Tuesday, January 22, 2008
If Marilyn had been a brunette...
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Glamorous Katie

Monday, November 5, 2007
Another "Glamour Mom" portrait session
The idea for these sessions came from the fact that I have discovered that most women never get a really nice portrait done just of themselves after their senior portraits. The closest thing to is wedding portraits. After that, it's all about kids and family, which is great, but I wanted to do something special just for the moms that come into my studio for these other types of sessions. I wanted to capture how beautiful they are, even after having a family. I also wanted to customize each session specifically to each woman, to feature something of her life and the various unique sides of her personality.
Here is a few samples from Kim's sessions which I think achieved these goals.





Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Six month Baby Portraits
This session was a really cute one, so I wanted to share a couple of images from it.



Thursday, October 4, 2007
What's In a Smile?

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
"Friends On The Road Together"


Monday, September 24, 2007
The original "Hollywood Glamour" look
"Hollywood Glamour" Moms
This is certainly illustrated by this first session. Niccole is not the typical model posing with a Harley, she owns the bike and rode it to the studio. The biker chick style fit her personality quite well, but when we got into the studio, her "angelic" side came out as well. (She says that side is more fantasy than the other!) Either way, this is one very glamorous Mom!



Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Catching Up a Little
Working with Samantha is definately one of the fun things that has helped keep me busy. We've done a couple of really creative location sessions so far and still have to do some work in the studio to wrap up her Senior portraits. Because of time I am only posting a couple for now, but when we get finished I'm sure she will have her own gallery!
Here's two from each session:

I love duotone images, I love dramatic lighting and I love portraits that evoke feelings that are different than you might expect to get from a portrait. I try to create portraits that do not quite tell a story, but simply suggest one. It's up to the viewer to create the story in his or her imagination that is being told. I find all of these elements in these first two portraits of Sam.
I personally see this portrait as being less about storytelling and more about composition. The colors connect, the curves and angles combine with the highlights and shadows in a balanced composition that draws the viewer straight to the only truly important element, Sam. But, who knows, there could be a story there too.
And this is just about Sam, in a dance studio where she feels at home. I love mirrors, even though they can be difficult to work with. The reflection in the floor is nice too. Making the mirror black and white seemed to really make this portrait work.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Time for a Baby Session


The antique scale is a standard part of our 3 month sessions, and the antique "touch of color" treatment is the my favorite presentation for this pose.
This is a fantastic example of the pose that is most often chosen for the 3 month image in the year long Baby Panel.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Surrounded by Natural Beauty (the waterfall's nice too)
You might recognize Melissa from my gallery. We did a session with her earlier this year at an old restored barn. I often do more that one session when my clients want a lot of variety. We have another session scheduled with Tiffanie, and even have a third session planned with Melissa. That one will be something entirely new and different!
You get to go first, Melissa (no particular reason except alphabetical order, I guess). Let me know what you think of these!
You made it to the top! (I won't tell anyone we were actually only a few feet from the trailhead. :)
I like the painting effect on this image.
Note to Melissa'a mom: She's really not about to step off of a cliff, my shooting angle and lens create that illusion. I made sure she was quite safe! :)
The water really isn't that cold after your legs go numb! :)
Yes, I still think you look like sisters!
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Ok, your turn, Tiffanie. I'm really curious which one is your favorite.



I shouldn't tell you that this is my favorite until you decide which one is yours, so I won't. :)
The "I conquered the mountain" pose, standing near the very top of the falls. It was worth the hike, wasn't it?
Savannah Smiles

Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Mountain Streams and Mystical Forest
Sarah, I had a terrible time picking just five images for this post, there are a lot of other really good ones. I probably should have used something else, instead of two by the little waterfall, but I really liked both of the waterfall images and couldn't pick just one. The first one is when I was in the water with the camera right at water level, but the second one shows off the little waterfall better. Of course you look great in both of them which is really the point, right? One of the things we talked about when we planned your session was to try to create a mystical image. How do like the way it turned out?




