you want to see them and what you think of these ones. I had a few problems with my crappy camera, so I had to do major editing. But, I think they turned out okay. Another thing is, when I post my own pictures they come out really small, If you know how to make them larger please tell me! I will be very thankful!

Anyways, I hope everyone had a great weekend!
And hopefully, I will see you soon!

lala

2009-10-10T11:45:00.000-07:00

I'm in a pink/turquoise mood right now.
They are both very happy colors.

pictures from: http://weheartit.com/

fallfallfall

2009-10-10T07:04:00.000-07:00

It's starting to feel like fall now!
The weather is crisp and the leaves
are turning red or orange. I might
be going to a farm today, but I really
don't know what is going on get. But If
I do, I will get lots of great photos.

Pictures from: http://weheartit.com/

its pouring rain

2009-10-10T06:44:00.000-07:00

Don't you think umbrellas look so
beautiful in black and white? haha,
I do :) I also saw some great color
ones but I thought the b&w just
suited all the pictures so well.
Tonight is the carnival! So, I
will post tomorrow!

pictures from: http://weheartit.com/

black and white for today :)

2009-10-09T12:46:00.000-07:00

Pictures from: http://weheartit.com/
Text From: http://ffffound.com/

Carnival

2009-10-08T13:11:00.000-07:00

This weekend I'm going to a carnival! Yay! I'll
make sure I get some great pictures and I'll try
to post them the next day. Sorry I couldn't post
yesterday,I was very busy :)

pictures from: http://www.weheartit.com/

2009-10-06T15:47:00.000-07:00

Pictures by: yyellowbird on flickr.

up,up and away!

2009-10-06T15:16:00.000-07:00

Hello again! I noticed I have made so
many posts with balloons in the past,
they probably deserve a post of their
own! Well, here it is. I will post
again soon, possibly some black and
white.

All pictures from: http://www.weheartit.com/

p.s: the reason why no black and white
pictures have been posted in a long time
is because I have been very, very busy
with life. Please forgive me, and I will
have some definitely by next week!
I'm sorry!

today is tuesday

2009-10-06T14:57:00.000-07:00

Ahh. So random :) I really gotta stop just posting
things that just look so pretty! Another post to
come later tonight!

pictures from: http://www.weheartit.com/

sunlight

2009-10-04T16:07:00.000-07:00

Ahh.....sunlight makes me so happy :)

BYE FOR NOW!

click images for sources.

thinkpink

2009-10-04T10:45:00.001-07:00

Yay! I finished my homework early, which means an early post! I decided to make a post that would make me and my readers happy, so I chose one color and based all the pictures on it. As you can see, the color is mostly pink. I know I should of saved this for valentines day instead of early fall, but, all the pictures just looked so pretty! Anyways, I must go now.

See you soon! :)

Pictures from: ffffound!

2009-10-04T09:35:00.000-07:00

I found this set of pictures on ffffound! (which is where I find pretty much everything) and they are so gorgeous! Ugh, I have homework now but tonight I will do a post!

Goodbye! :)

sunday...

2009-10-04T09:19:00.000-07:00

Pictures from: ffffound!

quick post

2009-10-03T09:32:00.000-07:00

Sorry, no pictures! I realized I was supposed to do a fall post either yesterday or today. But, unfortunately the weather has been disgusting and rainy and I haven't taken any photos :(
So, possibly tomorrow the post will come but I can't make promises!

xoxo!

sunrise

2009-10-02T12:25:00.001-07:00

I woke up this morning to find this beautiful sunrise outside my window. Sigh. Why can't it be like this everyday? I have to go but ill see what I can do about the fall post later tonight.

bye!

I LOVE POLAROIDS

2009-10-01T14:02:00.000-07:00

See you tomorrow for a nice FALL post!
Enjoy!

All photos from: Flickr

happy october first!

2009-10-01T13:03:00.000-07:00

More great photos! The first is from Flickr and the rest are all from ffffound! I'm proud of myself that I found three B&W photos, yesterday I found only one! I will post again soon.

oh- and happy October!

today's inspirational pictures

2009-09-30T13:38:00.000-07:00

I found lots of great pictures today, from my ultimate source: ffffound! I just love it so much! Everyday I find SO many amazing pictures, if I could I would of made this post go on forever (but that would of just been ridiculous). Anyways, I hope you enjoyed that lot of pictures, and soon: Halloween!

All pictures from: http://ffffound.com/

dreamdreamdream

2009-09-28T15:21:00.000-07:00

photography by: Laina Briedis

Pictures from: http://www.booooooom.com/

halloween in september

2009-09-28T14:33:00.001-07:00

Ahh! I am so exited for Halloween (yeah, I know its a month away).But, I took some creepy pictures just to get in the mood, and they will come shortly! Perhaps next week to be exact :)

Picture from: The Cherry Blossom Girl

Afternoon

2009-09-28T09:46:00.001-07:00

Another batch of B&W, yay! I have to go now but I will try to post tomorrow.

incredible

2009-09-27T08:48:00.001-07:00

I seriously can't get enough of Anna Wolf's photography! It is so beautiful, and she is so talented! The above pictures are some of my favorites!

Pictures from:http://www.annawolf.com/

P.S- Next time: more of my B&W :)

wild thing

2009-09-26T15:10:00.000-07:00

Ugh, I can't wait until October 16th! These were my favorite books when I was younger, I am so very excited!

Pictures from: http://amanda-thomas.blogspot.com/

weekend.

2009-09-26T10:26:00.000-07:00

INCREDIBLE picture from: http://www.flickr.com/

Have a good weekend everyone!

New B&W

2009-09-25T07:45:00.000-07:00

Pictures From: http://ffffound.com/

Anna Wolf

2009-09-25T07:29:00.000-07:00

How Beautiful! I adore Anna Wolf's photography! They are so simplistic, but so amazing!Also, to get in the fall mood, below is some more of her incredible work:

Ahh! I love apple picking! Hopefully I can get some great shots of it this fall too!

*Pictures from: http://www.annawolf.com/

P.S- MORE OF MY PHOTOGRAPHY COMING SOON!;)

Luella Spring 2010

2009-09-24T13:43:00.000-07:00

Why is it all so cute?!

*PICTURES FROM: http://www.style.com/

Shoes

2009-09-24T13:18:00.000-07:00

Haha. These were $12.00 from urban outfitters, very cheap! I bought them and now I wear them all the time. It was a well spent 12 dollars. :)

burberry s/s 2010

2009-09-23T14:12:00.000-07:00

Pictures from: http://www.style.com/ BRILLIANT!LOVELOVELOVE the pastels!

McQueen

2009-09-22T18:00:00.000-07:00

Alexander McQueen zipper Boots and Christopher Kane for topshop mirrored leggings.LOVE THEM :)

THIS PICTURE IS FROM AND BELONGS TO: http://jakandjil.com/blog/

Just Black

2009-09-22T17:46:00.001-07:00

What a difference! Agyness looks so different after dying her blond hair black, I didn't quite recognize her when I saw these pictures! Do you like her better blond or black?

Pictures from: http://www.stylebyme.net/
and:http://www.teenvogue.com/

LITTLE MISS WHITE AND TURQOUISE//

2009-09-21T14:04:00.000-07:00

Picture from: ffffound!

Fade Away//

2009-09-21T05:06:00.000-07:00

kate spade fall/winter 09

2009-09-20T10:37:00.001-07:00

Picture from: http://lookbooks.com/

nicholas kirkwood for rodarte

2009-09-20T08:20:00.000-07:00

Pictures from: http://www.fashionising.com/

Vintage

2009-09-20T08:10:00.000-07:00

2009-09-20T08:03:00.000-07:00

Picture from: ffffound!

Gate and Lock

2009-09-20T07:47:00.000-07:00

teddy bear love

2009-09-18T15:26:00.002-07:00

Christopher Kane For topshop

2009-09-18T13:45:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately, In the country I live in there is no topshop, so the only way I would be able to get my hands on any of these amazing pieces would be off of eBay, which is exactly what I might have to do, they are so amazing!

Train

2009-09-18T12:04:00.000-07:00

I love trains! Especially really old ones. This one in the above picture wasn't that great, but maybe one day I'll find a really cool one I can just take pictures of for hours!

Shine Bright

2009-09-17T17:29:00.000-07:00

These pictures completely blow me away,I could stare at them for hours and never get bored, they are so beautiful. I'll find more soon.

*ALL PICTURES FROM THE NASA website: http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

2009-09-17T17:00:00.000-07:00

Not much to say about this picture,It's actually a little boring. But, with a little editing, it turned out well.

Pom-Pom

2009-09-17T16:49:00.000-07:00

Another color photo!I took this picture about a month ago, and i think it turned out pretty well. Although,that random orange dot kind of ruined it,but at the same time It looks a little cool. Ugh, I should really make up my mind...

All Alone

2009-09-16T18:14:00.000-07:00

This bench looked so cute! It was just sitting there and the cobblestone walkway made it look like I was in some sort of old-fashioned village (but I wasn't. More later!

No Name

2009-09-16T13:23:00.000-07:00

If you have noticed, I haven't really been writing much about my pictures. And that's not really a bad thing, but starting soon I am going to start telling you my stories about all the photos I take. I don't know why I didn't before, but I probably was just feeling lazy. All the time. Until then, goodbye!

Stripes

2009-09-15T15:25:00.000-07:00

a splash of color

2009-09-15T14:47:00.001-07:00

Wow. These are the blogs first two color photos! I had to make sure I found my brightest, most vivid pictures to put on, and these two were perfect! I hope you enjoyed them.

Faded Sky

2009-09-11T13:03:00.002-07:00

Book

2009-09-11T13:03:00.001-07:00

Words

2009-09-11T12:59:00.001-07:00

dino

2009-09-08T17:20:00.000-07:00

Gargoyle

2009-09-08T17:11:00.000-07:00

I love these guys!! There so cute (in a strange way) and were lots of fun! I had this huuggee photo shoot so there lots of pictures coming soon! Hope you had a great summer break!

Clock

2009-09-07T13:49:00.000-07:00

More Summer Pics

2009-09-05T13:40:00.000-07:00

the end of summer

2009-09-04T15:27:00.000-07:00

Pinecone

2009-09-01T15:06:00.000-07:00

My New Bag

2009-08-30T13:32:00.000-07:00

Andy says everything is art

2009-08-30T12:31:00.000-07:00

Nature

2009-08-30T12:10:00.000-07:00

Chair

2009-08-27T16:05:00.000-07:00

Zen

2009-08-26T14:46:00.000-07:00

Hike

2009-08-26T08:54:00.000-07:00

Clift

2009-08-26T08:23:00.000-07:00

opening post

2009-08-26T07:48:00.000-07:00

Hello, Since this is a brand new blog I've decided it would be best to tell you some things I plan to do with it:

-It will be a photography blog
-Some pictures will be my own, some will belong to others.
-Almost ALL of my photography will be in black and white
-Some of my pictures may be good, some may be horrible.
-I will put the horrible ones on anyway!

Also, I am not a professional photographer and have only been taking pictures for about six months.All of my pictures are taken with my little Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Elph. So, don't expect anything really fancy!

Pictures coming soon!