Taylor was so fun to photograph. I encouraged him to bring in items to personalize his portraits and he brought in his hockey gear, his guitar and his rifle. I love this as it gives me a chance to “play” and get more creative with the portraits. Taylor will be able to [...]
I first photographed Paige last year for dance. She has been in dance since she was small so I encouraged her to bring in her favorite dance costumes for us to work into her grad portraits. When she arrived, she had brought numerous costumes and shoes, but also her very first dance costume! [...]
Miss Lynn came in for grad portraits recently. This was a fun session for me as her Mom was my foods teacher in high school. She was actually pregnant with Lynn while I was her student! How cool is that? Lynn has wonderful fashion sense and came in wearing this fantastic [...]
The eyes are the window to the soul. I have noticed that some eyes just dance when light hits them. It is usually the ice blues or the crystal greens that do this. The very first portrait I took of Blake, I noticed his eyes in it. He has beautiful eyes [...]
I love photography. It is not a job or a position to me, it is my life’s passion. One of the things I struggled with while I was in school, was what type of photography do I go into. There is commercial, portrait, wedding, advertising, product, fashion, architectural, schools/teams and editorial to [...]
The neat thing about growing up in a small town, is the lifelong friends that you grow up with. To those that have never lived in a small town, the concept is foreign - 12-20 kids starting kindergarten and graduating high school together. The same core of kids, year after year, through life. [...]
Before a grad comes in for their portrait session, I ask them to tell me about themselves. Amy told me she loved Ukrainian dance and that she was a girly girl! This was perfect as it helps me to guide her portrait session so it celebrates her personality and shows her uniqueness. [...]
Wow, time flies when you are having fun! It’s been an incredibly busy month for us at Dragon Hare and some things have fallen way behind - like this blog! I hope to back track and put up sneak peeks and share all that we’ve been up to in the last month…..but first [...]
Amanda called me this summer with a specific type of session in mind. On September 20th, Amanda and Derek were celebrating their 6th wedding anniversary and Amanda wanted to celebrate it by wearing her gown and having unique bridal portraits created. She wanted to have portraits done on a beach with water while [...]
Our first member of the Class of 2010 came in to get some outdoor grad portraits. Cindy is a musician so we headed out to the top of the river valley at sunset to get some fun portraits of her with her guitar. I had a grand time in this session as I [...]