I’ve never post processed so many photos so easily, and it’s not because I’m some genius photographer that knows everything there is to know. No, it’s because of Noell. She is one amazing gal. She is confident, beautiful, and down-to-earth. Plus, she knew how to work it in front of the camera. AND… I  normally have to spend time “perfecting” people’s faces (aka, getting rid of our beloved friend, the zit) - but not on Noell. Yeah, it’s just wrong when a senior in high school has no zits. I’m still breaking out like a 13 year old. (Sigh…) Oh Noell. You are beautiful inside and out. Thank you (and Brandyn!) so much for letting me spend a beautiful morning with you, capturing your sweet self in your senior year. You guys rock!

Meet Noell!

Noell’s best friend also came along for the shoot and I grabbed a few of the two of them together. There is something special about two girls who share a friendship. I truly find those relationships invaluable… so it was so neat to see them two together!

Alex is a guy who has dreams to take the world head on. His aspirations are inspiring, and frankly, a little intimidating. He knows what he wants to do. He wants to be an environmentalist. One way or another, he wants his job to reflect his love for nature and the environment. Yes, his dreams will one day become a reality. Seriously, it’s inspiring. When I was in high school, I had dreams… but I never felt like I was going to accomplish them or ever get there, ya know? Not Alex. He’s willing, determined, and energetic. What great qualities.

Not only is he all that… but he’s VERY photogenic! Yay for a guy who doesn’t mind getting their picture taken! I spent about 2 hours with Alex and I think we both had a good time finding different places to shoot and just enjoying the perfect weather. Here are a few pics from Alex’s shoot.

Thank you so much Alex (and Janice!!) for allowing me to document this moment in your life. It is such a vapor and I hope that you treasure these photos! Blessings to you both!

I don’t even know how to describe Amanda. She’s one girl who always keeps me on my toes. Crazy, fun, serious, silent, loud…. yes, all of them describe her. She’s got so many talents too. She’s a singer, a photographer, a painter, athletic, and so much more…. and she’s only 17. I get to meet with her about once a week to talk about God, life, and everything in between. She’s such a sweet friend (even though she seems to get me into a lot of trouble… which I’ll explain in a minute) and I was so glad I got to do her Senior pictures. Amanda, I hope you are having an AWESOME first week of your senior year!

Okay, so there’s a story behind this lovely field. After several hours of waiting at my house for the rain to stop so we could do her senior pictures, we saw some blue sky and headed out. Amanda spotted a pond that she wanted to take pictures by, so I pulled to the side of the road by a ditch. What I forgot was that because it had just rained, the ground was soft. So, I started to slide, then my tires started spinning… oh yes…. so I floored it to make it up the hill… rubber burning…. mud flying…. needless to say I finally made it back to the road. And Amanda’s words were “And the point of that was????”…. Um, yeah, the point of that was to take pictures where YOU wanted. From now on… it’s my choice. haha…. so there was a field behind the pond, I found another place to park… and we walked through the marshy ground to get there. And you know what my choice landed me? NINETY-TWO CHIGGER BITES (yes, I counted). So, trouble is what happens when I’m with Amanda. But needless to say, we got some AMAZING images from the field. Even though I had a car that looked like it went mudding and legs that looked like I had chicken-pox…. it was TOTALLY worth it.

I told you it was worth it!

And she is ALWAYS laughing. I love this one!

Lovely lady!!

WORK IT!!!

So typical of Amanda. And that’s why I love her!

And this is my wannabe gangsta friend.

Today is Tres’ first day of his Senior year. I know today he probably showed his cool, calm, and collected self and is totally rockin it on his first day! I had never met Tres before, but his mom is actually the hip grandma of these kiddos. Tres is apparently and awesome baseball player, so I’m going to have to go support him at one of his games this year!

I had a mini senior session with Tres (30 min, 1 clothes change, 1 location). It was fun and quick (sometimes best for guys who really aren’t all that into getting their pictures taken, ha!). So here’s Tres! Oh, and if you are interested in a mini-session, let me know!

Hello, Blue Eyes!!!

I thought this one was so cute of him laughing!

Totally Abercrombie model-ish.

This is actually my second time to shoot a session with Colton. He’s a friend from StoneWater, and just so happened to let me shoot him when I was first getting into photography. See his first shoot here. I think my photography has improved A LOT since last summer and I’m so thankful that God has blessed me with more ability and passion! So anyway, here is Colton!