Monday, April 27, 2009

Spending Saturday with a Senior

I think I've mentioned before that my professional formal training in photography first started with high school senior portraits almost 13 years ago to the day. At that time I was fresh out of high school myself but was ready for the challenge of learning how to shoot portraits professionally. That first senior season, I don't even know how many seniors I shot that summer but what I do remember was enjoying going to work every day! Thirteen years later, I still find myself enjoying going to work and shooting portraits. What an amazing job I have!! What helps me enjoy my job more is all the great people I get to meet with this profession.
This particular senior was awesome to work with! Though she mentioned to me that it was weird to smile that much, you could have never guessed she felt that way by looking at the pictures. She just has one of those beautiful natural smiles that photographs so well! Not to mention those eyes of hers are gorgeous!! She definitely made my job very easy to do. I had lots of fun strolling through the park shooting and chatting with her and her mom....two awesome people that I very much enjoyed meeting! I had a lot of favorites from this session but here are just a few! Enjoy!







Monday, April 20, 2009

How to tell your Mom, "Happy Mother's Day"

I know with everyone's busy lives between family and work it is not always easy to find the time to get together with family to update that family portrait. However, thanks to our holidays throughout the year, they help remind us to get together every so often for pictures....since pictures always make a great gift for any holiday or occasion! Well what better way to tell Mom you love her, than to surprise her with an updated portrait with you and your siblings?
For this Mother's Day Gift Session, this sister and brother were great to work with and were lots of fun! While shooting, it helped remind me how much I appreciate my big sister and that though we are both adults with busy lives how much fun we still have together! Thanks you two for a great session! Here are just a few of my favorite shots to check out!