Marlayna – Sr. Portrait

Marlayna is another fun Bellarmine Sr. and has a full ride scholarship for her awesome volleyball skills. So cool! I love hanging out with seniors!! She was a sweetheart and full of joy! Beauty in all directions.

I love the softness and the colors of this image…

Wind… love it!

This was one of my favorites. It’s the perspective… the wild nature of it.

Can you see the pink streak in Marlayna’s hair? What a beauty… love the contrast…

The sunshine spilling on Marlayna in just the right spot is peaceful to me.

My friend the wind in perfect form again.

I have always loved art. As a child I spent many days and nights drawing, painting, making something… and today I find that photography fulfills the artist in me. Angles, colors, lighting… it all plays a part to the feel of the overall image.

A picture tells a story, evokes an emotion… this one is happy, tells me that she has the whole world ahead of her and that she is ready to make a difference, to be that light.

Thanks again for letting me share this with you, for wanting to share it with me. It is truly part of my heart and soul.
xoxoxo

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Sisters – Family Portrait

I love the relationship sisters have. I know how important my sister is to me. She is the only one who understands the full scope of my life from childhood to adulthood. She is my supporter and my best girl friend. I adore her!

Marissa and Carly have one of those relationships and it was so fun to watch and be part of it. Their laughter was contagious and their care for each other evident.

Sisterly hug!

I love shots from above…

I love when I get the chance to fulfill a vision. I have been thinking about this concept for a while and finally had subjects to use it on. I absolutely love how it came out! It is a series of 3 shots… with 3 colored round carpets on black cement. Pretty cool!

Love the colors of summer.

Carly and Marissa have opposite personalities and we wanted a picture that would show that! This one captures it all don’t you think?

We ended at the beach for one last sister shot. I think this one shows their personalities too.

Thanks for letting me share this day with you girls! I know we were tuckered out by the end, but we had so much fun doing it!

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Marissa – Sr. Portrait

It’s been a busy week – my phone has been dead for days and I haven’t opened my computer in over a week… that is a good thing!

Marissa, another Bellarmine grad, was one of 2 sisters I photographed. We had a great 3 hours session shooting the girls individually and together. We were exhausted by the end, but had so much fun together!

The girls looked so much alike at times that is took me a while to separate the shots outs. Marissa has gorgeous light eyes with beautiful thick blonde hair.

Laughter is the natural state for Marissa, so getting a serious one took concentration, but it was worth it!

Loved the little yellow flowers… we found them in the front lawn of someone’s house and just plopped right down to take a few shots.

A few quiet moments.

Another close up on those beautiful eyes of Marissa’s!

I will leave you with one more shot of our senior… with her whole life ahead of her!

{{hugs}}

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Erika – Sr. Portraits

I have known Erika since she was a wee little child, but I have only recently become friends with her and I tell you, she is way beyond her years in maturity! I adore her! Love spending time with her! Love talking to her via chat, just can’t get enough of her. She is great friends with my adorable and stunning niece Joely and they are together right now in PA having fun, so I thought I would post her pictures next so she could show them to Joely. Love you guys!

We did some pictures back in the Fall when she still had braces on, but she wanted some without the braces so a couple of weeks ago we made that happen!

This was my favorite of the entire session. I just love the colors!

A classic.

Every senior wants a graffiti wall picture, but I have tried to make each uniquely different. Look, you can see me in her glasses! How funny! Not the most attractive picture of me :).

Love the gentleness of this and come on, it’s black and white, and I love black and white!

Another classic.

What brilliant eyes.

Erika’s laugh just makes you happy!

We ended the day at Brown’s Point, where Erika grew up and it was a perfect day.

🙂

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Kayla – Sr. Portraits

Kayla was a sweetheart to hang out with and she loved getting her picture taken. She even did her homework and watched America’s Next Top Model before her shoot. She was a natural and made my job a little too easy!

Kayla’s incredible eyes drew me in immediately.

This was my favorite of the session.

Stunning!

Sweet innocence!

Breathtaking…

This was her favorite and I love it too. Can’t you see her personality shine through? I love this age!

Watch out world!

Need I say more?

Another great senior session… so much fun!

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