This young man is graduating from high school. He is leaving home next year and heading off in the world to make his mark on it. How will the future turn out for him? There is no manual that will tell us, we can hope his path is smooth with few bumps but there is...
Tag Archives: Grad Portrait
A Girl’s Best Friend
Kelsey came in looking for fun grad portraits that included her furry friend. He was a perfect little poser! Look at that head tilt! This portrait just makes me smile! Congrats Kelsey and we wish you loads of success on your chosen journey!
Black Belt Grad
Jesse came in for his grad portraits and I knew instantly he and I would get along fine when he brought with him, his newly earned black belt! Jesse’s brother, Cody also came along with his new black belt. We had a lot of fun comparing our respective martial arts and what we had to...
Life Stories
There was a program in the US that I loved to watch. A reporter would stand with his back to a map of the USA and throw a dart over his shoulder at it. He would travel to the town that the dart landed on and find a phone book for the area. He would...
In the Spotlight…..
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 look back at...
The First One
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! I thought...
Lynn
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 red jacket and scarf....
Blake
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 that catch the light...
Sam
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. These are...
Grad Season is Here!!!
We are in the midst of grad season and I am quite happy about it! I love this age group! It is such a unique time in a person’s life! Never again will you play competitive sports the way you have throughout school, you won’t attend dance classes, go on field trips or spend so...