I am so happy to be doing another Friday Five this week! I’ve been browsing through Flickr lately and I thought I’d feature some of the talented photographers that I found there and their works here. I picked photos that are all about whimsy – with the holidays approaching and Christmas just around the corner, it’s so nice to look at images that encourage feelings of quiet joy and wonder. They make me feel all warm and gooey inside. Here are five that have inspired me this week:

1 / Photo by motocchio

2 / Photo by Sebastien Chen

3 / Photo by Laurence IV

4 / Martin Thornhill

5 / Pauline Von Aesch

Friday Five are things that make me swoon and all that jazz. These amazing people make me love what I do even more!

This week is all about light and film. I am enamored of the ethereal, the charm of the everyday, as exhibited by these five photographers that I chanced upon in Flickr. I am inspired by their photos and I hope I can translate the same into my own work!

1 / Photo by Virginia del Río

2 / Photo by chillhiro

3 / Photo by Grace Tuttle

4 / Photo by baifan9001

5 / Photo by Rowan Abbott

Friday Five are things that make me swoon and all that jazz. These amazing people make me love what I do even more!

1 / Photo by Elemental Weddings. I am just enamored of the details, like a small peek of her eye at the mirror, or the lines at her back. I am a believer in how the little things make one photo special.

2 / Photo by Joey Seawell. I like the quirkiness of this photo. It’s very simple yet it packs a lot of punch. I also love the colors, how the neutrals maintain their own identity and yet still let the violet stand out.

3 / Photo by Punam Bean. Love the background! Oh, this is marvelous. For me, part of the charm of a photographer’s life is being able to chance upon amazing places and being able to take souvenirs of them by way of photos. And it’s even more amazing if you’re photographing two people in love!

4 / Photo by JL Photografia. Can you say cute? I love the story of warmth here, the story of love, of a little family, of a beautiful day at the beach with those who matter.

5 / Photo by Max Wanger. Last, but not the least, is one of my favorites from Max’s photos. I love how he uses negative space and how he makes everything look soft and romantic. With this shot I am reminded of quiet little movies, and how you know in your gut that a happy ending has always been destined, and you feel good, and you feel happy.

Friday Five are things that make me swoon and all that jazz. These amazing people make me love what I do even more!