Life as Art

Jared - Senior Sneak Peek

Just one quick shot from Jared's session - I can't wait to play with some more of these.  My undying thanks to Brad Kaplan for ALWAYS being so generous in letting us shoot at Caps.  

Lauren W. - Senior

Lauren asked me to do these a LONG time ago - and while we had to wait till after dental surgery - we were both excited about finally getting to shoot these. (I know I was!)  It was a crazy day - I had a minor car accident on the way to the shoot - but Lauren and her mom waited patiently while I sorted things out and we sallied fourth. (Does ANYBODY say that?!)  LOL!  Lauren was so fun to work with and we found some great locations in Bell Buckle.  So here are just a few of my favorites...

Sara H - Senior

The reasons I love Sara are too numerous to even begin in this post - so I'll just say why I loved shooting her senior pictures! I loved her infectious, creative, hay-bale climbing, waterfall jumping, prom dress & cowboy hat wearing, excitement!  ;)

 

Congratulations Seniors!!!

Almost 400 seniors from WCHS will be tossing their caps in the air in just a few hours!  Then Thursday night the seniors from Boyd will do the same!  The excitement in our small town is palpable - the place is positively buzzing! :)

 I wish each and everyone of you a wonderful graduation and Congratulations on your achievement!  A special Thank you to those of you who came to me for your senior pictures - I loved being a part of this special year!  Here is a look back at some of my favorite shots of the graduates! :)

Bridgette - Senior

I'm currently scheduling my 2010 seniors (can't wait!!) - and here (sigh) is my final senior of 2009.  A photographer friend of mine recently shot her daughter's senior pics and I remember thinking WOW - bet that's hard; emotional and fun at the same time.  Well this is as close as I get for a few more years. Bridge is the daughter of my best friend and my God-daughter.  She's like my daughter with no baggage! LOL!  The session was an absolute BLAST - but as we were driving away I got teary.  The good part is that when she get's to college she'll live closer to ME!!! :)  I had a very hard time choosing which pics to edit as you can imagine.  But here are a few of my favorites...

My "assistant" Gracie is very fond of Bridgette too!!

Kelsey Young - Senior 2009

The gorgeous and FUN Kelsey is my NEXT to LAST senior for this year.  I'm starting my 2010 Senior shoots in May - and I can't wait.  I have to say these spring sessions were a LOT of fun and got me excited about all my summer sessions!  Kelsey wanted to start in Rock Island for some natural shots, then we went on a whirlwind tour with um...SEVEN eight stops! LOL!  It was so great - Kelsey had some shots she wanted, her mom had some ideas and I had some ideas so we just tried em all.  Kelsey Rocked the session with her attitude and made the time FLY by.  Some people tell her she looks like Julia Stiles, I mentioned a "young" Valerie Bertenelli (yes I'm that old)  but the one person she looks exactly like is Kelsey and THAT is a GOOD THING!! :)  

I love the tall grass series...

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this...

Kelsey Young - VERY Sneak Peek

OK Kelsey - you win! You even make the "blue" couch look fresh and fun - I love this pic! ; )  But there are lots more in MY locations too! ( wink!)  lol!!

Rad Grad Invites!

Funky!  Fresh!  Different!  Totally you - Custom Designed.  Show who you are and say what you want to say...

I'm playing with more of these now...so I may add some new ones.  Call or email for details and pricing!  

Shelby Hice- Senior

It's so awesome to get to do Shelby's senior pics - I've known her for years and our shared passion for photography has made us good friends. She's very talented and was my first assistant ever!  Some of these aren't a surprise for Shelby as I sent her a few to use in the yearbook a little while back.    Shelby is graduating early and  got a DSLR as an "early" graduation present. :)  She tells me she's LOVING it and is busy taking pics of others. But in the meantime,  here are a few of her having fun on the other side of the camera!  Love This Girl!!  Just can't wait to see what she does in the next few years!! :)

Matthew Harris - Senior

I have a soft spot for saxophone players  - musicians of any kind actually (look who I married) - but especially saxophone players.  So I really enjoyed the chance to shoot a sax playing, piano tinkling, tree-climbing, 4-wheeling guy like Matthew.  :)

We started out in the studio for some traditional shots and got a few moody ones (my favs!) as well.  Then we went to the Harris Homestead and shot Matthew in his own space.  I also got some of the best apples I've had in YEARS out of the session.  Like most of us, Matthew has many different sides to who he is and I tried to capture as many of them as I could.  I can't wait to see what the future holds for this talented guy.