Meet Gina.  Part two of the Gina & Taylor experience.

As you can see, Gina was a star in front of the lens as well.  In the city, then off to the fields for some sun drenched loveliness, I though she did a fantastic job matching her expressions with her outfits/looks.  Thank you Gina (and Taylor!) again for such a unique experience, you both were wonderful!

p.s.  I LOVED that hat.  Take notes girls…more hats!

Some faves.

Meet Taylor…and Gina.  This was quite a special session as both Taylor and Gina had their senior session at the same time, a first for me.  Another “special” element to their session…rain.  The girls were great sports about this and we waited patiently for mother nature to do her thing.  A few drops here and there didn’t deter Taylor from looking fantastic.  Eventually, we had to throw in the towel and continue a few days later.  This turned out to be a good thing as Taylor got to change her look for the “in the fields” portion of her session.  Thank you Taylor and Gina for the experience, it was great!  Some faves…

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Meet Katie, class of 2010.  Still a bit behind here and wrapping up blogging our 2010 seniors.  Katie knew just the look she wanted for her senior session and brought some great clothing choices to her consultation.

We arrived at the location and things couldn’t have been better.  Katie dove right in and got into character (you know, the beautiful girl lost in the field role) and just lit things up.

I tend to lose track of time on these location sessions so thankfully Katie’s mom brought a book…I think she finished it..  It just seemed that every 50 feet there was some new interesting area for great photographs.  Thank you Katie for braving the mud, bugs, snakes I mean thistles & thorns…it was totally worth it.  Fantastic job!

Now some faves..

Dance like there is no one looking…well, except me and my camera…

Meet Kayla, Rocklin High class of 2010, dancer extraordinaire.  And meet Kayla’s boots!  She had some great ideas for what she wanted her senior portraits to be, so off to old Sac we went.  It was a perfect weather day and once again I was overwhelmed with photographic possibilities here.  Kayla was great at climbing, walking, and jumping on things to keep in character with her footwear.  Boots for some, tap shoes for others…perfect!  We finished off back at the studio for a moodier dramatic look with that snazzy blue dress.

Thanks so much for another great adventure. 

Meet Chelsea, class of 2010.  Not to sound like a broken record again, but here’s how you do it folks.  Chelsea had the hair, the makeup, the clothes, and most importantly, the sense of adventure. I continue to be impressed at our senior portrait design consultations how organized and well planned these seniors (and incoming seniors) are with the look of their session.  Chelsea was no exception here.  A perfect pairing of clothing & makeup with the environment.  She was also masterful at giving different expressions, and it was quite fun giving her “scenes” to act out. Chelsea also brought her entourage of expression coaches and clothing consultants:) who were a big help, thanks!

Thank you Chelsea for another inspiring session, you were wonderful!

Some faves.

I love it when clients have specific locations in mind for their senior portraits, and I really love it when the locations look like this!  Meet Bridget, Oak Ridge High class of 2010.  Bridget decided to have us up in her neck of the woods for her portrait session, and the day was perfect…so was the light.  She also brought along a personal make up artist to help with different looks during the session, very cool!  I had a great time here and Bridget made things easy being so comfortable in front of the lens.  She was particularly good about acting out “scenes”, especially the “I’m lost and wandering around in this gorgeous dress” story:)

We ended with a few photos on the balcony and Marti (mom) was kind enough to serve up some spinach dip, pita chips and mini hot dogs…perfect way to end a session.  Thanks so much!

Meet Bronte, Casa Roble class of 2010.  Full of life, energy & adventure, she had all kinds of ideas for fun with her senior portrait session.  Cool clothes, cool attitude, and oh yeah, she managed to order the best looking sky I’ve seen in a long while.

Bronte came to us from her friend Kayla (the now famous VW bus girl), who also came along for the session.  Kayla played the part of Bronte’s personal assistant, coat rack and expression coach.  Such a good friend, she even gave Bronte the shirt off her back…really.  Thank you Bronte for being so inspiring, and thank you Kayla for the introduction (and the help!)

Some of my faves.

Meet the lovely Lyra, class of 2010.  Another great session here, Lyra’s choices of colors and fabrics were perfect.  We took a walk through the old neighborhood and found all kinds of interesting places to photograph.  Lyra was fairly quiet at her consultation, but once  the camera came out, she was full of expression.   And check out her hand colored shoes!  Here are some of the faves.  Excellent job Lyra!

Tatyana came to us from our friends at Olympus Pointe Orthodontics (one of the coolest looking orthodontists offices I might add).  She recently had her braces removed and was ready to show off her new look.  When we met with Tatyana for her consultation, we were surprised to hear she had never had professional portraits taken, so you can imagine her excitement.  The day of the session, she arrived with fabulous hair & makeup and was ready to go…almost.

She said she was very nervous and was afraid she might not know what to do.  I told her not to worry, we would take all the time we need to make her comfortable.  20 minutes later, she was acting like a seasoned pro in front of the lens and just lit things up with that new smile.  Here are a few of my faves.  Thanks Tatyana!