It's that time! Senior portrait time! I love, love, love shooting Seniors! I've been so busy editing lately that I haven't had a lot of time to share all of their sessions just yet, but I wanted to share just a little peek of what I am working on at the moment.
I just finished editing Kaytlynn's session last week.
I am finishing up Kyle's.
And then will be to Katelyn's session.
A lot of K's in there, huh? ;-) I just love 'em all! Stay tuned for full posts!
Congratulations to the Class of 2010. I would like to especially congratulate my Seniors who will be graduating tonight.
Timmy.
Hannah.
Abbie.
Shelby.
Allison.
You are all very special to me, and I know that there are great things in store for all of you.
All my seniors will be receiving an 8x10 print as my gift. The senior who receives the most votes by midnight Friday, May 28 will receive a free 11x14 enlargement from their session. you may vote by leaving a comment on this post. One comment per person please.
...Elizabeth and Max!
Aren't they the cutest couple?!
Since they were the lucky winning couple I thought I would share a few more photos from their session.
Elizabeth is such a beautiful young lady. From just the short time we were together her inner beauty was so obvious.
And Max... well he was dashing in his white tux. It was obvious he adored Elizabeth, too.
Congratulations once again, Elizabeth and Max. Thanks so much to all of my wonderful couples for coming out on prom night. Thank you also to everyone who voted!
I thought this Taylor Swift song was perfect for a little slideshow I will be giving all my sweet couples who came out for prom sessions.
I have decided to have a little contest for them, also. On the post below vote for your favorite couple. Just leave a comment with their names (their names are above their photos), and the lucky winner will receive 2 free 5x7s from their session. One for him and one for her. :-) Voting will be open through Saturday night.
Please only one vote per person. Thanks!
Last Saturday was prom. SIGH. Just one of the biggest nights of your high school life. My wonderful friend Amy made arrangements for me to use her parents' home for my sessions. They have restored a beautiful antebellum home. It was the perfect setting for this special night. I had so much fun with all my wonderful couples. The girls were absolutely stunning, and the guys.... well they were handsome to say the least. Here is just a sneak peek while I finish editing their sessions for them.
Miss Allison. Our beautiful sweet Allison. I love this girl, and so do our kiddos. She is one of their favorite babysitters. She assists me on some of my shoots, also. Love her.
Ashley and Braden. Ashley's dress was so unique. Loved it!
Jake and Katelyn. Katelyn is another of our favorite babysitters. I loved her dress. She looked like a Greek goddess! You should have seen the Thunderbird Jake was driving. Well, you might later. ;-)
Elizabeth and Max. Do I admit that I graduated from high school with Elizabeth's mom? Yes, it has been 20 years since my Senior prom. Wow. They were such a cute couple.
Jessica and Travis. It took a little doing, but I did get Travis to smile. Love them on the front porch.
Timmy and Sam. You've seen Timmy here a time or two since I did his Senior portraits. Ummm...his mom and I have been friends since elementary school. Loved the color of Sam's dress, and Timmy's tux matched perfect. Love it. Love too that I can be a little rough on Timmy. ;-)
Shelby and Evan. Shelby's dress was stunning. It was so fitting for the setting. And Evan's tux?! I loved the black and gray. We had a lot of fun with them and even did a few group shots with them and Timmy and Sam. A fun, fun time.
Thank you so much guys for letting me take your prom portraits. I hope it was as fun for you as it was for me, and that you had a night to remember.
You may remember Hannah from her session this past summer. We had a lot of fun on that urban shoot, and late in the fall we met for a shoot at my friends', Amy & Clay's farm.
We climbed up into the hayloft and that is where we got some of my very favorites.
I started to title this post "Move over Jane Russell." She reminded me of a young Jane Russell in the hay. I told her that, but I wondered if she even knew who I was talking about. ;-)
I love the light through the wall of the barn in this one.
Hannah is such a natural beauty. And if possible her voice is even more beautiful. I sat in front of her at church Sunday morning. Beautiful, beautiful voice.
Denim and pearls. Don't you just love it?! Oh, and don't forget the cowboy boots!
I think this is one of Hannah's favorites. It is her Facebook profile pic at the moment. It's a favorite of mine, also!
Juniors and Seniors make sure to see Hannah to get on of her cards for your free gift when you book a session!
Allison is very special to me. She is our babysitter turned phone store employee and is now my assistant from time to time. She helped me out on my day of Christmas mini-sessions and after the last client session was done we took a few minutes for a little senior mini-shoot.
She looked so cute that day (just like every other day), and I was so happy when she agreed to a few shots.
Our kids love Miss Allison. I have to say I do, too. :-)
Love the flare in this next one.
A fun fact about Allison - she loves flamingos. :-)
And one last one...
So these are the ones I snapped in just a few minutes before I headed back to the soccer field for the last game of the day. We are planning to do an urban session when it warms up enough for us to be able to be outside for more than a few minutes. I can't wait!
I met up with Ryleigh after school one day a couple weeks ago. We had planned a fall shoot back during the summer when I did a her family's session. I was really excited about this one. Ryleigh is just a natural beauty and is natural in front of the camera. I knew we would have fun and we did!
First we headed to a spot I had used the week before. The leaves were just turning then and I thought they would be beautiful after another week. Still just enough green. Perfect.
Ryleigh has such an ease about her. I seriously could shoot her all day long.
From here we traveled to another favorite spot of mine now. We were at the train tracks, but I think my favorites were in the road in front of the tracks. It wouldn't matter with Ry though. All my spots are favorites when working with her!
This next one may be my favorite.
Of course we had to take some of her with her car. I'm all about the car! This made me miss my Camaro days!
I had been watching this cotton field. I was hoping that they wouldn't pick it before I got to use it. I knew it would be awesome. And it was! This runs a close second for my favorite.
As we were walking out of the cotton field, Ry asked me if it would be ok if she laid down in the grass. We did a quick check first to make sure there were no critters hiding. I'm really glad she asked because otherwise we wouldn't have this.
or this...
OK, so how lucky am I to have Ryleigh as a spokesmodel? Such a beauty inside and out. All you seniors make sure you see Ryleigh for a special offer before contacting me to schedule your senior photo shoot!
Seniors. I love seniors. Especially sweet, spunky, fun seniors like Abbie. We had a great time on her Senior photo shoot!
We met at Abbie's grandparents new log home out in the country. It was the perfect spot! There was a corn field in front of their home and we took full advantage of it. Perfect for Abbie's boots and cute little dress! Loved her wardrobe choice!
I found one thing Abbie is not very good at. Not smiling. The girl could not keep a smile off her face. I guess if you have to be bad at something, that's a good thing to be bad about. :-)
One in the road. I always love the looks people give us when we do these. It's usually on country roads so there's not that much traffic, but sometimes we have to run to the shoulder of the road. Some passersby look at us like we are crazy. :-)
A quick change, and we were back to it. I love the sunlight in this one. I love that one ray coming across her shoulder.
Abbie plans to go to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga after high school. She wants to be a neo-natal nurse. With her sweet personality, I think she will make a wonderful nurse.
We were losing daylight, but we decided to make a dash into town to try to get a few urban shots. Abbie quickly changed,and we rushed into town. I am so glad we did because these are some of my favorites.
One of the nice things about living in a small town is that you can do this.
We ended our shoot in front of the old Coca-Cola sign. I just love the colors in the sign against the colors in her dress.
I hope you like them, Abbie. I am so glad I got to spend the afternoon getting to know you. I will have more for you soon!
You may recognize Brittany from some of the photos I did of her family. She was responsible for putting it together, and she did an amazing job! And she was so organized! She had a detailed list of all the photos they wanted to get and was checking them off the entire time. I told her that I needed to hire her as my assistant. After we had finished with all the family photos, she and I snuck away for a little photo shoot all her own.
Brittany is right at home in front of the camera. I can't decide if I like this one better in color...
or black & white.
I love the sunlight in this next one.
A little attitude is always good!
Hope you like them Brittany! Looking forward to next time!
Third time is the charm you might say. Tim and I finally got together for his senior session on our third attempt. Our first appointment was rained out, and our second was canceled because of Tim's work (he had been painting). We rescheduled and finally got together on a Friday afternoon in August. If you are from Tennessee you know that Friday nights mean high school football. So after our session Tim was headed to the first game of the season. So hard to believe that it has been 20 years since Tim's mom and I were at that same high school getting ready on a Friday night to perform at half time. April was a majorette, and I was in the flag corp. April and I went to school together from elementary through high school. Even though we don't see each other very much these days, she is still one of the best friends I have ever had. I was thrilled that she asked me to do Tim's senior portraits. So enough about the good ole days, let's get to the pics!
Tim opted to do his session at a neighbor's house. He just wanted something casual, and his family has used this home for photo sessions in the past. With lots of stone work and shade, it was a great choice on a hot summer afternoon.
Loved this massive tree in the front yard. Just perfect for some casual shots.
This next one is one of my favorites.
Tim plays short stop for the high school baseball team. He has plans to play on the college level. We had to get a few shots of him in his jersey! They are my favorites. :-)
Can't decide if I like the more serious one or one with a smile.
I do really like this one, also. Just a little different angle on it.
You can't tell it from the photos, but the mosquitoes were about to eat us alive! We sprayed ourselves down with bug spray, and April was constantly shooing them off my legs. She even emailed me a few days later to check on me! LOL! We toughed it out though, and I hope that she and Tim think it was worth a few bites. ;-)
Say hello to Hannah! She is my 2010 senior spokesmodel!
We met one afternoon for an urban photo shoot. She has a beautiful smile don't you think? She also has a beautiful voice. Hannah is a true beauty through and through.
She is a sweetheart, but she can show a little attitude, too!
I love the light in this next one.
You will be seeing more of Hannah in the coming months. We have another session planned for this fall. Senior print packages begin at $150 (Does not include session fee). Seniors mention you are a friend of Hannah's and receive a special gift with your order!
