What a Great Laugh
Devin and I had a blast at his senior session! Of course, as I’ve said before, I love photographing senior guys, because I get to give them a hard time! We joke around! I act weird, and am probably a big time dork, but it’s fun, and it usually results in some pretty great expressions from the guys!
Devin was no different! He has that great smile that just makes you want to smile right back, and, though he can pull off a serious look, he can’t hold it for very long. Quickly, that smile will creep out! I even think I saw a dimple or two!
But the best, by far, has to be his laugh! Every once in a while, when he was just relaxed and we were just chatting, I’d get him to break into a great laugh! No worries, my camera was always close by to capture his awesome expression!
What Eyes!
Amanda may be on the shy and quiet side, but those blue eyes of hers speak volumes!! They are such a pretty shade of blue and shine brightly whether she’s smiling or pulling off a serious look!
I had lots of fun photographing Amanda! She was great to joke around with! We even made it outside…the sun was finally shining, after two days of rain. With damp grass and a cold, blowing wind, Amanda was a great sport…sitting in some soupy grass and on my cold metal truck. Never once did she complain!
Giggles!
In celebration of Hannah’s graduation from high school this May, she came to see me for a portrait session! We had a ton of fun, laughing and smiling, dancing and shaking our booties, joking and “cutting the cheese,” all in all having a great time!
My favorite Hannah expression is by far the giggle! If you say just the right words, you can get her to pull up those shoulders, scrunch up that nose and let out an adorable giggle. I know it makes her eyes all squinty, but just with the sight of this image I can hear her giggle…which is what makes me love it!
Blown Away
The sun was shining, and the crazy rain from the night before had dried up, but the wind felt like it was blowing the house away. Shelby and I tried to go outside, but every time we’d get everything just right, the wind would come up and blow her hair right across her face! After struggling with it for a while, we finally threw in the towel!
However, it actually turned out to be good news for Shelby! We had been able to do all the in-studio images before we tried to go outside. So, Shelby got to wear her hair naturally wavy for the in-studio part, and when she came back out to do the outdoor ones, she got to straighten her hair!
Shelby is a smiler! Naturally she just bursts out into these adorable smiles. As much as she tries, her serious look only sticks around for a few seconds, and then it doesn’t take much to make her break out into a great giggle!
Brothers
The minute I put the camera to my eye, and looked through my viewfinder, I thought I had seen a ghost!
Eric and Andrew are brothers, and there is definitely some family resemblance. I had photographed Andrew two years ago for his senior portraits. This year was Eric’s turn. Though I have met Eric before, it wasn’t until I started looking at him through the camera that the resemblance jumped out at me.
What I see when I’m photographing is so much different than what I see when I’m just looking at someone. All of a sudden, I see the pieces that make up the whole. I see the way their chin comes to a point, the way one eyebrow naturally arches when they smile, their slightly crooked smile, or their adorable dimple when the laugh. I love that I see all those little details, and I think everyone of them is adorable and endearing. It makes each of us who we are, and it makes us each unique!
Yes, Eric is a blondie and Andrew has dark hair. And, yes, Eric squints a little bit when he smiles, where Andrew tends to have bigger eyes. But look at those lips, those smiles, those eyebrows, even the shape of their noses. These two are brothers…no question about it!
Thanks for an awesome session, Eric! I had a ton of fun, laughing and smirking with you!
Smiles
Julie is a smiler! That is her natural instinct. She looks at you and she flashes that beautiful smile!
She’s convinced that she can’t do serious very well, but I disagree! I think she looks like a model, with those big blue eyes and pouty lips.
At the end of her session, I figured out why she can do serious so well…it’s her tennis competition face! I asked her to make the face she makes when she’s getting ready to wipe someone off the court, and out came those big eyes and that intense concentration. She’d scare me on the tennis court. Of course, with my tennis skills, it wouldn’t take much!
Thanks for all those awesome smiles, Julie!
Curly & Red!
I know I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating! I love curly hair! It’s fun, because it can be messy and fly away, and it’s okay. Straight hair has to lay just perfectly or else it looks bad.
I loved Elise’s hair…not only was it curly, but it was red! Combine that red hair with those unique eyes, and she has a stunning look!
My favorite expression of Elise’s was her smirk. We’re half way into her session, and out of nowhere, comes this smirk. It’s sassy and cute at the same time!
Lots of Laughs!
Although the main reason Kyle came out for his Senior Portrait Session was because it was what his Mom wanted, we ended up having a lot of fun. I don’t know if he would willingly admit that, but I have the laughing and smiling images to prove it!
Laughing is pretty much all Kyle and I did during his entire senior session. It was so much fun! I love photographing guys, because I can give them such a hard time, and they give it right back!
Album Creations
A comment that I hear frequently is “we don’t have any wall space” or “we’re running out of wall space”. Well, not to worry, I have the perfect solution!
An album! It’s a great way to tell a story - whether it’s of an entire first year, like Matthew’s album, or it’s just from one session, like Delaney’s Four Year or Megan’s Senior. You get to include lots of images from the session, including not only the timeless images, but also the funny images that just remind you of a certain age or a certain expression that you will want to remember for years to come.
We offer different types of albums, giving you the option to select the one that is best for you. They vary not only in size, but in the number of images on a page, the page layouts, and even the page style.
Click on the images below to see a couple of sample albums.
Not Photogenic?
It seems that recently the high school seniors I’ve been working with have all felt like they are not very photogenic. Which to me is crazy, because I think every one of them has been extremely photogenic. By the end they’re usually working the camera like professional models, with a variety of different expressions.
Alex was no different! I thought he did a great job of turning on the charm for the camera. Those intense eyes, when he’s serious, are just awesome!
