article_snippet.sent: It seemed that most images of little girls showcased perfectly placed hair bows, forced smiles and Photoshop-smooth skin.
article_snippet.sent: I didn't want girls to think girls had to look like that," said Parker, whose daughters are now 6 and 9.
article_snippet.sent: Whoever girls were, however girls were, was worthy of an image.
article_snippet.sent: Whatever girls were was good enough.
article_snippet.sent: So, Hers shot Hers girls and girls friends as girls were -- freckled, muddy, screaming, laughing, jumping in the pool, collecting worms in the creek, barreling into the wilderness of early adolescence on skateboards and bicycles.
article_snippet.sent: little girls pose for an occasional portrait, but most are kid-inspired moments, shaped by childish wonderment and energy.
article_snippet.sent: As parents, Parker and Parker husband encourage Parker and her husband girls to play outside, make new friends and try new things without worrying about grass-stained knees and knots in their girls hair, Parker said.
article_snippet.sent: Now, little girls have the confidence and curiosity to do it on little girls own.
article_snippet.sent: little girls're just being little girls, and I'm just recording it," Parker said.
article_snippet.sent: Responses to the images are mostly positive, Parker said, but there's the occasional complaint that Parker's showing just one type of girl.
article_snippet.sent: It's true, Parker said: little girls're the ones Parker's raising, the only ones whose adventures Parker can document 24/7.