Isaac | Class of 2012 | Dodgeville High School Photographer

Before doing photography, I worked at the Dodgeville Elementary School for 5 years. Isaac was one of the first kids I met. Of course, he was a 4th grader without a cool car or guitar, but the important stuff remains the same...he was a sweetheart then and still is.

I can't believe he just started his senior year!  How has he grown up so much, yet I remain the adorable 25 year old I was back then?! Hmmm...

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Isaac drives this great car from the '80s. I love how into it he is! 

He showed up for our shoot a little late and all sweaty because he had to stop and wash the car. 

He was more worried about how cool the car looked than how smelly or soaked he was during the shoot. 

I kid, he smelled just fine...after he changed his soaking wet shirt.

Nathan | Class of 2012 | Oregon High School Photographer

Meet my latest senior, Nathan.  This was such a fun senior shoot...super low key and easy going.  We were done super quick, and he was on to better things. 

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Nathan has beautiful eyes and they are really highlighted by the great evening light in the next three photos. We shot on a cloudy night so we had to search for great light.

I love shooting city kids at the pond! We shot this same pose with his brother last year. I remember loving the reflection of the trees then and nothing has changed.  

 Enjoy your senior year Nathan!

Mariah | Class of 2012 | James Madison Memorial High School Photographer

Since starting this business slowly, but surely a few years ago, I've been very adamant about taking my time. Honing my craft while constantly learning and growing with each lovely subject I shot.  I was not desperate for a bunch of wedding or a gang of seniors right from the start. I wanted to be sure that not only could I give them a product they would be satisfied with, but with a product they were moved by, ecstatic about and completely in love with. Wedding photos & senior photos are extra important because they are taken at a pivotal moment in a person's life. They should be personal, creative and custom to each person & situation.  Carbon copy or cookie-cutter images are not enough for these special moments.

Senior photos are often the last photos taken of your child as a school-ager and the first real professional photos taken of your child as their own individual...no more school photos with a choice of 3 different colored backgrounds.  These photos should reflect the child whose been nurtured & loved for the last 17 years and foreshadow the unique adult who is about to embark on their own interesting life.

I was so happy when Mariah contacted me about her senior photos.  I was feeling ready to tackle a female senior, and lucky me, I got to shoot this beautiful girl!  Not only is she adorable, but she is a complete & total sweetheart.  I had a blast watching her grow comfortable in front of my camera, which is when I got to see the real Mariah. 

Mariah's adorable idea...I'd love to take credit but it was all her!

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I love this photo because she looks like a carefree, confident, and comfortable teenager...which is exactly what she is. It probably won't be her yearbook photo, but I'd bet this is the girl her family & friends love being around.

Mariah & her boyfriend, Zach, doing a little Amberconbe & Fitch modeling. I love their bad ass expressions.  They are naturals.

  

Wishing Mariah a fun, safe senior year, and a full and happy life.