Category: Seniors

If you happen to follow my blog you probably recognize this young lady’s face.  🙂  I had the privilege of taking pictures for her whole family before we met to document her Senior year.  Her parents put a lot of thought into where they wanted to do family pictures (they chose some amazing places) and we had a great adventure that day!  The same thought and personalization went into their choices for S’s Senior pictures too!  We even extended her session time in order to make it to all their location choices – so worth it!

I must add a huge shout out to S’s dad.  He cleared paths to the chosen spots, held a ladder, moved a tree out of the road (a road not often used), and gave me pause with his snake and poison ivy comments – ornery fellow!  Sure appreciated all his help though.  S’s mom and sister were also a huge help with wardrobe changes and thoughtful assistance along the way!  Thanks to each one of you!

Check out where we started – a sandstone wall running along a creek!  Don’t you just love how they carved out her name in the stone?!?

Just down the creek there was another huge rock wall, you can see it behind S in the picture below.  There was a really neat rock ledge where S could perch for some pictures and a super cool tree to work with!

Near the creek were hay bales, an alfalfa field and remnants of an old corral – all great spots for pictures!

 At our next location we took a few minutes to capture a bit of S’s High School activities:

We wrapped up by simply moving around this old farmstead and finding fun spots to take pictures – I was in heaven!  🙂

This little series of pictures is rather fun to me!  Me, “Why don’t you walk slowly toward that flower and then bend down and pick it.”  S did a great job, but when she went to pick the flower it did not want to be picked!  🙂  Her sister kindly brought over a flower she had wrestled off a plant behind us so S could hold it for the picture.  🙂

Wishing this young lady all the best as her future continues to unfold!

L did an amazing job preparing for her senior session.  Not only did she think ahead about locations and her attire, but she also put a lot of work into preparing her horses.  They were all brushed and combed (probably even washed!), haltered up and standing along a corral, waiting for us to come get them!  L also arranged to have extra “hands on deck” to assist with the horses when it came time to add them into the photos –  a huge help!  Thank you to each person who made noises, rattled plastic sacks, held out food, and kept them in a general location during this window of time!  Your help was greatly appreciated!

The horses themselves were beautiful and very well mannered, a wonderful compliment to the lovely young lady in front of the camera!

I love what we captured this day and thoroughly enjoyed working with everyone present!

Praying God’s best for you, L, as you wrap up your Senior year and look forward to what is next!  Thanks again for asking me to capture this special time in your life!

Some of you may remember L’s {Sneak Peek} from this past Summer…I cannot believe I forgot to add a blog entry about her session!  Especially, when I was so excited about getting to see her again, meet her extended family, and see her horses!  A while back I had taken photos of L and her siblings as a surprise for their parents.  From all I heard, the surprise went over very well.  🙂  So, when thinking toward having her Senior photos taken, she thought of me and I am glad she did.  🙂

Upon visiting with L, I loved the ideas she had – a few of her alone at places near their home and all the rest with her horses.  She loves horses and is a very skilled rider.

Since her home is pretty far from mine, we decided I would arrive a little early, check out site and lighting options and then map out a plan.  After visiting a bit and meeting additional family members, her mother gave me the tour of location choices; ideas for her shoot came together quickly and easily.  Most of the family members I met went with us from location to location, helping with things here and there (their assistance was greatly appreciated, especially with the horses) and her Mom was kind to help with keeping L’s striking, long hair laying smoothly!  (Thanks!)

For this post, I am going to show you her individual photos and in the next post I will add those taken with her horses!

Our first location was an old well house near her home.  What a unique structure – colors, texture, character – loved it all!  Definitely a great spot!

 Our next stop was an old limestone building in a pasture – I have a weak spot for old limestone!  I loved the wilds flowers/weeds growing randomly throughout the field.

It sure was nice to meet and get to know C a little bit!  We had a good time while out and about, stopping here and there to snap a photo – or two, or three.  🙂  As you look through these photos commemorating C’s senior year you will see him with a guitar, a golf club and some cool shoes!  (I had some shoes very similar to his when I was in High School – brings back memories.  :))  We ended his session with a stop at an alfalfa field and a pasture – I am partial to the silhouette shots!  C, thanks for letting me take your senior photos!  May you enjoy what is left of this special year as well as all the future holds for you!