Winter Senior

Yes, I'm still photographing seniors for the class of 2013!  And it has been great to be out playing in the snow {although, I would have been happier if there had been a few more degrees on the thermometer}.    Mark came in just before Christmas for his session.  We started out in the studio that morning before going outside, hoping that it would warm up just a bit more.  We didn't linger in any of our spots and I thought he did a great job of trying not to look as cold as I'm sure he was.

The season for this class is pretty much done, just down to selecting yearbook submissions and designing announcements, guest books and banners for the up-coming celebrations.  The class of 2013 has been a very impressive bunch of young people!  I'm excited to meet the class of 2014 in just a few short months.

Wonderful young lady....

and I got to spend the better part of my day with her.  If my kids turn out half as amazing as Ellie, I will be very, very blessed.  One of the neat things was when I told mom as much, she beamed with pride and said, "I know".  Ellie is beautiful, smart, talented, funny and has the sweetest, kindest heart.

She seems so comfortable in her own skin, quick with a laugh, a funny face, and a great smile.  I just love that all the facets of her personality came out during her session.  That also made for a great "photobooth" feel for some of her studio images:

And just a couple more from the rest of her session.  

There are SO many more to show her but I'll wait until she comes in for her reveal.  I had so much fun with her & her parents!  I'm looking forward to getting the rest ready for you all to come back in to see.

After the rain...

Kelli's session was interrupted by rain :(.  We had started in the studio and got some fun stuff there and were really excited to get outside for some more fun image creating.  When we packed up, I opened the door and saw rain drops!  So disappointing when we were already on such a great roll.  So we rescheduled that portion of her senior portraits so that (fingers crossed) we could have drier weather and possibly some sunset lighting.  Boy did that work in her favor!  She came to part 2 of her session with her hair different and the weather could not have been more gorgeous!  We spent so much more time than we would have on the original date and I completely got carried away and took SO many more images than usual (Sorry, Kelly, you are going to have some tough choices to make when ordering time comes).  Besides the fact that she is totally adorable, Kelly is as sweet as she looks and I had a great time with her and her mom (both days).  Here is your sneak, I'll be in touch next week about the rest of your proofs.  Enjoy!

Meet Cara...

I had so much fun with Cara and her mom last weekend!  I know them from our church but the session gave me a chance to get to know them better.  I love that sharing an experience like a senior session gives me that opportunity to know people on a more personal level.  I am never disappointed in what I learn, this girl is as sweet and lovely on the inside as she is on the out.  I think that both her inner and outer beauty shines through the lens!

Thanks for spending the morning with me!  I hope all went well with your band event in the afternoon.

This is what it is all about...

I have the coolest job!  Meet Andrew.  We did Andrew's senior portraits over the weekend.  He is the oldest of two boys so it is a pretty big milestone for not just him but his whole family.

Part of what made his session unique to me is that the whole family was there to observe, support and offer ideas as we wandered around locations.  I mean the whole family!  Brother, Mom, Dad, Grandma and the dog!  Senior sessions are always a big experience for graduates and it was so special that this senior got to share that experience with the ones closest to him.  And that is what makes what I do so special to me- I get to help create great memories for families at special times in their lives; that is what it is all about!

We got his brother in on a few images too:

When I first met with Andrew and his parents to plan out his session he had a couple of things he knew he wanted and the rest was up to Mom... until we really started talking about locations and props and clothes then the ideas just poured out of him, band uniform and instrument, fishing rod, his car, letter jacket... we suddenly had a great plan and lots to work with and I just couldn't wait until we met on Saturday to bring those plans to life.

Thanks so much for sharing your day with me and giving me the opportunity to get to know you.  I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did and that you love the images as much as I do!