Bret Class of '10 | Portraits

You might remember Bret from a couple months ago. This is part deux of Bret's senior session. I met him at his lovely home and we had some fun. Kaitlyn, his sister, was home from college so of course she joined in as well :) Bret is headed to Washington State University this coming Fall- congrats!!

Melissa Class of '10 | Portraits

Melissa is the lucky recipient of my 300th fan promotion on my Facebook page! Actually, her friend was the one who won it. However, because he already had his Senior photos taken, he passed the complimentary portrait session on to Melissa, who still had yet to take some. Isn't that the sweetest?

I knew I would have a great time with Melissa when I first met her. She's great and had such a bubbly personality. She isn't from Olympia but comes there often and loves the downtown area so that's where we had some fun. She'll be attending Western Washington University this fall and I couldn't be more excited for her. WWU is a great school and has a beautiful campus :) Congrats on your Senior year Melissa!

Gorgeous!

I think this was my favorite frame!

Emily | Senior Portraits

Seattle has been having some gorgeous weather lately; I'm glad that the rain decided to hold out until today. One of my good friends Hailey asked if I'd come along and help her take her lovely cousin, Emily's, senior portraits awhile ago and yesterday we headed out to a few places out in Seattle. I was definitely excited because it's been awhile (or at least it seems) since I've been able to take senior portraits. Emily was such a great sport and I had a lot of fun shooting with Hailey as well. We went to Gas Works, the Seattle Center and finally Pikes' Place. It was a full day of shooting, that's for sure! Enjoy these images-- it was so cold yesterday, but Emily did a great job hiding her goosebumps ;)

My favorite from the day!

Dark Cloudy Days

The end of November is drawing nearer. I've got about three more weeks of school left and then I'm flyin' outta here down to California. My least favorite part of Fall would probably be the fact that it gets so dark around 3 or 4 in the afternoon. Compare that to 8 or 9 in the evening during the summer days, it's kind of a drag. I'm trying to focus on school right now, but I'm at the point where I just want to be done. It's hard to stay motivated when it regards school. I've got to get through three more days of class this week! This is also my last week in which I can refer to myself as a teenager. I really want to do something fun each day this week in celebration- any ideas?? (Black Friday is already covered haha!)

One of my favorite cousins, Dan, is here visiting from California. He's originally from Canada, moved to Massachusetts a couple years back and now attends Stanford University. He's graduating this upcoming Spring- so excited for him! I haven't seen this kid in 2 years, but his mannerisms hasn't changed a bit! It makes me miss the good old days. He gives hands down the best hugs ever and never fails to make me laugh. Here's a photo we took after church this afternoon!

Okay, so I lied. Sydney wasn't my last Senior. A couple days after I blogged her, I got a phone call for one more and if you know me at all, I have a really hard time saying no. Plus I know how difficult it is to find a photographer to do things for you last minute without charging a ridiculous amount more. Here's one of my favorite shots from today's session. It was pouring on and off, but the sun came out at the end. I won't be blogging this Senior due to the family's request but isn't this location sweet??

Have a lovely week and enjoy your Thanksgiving friends.

Sydney | Senior Portraits

... and here is my last, but definitely not least, 2010 Senior this Fall! Sydney was referred to me by Jocelyn. The both of them are Seniors at Capital High School this year. We totally lucked out with the weather. The whole past week it had been raining and I had been mentally preparing myself for the very high chance of showers. Lo and behold! I woke up on Wednesday to gorgeous sunshine peaking through my windows! (Actually I woke up to my dad telling me wake up to go to the doctors' for a shot, but you get my drift.)

I met Sydney and her brother at Starbucks by Sylvester Park and we went from there. I've shot soo many times in downtown Olympia and it was so refreshing to get some new ideas going on in this shoot. I got some great shots and I'm very happy with them. I hate odd- end numbers so I was so glad that Sydney's mom, Lucy, called me a couple weeks back for a very last minute session (Sydney's yearbook submission is due next Tuesday) Sydney is my 40th Senior! There! A nice even number-- I'm definitely pleased.

Take a look at these photos- I am absolutely taken away by Sydney's outrageously blue eyes! So good!

What did I tell you?

Oh, the power of a reflector!

So about this shot... we were hoping that they wouldn't be working on this construction site since it was Veterans' Day. They were. BUT, Sydney was definitely game to sneak on for a few shots anyway. I think she was less worried than I am and usually I don't mind trespassing! Kudos to you Sydney!

Look at this piece of new artwork Olympia just finished! It is amazing. If you want to see the whole thing, click here. It is soo neat! Glad I was able to use it as a backdrop.

A few shots with her brother, Jake, who is a Freshman this year!

Kamron | Senior Portraits

Kamron is another Senior at Black Hills. I met him a few weeks ago along with his girlfriend, Kenzi. Kamron was totally laid back and was down for whatever. (After all, guys are usually not into the senior portrait thing) Good thing I had Kenzi, whom I had taken photos for the weekend before. She was there to encourage him and pretty much make him be 'serious'. He was so silly and half of the photos I took are of him making ridiculous poses and faces. These two took some couple pictures during the session and they're absolutely adorable!

(He totally looks like Zac Efron huh? He gets that alot.)