Our Newest Session...Vintage Glory!

Probably by now you've noticed the latest fad has been all things "vintage."  Vintage items, vintage clothing, vintage finishes, etc.  It's a great look and lots of fun to photograph.  I spent some quality time on eBay and CraigsList finding some old cameras, an old suitcase and even an old looking bike with a basket in the front.  Awesome props for this type of session!

So when a high school senior named Melody had her mother call me to schedule her senior session at an apple orchard, my brain went into overdrive.  What a great opportunity for me to try out some of my ideas and see what happens.  We did a wardrobe consultation one week prior to the session and I had Melody bring along an outfit that just oozed vintage.  And my new "old" suitcase came along for the ride.  So enjoy this small excerpt from our fun session and let me know what you think!

Super Site for Senior Girls for Portrait Inspiration!!

Ladies, please let me introduce you to an amazing site just for fashion advice plus other insights for your senior portrait session, prom, etc.  It's called salt&prep and their website is saltprep.com.

Check them out before your senior session to get ideas on what to wear, skincare tips, even what's new & hot like Pinterest!!  It's my new little addiction and I think you might like it too!

Trash The Prom Dress Sessions in June!

It's that time of year again!  You've bought the perfect dress, wore it at your prom with your handsome date, and had the time of your life.  But now what?!?  You're so sad to just put the dress away in your closet but what else can you do?  Well girlfriend, you came to the right place!

Find at least two friends to book with you and we'll go on location to take some group and individual photographs in your party dress that will make even America's Next Top Model envious.  Bring along some fun props, such as silly string, and let your "silly" side come out.  Sounds like a blast, right?  But how much, you ask.  For the session and 2-5x7's of your favorite image, it's only $50 per person.  Pretty cool, huh?  So call us at 760.739.9580 to get more info.

Morgan Allaband - EHS

Alicia Pollak - SPHS

Okay, I'm just dying to get a couple of these photos up on my blog!  I had so much fun with Alicia yesterday, and she brought along her mother and her BF, Tavia (who you may remember did her session with me last week.)  Since prom was this past weekend, I asked Alicia to bring along her gorgeous prom dress so I could do some beautiful images of her over at Lake Hodges.  You'll see a "before & after" shot of her in her dress, taken on a hillside.  The "after" obviously has had the foliage color change to give it a more dramatic look.  One more reason to book us for your session, since I love to play with images and put an artistic spin on things.

 

Alicia did an amazing job with taking direction on posing and her images are amazing.  I especially love her bright smile in the following image:

 

There are so many more images from both Tavia and Alicia's sessions so stay tuned for a couple of great music slide shows featuring my favorites.  Hey, maybe I'll even combine their photos into one slide show!

Sneak Peek at Tavia Kelly's Senior Session!

Shhhhhhh!  Don't let everyone know but I sometimes like to put a sneak peek photo on my blog the day after a session so that my seniors can get really excited about their upcoming presentation of images that I took.  Here's one of my favorites of Tavia Kelly, a senior at San Pasqual High School.  We took her senior session photographs at Lake Hodges, and I think next week's session will probably be my last there until next late winter when everything starts to turn green again.  I had a great time photographing Tavia and she was my first senior to make it all the way down to the boat docks for photographs at sunset.  So stay tuned to see how some of those turned out...great, by the way!

Hangin' With Your Friends!

I just wanted to share this image from last month's "Couch in a Field" session.  Athena, Jacky, and their friends took advantage of my special one day event and I really loved how this turned out.  If any of you have a fun and creative idea for a one day event, please let me know.  I'm always looking for great ideas!