Ashley Gilbert - Escondido High School

I was so happy to hear that one of my recent sessions, Kimberly Elliott, was a friend of Ashley and that she liked the photographs so much that she called me for her creative session.  Wanting a contemporary look, she booked the Grunge Session and we spent over two hours taking photographs around the alleys of Escondido, a train track, and also at Lake Hodges.  I discovered a really crazy colored wall over there recently and loved it for it's simplicity and bright color.  And there was even a newly painted "graffiti" wall in Downtown that we used too!  Here's a sample of some of Ashley's best images (click to view larger):

Michelle Hamed - San Pasqual High School

Meet our latest Senior Model for San Pasqual High School, Michelle Hamed.  Funny story how I met Michelle.  I was in line at a Vons Grocery Store one Friday evening and happened to be behind a beautiful young lady wearing a San Pasqual Track Team shirt.  I really liked her look so I asked her if she went to San Pasqual.  Low and behold, she was an outgoing Junior so I asked her to submit an application to me to be one of my Models.  So long story short, you never know when you might be discovered!

Jacey Corley - San Pasqual High School

What better time to do a Downtown Senior Session than on Cruisin' Grand Night! I had the pleasure of photographing Jacey Corley on the streets of Escondido as well as Grape Day Park for one of my "Downtown Sessions." I loved the fact that Jacey had her trunk packed with clothes so we had lots of great choices for wardrobe. And of couse I am always a sucker for hats!! I love to have lots of props and personal effects at my sessions and Jacey did not disappoint! Thanks Jacey for making your session so much fun! To get a sneak peak at some of her favorite images, just watch the slide show...

Brett McBride - San Pasqual High School

When Brett pulled up in his hot BMW, I knew we needed to head over to my favorite alley and get some great shots of him with it.  Oh, and if you haven't read the senior profile on Mikaela down below, this is the same guy who has a Swedish foreign exchange student living with him.  Not shabby, huh?

I've met Brett and his family before since I was his older sister's wedding photographer last year.  The whole family is really nice and as I really hope for, I become a family photographer for life.  Not many guys really enjoy the whole senior portrait thing, but I try to make it a lot of fun and fun is what we had.  Brett booked my popular Downtown Session, and we drove around hitting a couple of my favorite spots as well as ending at Grape Day Park.  He was well prepared too with his rugby gear so we could get a couple of photos of that.  I'm really big on school activities, hobbies, and interests.  I like to make sure I'm capturing a senior's personality and what they are into.

Well Brett, I think you got some amazing shots!  Your whole family is really good looking, so was there any question that your photographs would be anything but fab?  I hope you had as much fun as I did.