He's on His Way

He's on his way to making it big that is!  Ok boys and girls, stop your drooling and meet the incredibly dashing Connor.  Connor is a high school senior who aspires to high tail it from the great Hoosier state to the sunny shores of California to pursue a modeling career after graduation, and this was a shoot to start building up a portfolio for him.  It was very tempting to cancel this shoot when I woke up and saw the gloomy overcast skies on that morning, but we had been planning this shoot for so long that  I went outside and snapped a couple of quick test shots, and decided to wing it, and I'm so glad we did.  As I looked through my view finder, I decided I really liked the gray almost foggy filter of the day; it gives the photos an ethereal feel without softening them.   It took Connor a little while to open up to me and my lens-- thank goodness we had his little brothers making a ruckus in the background as a distraction! He hit his stride about a half hour in to the session, and that's when I really got to see Connor.  I love the versatility of his looks- sometimes he looks so innocent and young, especially when he's smiling, then I would capture a profile and he'd look very masculine and much older than his 17 years.  This trait will serve him well as he pursues his dream.  Thanks for  asking me to do this fun shoot with you Connor.  It was a fun change from the families and babies I've been photographing all summer, and it got me excited to start booking senior pictures for the class of 2012.  Enjoy!

The American Dream

How ridiculously cute is this family?  I was tempted to call this post 'An Old Married Couple and a a Little Irish Man', because that's exactly what they remind me of, and what their mama and I laughed about during the shoot, but as I was editing, it occurred to me that this family is the good old "All American Dream"!  You know... 2.5 kids (well 3 really, but Will's still kind of a half right now), parents who were high school sweethearts and who are still very much in love, and of course, their Mama my friend Melinda, who looks exactly like she did in high school, and was back in a bikini a few weeks after giving birth to her third child.  (For the record, I think it's completely okay not to like people who are genetically blessed like this, but their mama is just so darn likable).  I have known this family for as long as I have known my husband, and have really enjoyed watching them grow over the years.  I have pictures of the oldest, Lucy, at our wedding as a baby laughing and blowing spit bubbles, and now she is starting Kindergarten next week and throwing me some serious supermodel faces.  I took photos of baby Will when he was only a few weeks old,  and I can't believe how much he has changed in such a short amount of time (the yawning baby in black and white on the homepage of my blog is newborn Will).  He reminds me of a little Irish man with his red hair and blue eyes!  I just love this perfect little family and can't wait to continue photographing them as they grow!