This girl is just the sweetest… We had a gorgeous (although windy!) fall day for her shoot, and we even went out the family farm for pictures with the red barn and an awesome old yellow truck. Kelsey says her signature look is jeans and a hoodie, but she pulled out all the stops with her adorable outfits – love the layers, prints and textures. Kelsey is an athlete (plays both basketball and volleyball) and I enjoyed her comfortable, easy-going personality!
Mallory and I had an awesome time at her senior session! As if having blond, curly hair and blue eyes weren’t enough, she had incredible poise and grace. From the first moment I lifted my camera and clicked the shutter, I could see her dancer’s training coming through. She has been dancing since she was just a tiny girl of age 2 or 3, and it was so cool to see her do her ballet poses in front of the lens. Unfortunately, I was not able to get a tap dance demonstration in the natural light studio, since there was a newborn session going on at the same time! 🙂 We ended her shoot outside, with outfits that were perfectly coordinated to the fall colors. It was really super to get to know this talented and personable girl!
Nicole (and her family) made my job so easy and fun the day she came in for her senior pictures! Big sis helped with all the clothing changes and hair fixings, her mom and I had a pleasant time chatting, and her little nephew kept us entertained with his funny comments. Mom said Nicole is the most low maintenance of her daughters, but wow, can she rock a pose! I LOVED her outfit choices, but I think this little floral print dress outside was about my favorite. I hear she can also play a wicked game of softball, a popular sport and long standing tradition for her family. 🙂
Emily, take 2! This gorgeous girl came back to the studio with her basketball uniform, and to take advantage of the fall colors. We had some fun with both the basketball and the leaves! I asked her what position she played and she told me that now she plays post. I said, don’t you get pushed around a lot? and she smiled that cute smile and said, yeah, but I kinda like it! 🙂
Besides good light, photography is all about connection… the relationship between photographer and subject. Sometimes forging this relationship is natural and easy, sometimes it takes a lot of work, sometimes it never happens. With Mahalia, it was almost effortless! Her beautiful, happy, sparkly energy made this one of my all time favorite senior shoots. There is so much more to this girl than meets the eye – she’s planning on joining the Air Force and I have no doubt that her inner strength will take her wherever she chooses to go!
