Senior Portrait
“Hey, Morgan. How adventurous are you feeling?” With only the slightest of pause, her answer was profound. “How adventurous do you need me to be?” An attitude like this will be highly advantageous in all of life. Yes, ALL of life. Life requires at least a little adventurous spirit, in my experience. Doesn’t it? It’s impossible…
My senior photos were the opposite of personalized. I went to a Wal-Mart photo studio where a grumpy lady told me how to sit, where to look, how to position my chin…all with the goal that my photos would look exactly like every other portrait session ever to come through Wal-Mart’s studio. Too bad I’m…
She was on her hands and knees in the middle of the barn floor doing what she does best: laughing. Laura‘s wedding day had (finally) arrived and Ashton was hard at work; helping, serving, assisting, scurrying, decorating, laughing. She was having fun working. Repeat: fun and working WERE in the same sentence. Because that’s…
Hannah is a bouquet of daisies, a cup of chai, and an autumn walk. All rolled into one. She is beautiful. Like a daisy. Nothing forced, nothing unnatural. Just real, raw, happy beauty. I mean, those eyes: you can’t deny those eyes! She is full of surprises. Like when you find out that a Pride-and-Prejudice-quoting…
In her photography-themed senior session, Darbey reminded me of all the ways she has intentionally pursued becoming a better photographer. I have loved seeing how much Darbey has grown as a photographer (and a human) in the past four years that I’ve known her. This girl is ready to spread her wings and triumph, and…
I sat on the motorbike, holding on for dear life; one hand gripped her jacket and the other clung to the metal grip behind me. Her driving was impeccable – no danger there – but we were surrounded by hundreds (thousands?) of very erratic drivers, all powering their motorbikes through the narrow streets, and…