Hannah | Class of 2017

Fall.  In North Carolina that means golden light and color every where you look.  It's nice enough to wear long sleeves or short sleeves and you never need a jacket.

Hannah's session was in the prettiest part of fall where some leaves had already fallen, 
but some still hung on stubbornly.

This is one of my favorites.  

Seniors thinking about colors for portraits,
blue is so complimentary to the natural backgrounds for outdoor portraits.

Hannah brought her favorite book...

Her mom knew she wanted a canvas on this road to compliment one of her older sister's portraits.
I love that she knew ahead what she wanted for her wall art.

Athletes put so much work, heart, and dedication into their sports that we have to include those on senior sessions.  (And the custom converse are killing me.  I need some!)

Congratulations Hannah on your graduation!

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Allie | Class of 2017

Fall tried it's best to trick us here in the Foothills of NC.  It seemed like the color just didn't want to show up.  I knew Allie's mom had her heart set on the beautiful fall color so we postponed her session a few weeks and I'm so glad we did. 

Allie loves reading her Bible...

...and photography.

Look how the mauves in her outfit compliment the red colors of fall and the natural wood tones.

I can't resist putting my seniors in the fall leaves!  (But seriously, those eyes!)


Allie thought of everything that is meaningful to her and I loved being able to incorporate the special items into her senior portraits.  

You can't have a twirly skirt and not twirl.

I loved meeting Allie and her mom and enjoyed the time we spent making these memories for them both.  You can see in her genuine smile what a sweet personality and pleasure this young lady is to be around.

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Brooke | Class of 2017

I photographed Brooke last year for her Junior Prom and could not wait until we did her senior session.  We decided to do some in downtown and some at the Henry River Mill Village, you know the site of the Hunger Games District 12, for a mix of both urban and natural environments.

The light in downtown was absolutely beautiful that early fall day.

I love the vibrance of the colors,
but that serious black and white is one of my favorites.

These colors:  her eyes, the wall, and the contrast of the burgundy were perfect!


When you know where to look you can even find some earth tones in downtown alleyways.

Fall is just beginning but I love that we still had the greens with the peeks of color.

These are two of my favorites from Henry River.
I think her sister made her laugh, we did lots of laughing that day!

Flawless.

Brooke has some of the prettiest eyes ever.  They seemed to change colors right in front of me.

I'm sure this looks familiar if you've seen the Hunger Games movie.  I am so glad we went here and were able to use this beautiful place in Brooke's session.  (Note to photographers:  This property is no longer open to the public.  It is posted as no trespassing so please respect the owner's wishes.)

Janie, thank you for choosing me to photograph your beautiful girl!  Brooke, you are so fun to photograph and I can't wait until Senior Prom to do it again!

Kaitlyn | Class of 2017 | New York City

I am not sure how long we planned Kaitlyn's Destination Senior Session to New York City but I know that it was one of my most anticipated sessions for the Class of 2017.  I mean think about it...a beautiful senior that I've been photographing for about 6 years, her family that I dearly love, and New York City!  What else could a photographer ask for?  Before I start showing you the gorgeous images, let me tell you the trip itself and the camaraderie was some of the best parts.  We laughed, we cried when we thought about those who weren't with us anymore, we praised Jesus, we laughed some more, we sang songs, and laughed some more...you get the picture.  

And then there was sunset with the New York City Skyline in the background...

On Day Two, I'm pretty sure we walked around 10 miles, from the subway through Central Park to Times Square.  Kaitlyn was a trooper and even though we were hungry and thirsty (and determined to have pizza) she powered on until we finally found an authentic New York Pizzeria.  It was totally worth the wait and we created some pretty incredible images along the way.

Do you know how long you have to wait for there to be no one else in your wide angle Central Park image?  A pretty long time!  Patience is important when photographing in the city.

Walking through one of the tunnel bridges, I snapped this pretty quickly before the opportunity for the unplanned silhouette was over.  Kaitlyn carrying her heels because Lord knows you cannot walk through the whole city in them!  I think its a fine ending to her session.  She's not walking away from anything, she is walked toward her future, and like the outside of the tunnel it is so bright!

I had some help throughout the trip.  Kaitlyn's family was there to help with whatever we needed.  Her aunt's family put us up for a night on the trip up and back and fed us the best meals.  Thank you Barb!  Nancy, Sandra, and Ed were there to lend a hand whenever we needed it (and kept us entertained!).  And Lucy helped carry my things and Kaitlyn's all over New York City.  Thank you Lucy!  Here are a couple of pictures of Lucy and Kaitlyn at Time's Square.  Cousins are special.

After this we took a tour on one of the double decker tour buses.  It was worth every single penny (and you can barter with the tour salesmen- that's a pretty competitive world apparently!)  They went to a Broadway Show while I got lost in the city looking for Penn Station.  True story.  I did however learn that New Yorkers are a very friendly and helpful bunch.  After finally finding the train station, then the shuttle bus, I crashed.  The night life is not for me I discovered.

Celeste, thank you for trusting me with your girl's portraits, all of them.  You gave her an experience she will never forget, her dream session in NYC.  I have no idea how we can ever top this one, but you know I love the challenge!

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