Monthly Archives: June 2010

Quay | 2011 Senior

Let me just say that while I enjoy pretty much all of my senior sessions, there are always a few that become favorites for one reason or another.  And this was one of those sessions.  I knew it the minute I saw this senior’s first outfit!  She and her mom did a fabulous job with her outfits and accessories.  So.  Much.  Fun!  The other thing that made this a session was that they had me cracking up the entire time.  Quay brought along her mom and her grandma to her session (and may I point out I now know exactly where Quay gets her stunning good looks), and they were all just a blast to hang with.  Quay and her mom wanted to do her pictures in a nature setting, so we met at one of my favorite parks.  And I hope they’ll forgive me for sharing that these two not-so-nature girls weren’t big fans of the bugs!!  I hope it was all worth it because I’m beyond thrilled with what we captured.  :)

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Starr = Stunning

When a friend of hers contacted me to schedule a photo session for her, I’ll be honest, I had no idea what to expect.  I’m so used to working with high school seniors these days that I’ll confess it took me an email or two to realize this wasn’t going to be a senior session at all.  And her friend painted a picture of a shy young woman who had never had professional photos done before.  So imagine my surprise to meet Starr, who wasn’t at all shy, was a natural at posing, and is stunning, to say the least.  Being new to the area, Starr had never been up to Monte Sano, so I thought it would be the perfect spot for her pictures.  I had so much fun photographing her!  She did a fabulous job coordinating her outfits and accessories, and well … I’ll just let her sneak peek speak for itself!!  I think we captures some fabulous images for her portfolio, don’t you?!  Oh and gentlemen … she’s single. ;)

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Spunky & Fun

**Note:  This is a re-post after a portion of my blog posts were lost.**

These days I photograph primarily high school seniors , which is what I love to do.  But every now and again I get a request to photograph younger kids.  I was so excited to meet this adorable brother-sister team for a session.  This little cutie was full of spunky personality and even had her own ideas about posing (and they were good ones too!).  The camera loved her as much as she loved the camera.:) And big brother was the most comfortable tween boy I’ve ever photographed.  He had the most relaxed and natural smile.  Ever.  I love these ages, they’re old enough to follow directions as well as have fun.  We trekked all over downtown and they were up for whatever I suggested.   Thanks Ashley and Anthony, for being so much fun!!

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Rachel | 2010 Senior

**note: this is a re-post after a portion of my blog posts were lost**

Rachel contacted me way back in August about scheduling a senior session.  She was waiting to get her braces off in the spring.  After a number of talks and emails trying to decide on the *perfect* locations for her session, we had it all ironed out.  We planned on mixing up with some downtown urban shots and some shots in an overgrown field.  We almost had to reschedule due to the weather, but as luck would have it the storms mostly missed us and we were able too proceed as scheduled.  Everything went according to plan and we hurried to a local overgrown field to finish the session before the last bit of daylight was gone.

As soon as I saw Rachel’s deep purple prom dress, I knew it would really pop against the drab, dead brush and the overgrown, green weed and trees.  We mostly were shooting on the flattened-down dry brush area and had been there about 15 minutes or so.  We were almost finished when we decided to move to the edge of the area, but still on the flattened-down part.  Rachel was twirling in her dress for some shots, lost her balance and fell.  None of us expected there to be a snake!!  Rachel was bit on the leg and had to leave immediately for the ER.  Luckily her mom was along and stayed calm.  I stayed behind to take a photograph of the snake (to assist the doctors in identifying the snake bite).  The snake turned out to be a poisonous Copperhead!  The doctors were able to quickly administer a dose of anti-venom and kept Rachel overnight for observation.  I’m relieved to report that she is doing well and no permanent damage was done.  Through the whole thing Rachel has held on to a positive attitude and her sense of humor.

I can’t even begin to describe how horrified I was by this whole event!  I’m terrified of snakes and don’t go near these fields during the hot summer months.  None of us expected to find a snake in this location (next to a busy highway and a small strip mall) this time of year.  The main reason I wanted to share this story is to warn everyone to be aware that you CAN stumble on a snake this time of year, in a populated and busy area.

And now for Rachel’s sneak peek (already on Facebook), which she was has already informed me that she LOVES.   And I’m adding one extra image because she deserves it.  :)

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