First Senior of 2013 Class, Miss H

CYP: Class of 2013

And this ladies and gentlemen is what I love more than anything else. I love….love….<3…..<3 shooting senior sessions. Have I mentioned that I love senior sessions? I do. I really do.

I know everyone is in full summer vacation mode, but now is a perfect time to get your senior session scheduled and done, especially before that nice summer tan fades. I’m already scheduling into the fall, so don’t wait.  Contact me for more information or details on pricing.

Now with the business outta the way…. Introducing….Hannah

First of all, I want you to take notice of how incredibly stunning this young lady is. In addition to being beautiful she is incredibly sweet. I first met Hannah when she came to help out with a shoot back at Easter time. It wasn’t the best circumstances to meet someone since there were six small children, two lambs, and one huge bunny to keep up with. All of us “big” people were considerably spent by the end. Haha!!! That is a sign of success in this business, when you’ve played yourself tired trying to get a good picture. Then I had the opportunity to photograph Hannah’s prom on what could only be described as the rainiest, ugliest day of April, 2012. Anyway, I was so excited when Hannah agreed to be my senior girl’s rep from CGHS. I knew she would be perfect since the camera loves her and we already had built somewhat of a relationship. So, after a lot of begging, pestering and badgering, she agreed. (Just kidding, I only had to ask her once or twice….maybe three times at the most.)

Hannah wanted to do her session at her home on her family’s property. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a little hesitant to go to a location without properly scouting the place, and I didn’t have a chance to see it prior to the session. This had nothing to do with Hannah’s judgment but my past experiences. I’ve shown up to a location more than once to realize that there’s not enough light or there’s too much light, or there’s too many power lines in the background or something else that only a picky photographer would pay attention to.  Not that I can’t work around these circumstances because I have, but if I’m honest I’d prefer to avoid it all together.  I’m a creature of habit….obsessive compulsive habit. I was a wee bit anxious about what I was getting into. I have a style of letting the location work for me and leaving the props and gimmicks to a minimum with exception to a themed shoot. So, again....anxious!

OH. MY. WOW.

This property was breathtaking and I was relieved to see barns, fields, fences and the most beautiful country farm ever. By the time I left I wanted to ask them to adopt me because I imagine it to be a wonderful place to live. (Sigh!) .  I was amazed how well this property worked for our session. I had an endless amount of what I call “opportunity” shots and despite everything else, those are always the best. 

It was hard to choose my favorites since we did so many fun things.

I told you she was stunning.