With so many sessions yet to be blogged, I thought it was time to round out the string of babies with something different. I shoot lots of different session types, including families and commercial work. And while I don’t market solely to high school seniors, I love shooting them! It’s a great balance between the unpredictable nature of my littlest subjects and the relaxed, more fashion-inspired sessions for seniors.
I met Katie through her older sister, a child photography client, and my brain was instantly in overdrive as we talked outfits, locations and her own personal sense of style. Then came the discovery of the vintage blue prom dress while I was out shopping one day. It had Katie written all over it and that blue is my new favorite obsession. She didn’t even have to alter it!
She’s an amazing young woman on her way to so many great opportunities – as beautiful inside as she is out. And she has a gaggle (yes, I just said “gaggle”) of older siblings watching out for her. To quote big sis, “My little sister is a hottie!”
Why yes, yes she is.
Meet Katie, Class of 2012.
… in the form of an outtake from this recent high school senior session …
She looked down, gave a shy smile between shot compositions and wow.
Beautiful.
And one more that caught my eye from another session this past weekend. The beautiful silhouette of a beautiful thing to come. More from this stunning mama-to-be and her newborn soon.
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Mackenzie – Paola High Class of 2011 (Kansas high school senior photographer)
Seeing her images again makes me think of warmer weather (a nice break from our current cold streak) and the great memories I have of the months right before high school graduation. Remember the anticipation of graduation and the excitement of summer downtime with friends before college? I think the word that keeps coming back to me is carefree. Not to dismiss the blur of activities happening right now as seniors everywhere (and their parents) prep for exams, plan graduation parties, play their last Varsity games and finalize “what’s next” come fall.
But for the moment, before college, marriage, the house, the kids, the bills, there’s that last stretch of high school. And summer.
Meet Mackenzie, Class of 2011. Golden girl with the megawatt smile. Tomboy at heart. Simply beautiful.
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A light shines from within l Kansas senior portrait photographer
… and it’s bright and beautiful, just like she is.
This was just one of those sessions that flowed effortlessly – the hair, the clothing, the expressions … those looks …
And the light. All around us and shining from within. Meet Monique – Class of 2011.
If you’re the parent of a 2012 senior or a soon-to-be high school senior in the Kansas City area, definitely head on over to my Facebook page for a special offer if you book your session (to take place this Summer) by March 31, 2011. Mention you saw this blog post and I’ll add 75 complementary wallets from your session, too! While you’re there, “like” the page and you’ll be the first to know about specials and promotions.
Each of these amazing young women has been waiting patiently for their spotlight on the blog (and this could be a long one, so you may want to grab a cup of coffee, kick back and relax). I love high school senior sessions – especially the girls – because they are such a big contrast to the newborn/baby/child photography that I mainly do. I adore the colors, textures and outfit possibilities as well as the challenge of ensuring their personalities and interests come shining through each image. And most importantly, I love being able to give them a reflection of themselves that perhaps they don’t always see (remember what it was like being a high school student trying to stand out while fitting in?) I’ve saved each and every email and happy gram after the session as a reminder that the experience of the session, the planning, the excitement is just as important as delivering artful, beautiful images, too.
Here are some of my favorites from three Class of 2011 seniors I shot this past fall (there are more to come as well!):
FYI, there is absolutely no reason the next images are smaller in width other than a flub on my part when resizing in Photoshop, but if I have to re-prepare these for the blog and Facebook, they may never get posted, so I’m running with the smaller sizes on this one. (I told you I left my brain in a frozen rum drink on the beach!)
Happy browsing!
Kami
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Just the way you are l Kansas high school senior photographer
The whole time we were shooting this high school senior session, I had that Bruno Mars song floating in my head.
When I see you smile, the whole world stops and stares for awhile, ‘cuz girl you’re amazing – just the way you are.
It seems tailor made for her in both the path she’s taken to arrive at her senior year and the journey she’ll embark upon as a college freshman. I am certain the sky is the only limit in this next chapter of her life. And, thanks to Bruno Mars, she’s got a soundtrack to go along with it.
Meet Sidney, Class of 2011.
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