miranda

Miranda's session was one of cold windy weather in October. Sometimes that can make for a struggle, but she was a real trooper and pulled through. And we got some awesome shots, especially my favorite where the wind showcased Miranda's beautiful hair :)





Here it is :)



Love the way the sun made this entire shot!



Miranda is a very musical person. It meant alot to her to get some shots in the Niswonger building in front of her school. I love this shot :)



And she also plays the drums in the marching band, which is VERY cool to me :)



Thank you, Miranda! And thank you for having patience with a slow moving Jamie on the day of your pictures :)

Makeup by Amanda Painter

{Laney} | Senior

It's been a pretty common theme this year, friends of friends of fellow clients coming along on our sessions. I must say, it's a trend I LOVE, because it helps to calm the nervousness when their own senior session comes to be.

Laney was along on a couple of her friends' sessions, and it only set the ball rolling on her own excitement of her senior session. I could not wait! It wasn't the only thing I couldn't wait for, as I couldn't wait to see a certain picture I took on her family's past residence that day. One of my very favorites of the year..

We started in Convoy on this rainy day, something that I had impulsively done because I hadn't really ever shot there alot before. The grainery beckond my artistry, and I couldn't have been more inspired with Laney's sense of style.



We had to dodge a few (okay, more than a few) raindrops, and we ended up having great discussion in the car in the in-between time. But after the drops, this is what we caught...









We then travelled to a home outside of Convoy that Laney's family used to live. It was like we travelled back to her childhood. We even found a place in the barn, scribed in chalk, "Laney was here". It was an amazing energy there, like she was experiencing something like her session that allowed her to be in a passage from childhood, but yet she was enjoying the nostalgia of being back into it at the same time. Smiles were plenty. :)

She showed me her old hangout...



And then she showed me the hayloft. I was in a state of bliss. I think I shot this frame 80,000 times, just because I was IN LOVE with the ambience and the light, the shimmer from the golden straw, the unorganized chaos of the egg crates. THIS SHOT is a shot I will never be able to shoot again. It's cemented in my mind as something I could never recreate for anyone, because THIS. Is. Laney's Shot. In my mind it would be like trying to recreate the Mona Lisa. Everytime it would be recreated, it would begin to lose it's brilliance. I cannot convey much more the energy I felt in this shot.



After the high of that shot, I wanted to try something I have wanted for a long time. Laney hit it right on. I always have seen Senior sessions as a "right of passage" of sorts. With the fairy dust of childhood losing it's luster a little more everyday, and adulthood around the corner of a Senior, I have always seen a picture in my mind involving a suitcase and a highway. I don't think I need to explain anymore after you see this picture...



Thank you, Laney! Such an inspiring shoot :) Good luck and enjoy those moments you have left at being a kid :)

{Holly} | Senior

It was HOT and SUNNY on the day of Holly's shoot. I could tell she was beyond nervous, and super excited at the same time. I couldn't WAIT to shoot her session, because she had let me in on a location and a pretty yellow little "prop" we would be using..

AH-FREAKIN'-MAZING.



Holly's dress is a work of art. Seriously. I would frame this dress and hang it in my home. :)



Thanks for sticking it out in the heat with me Holly! I hope you absolutely love EACH ONE of these photos, because I practically edited them all with a great big smile on my face. I love your session, period. :)









Have a great Senior year!!
Makeup by Amanda Painter

{Ashley} | Senior

Ashley brought some really awesome outfits and alot of accessories.. I love that! She really rawked her session and I cannot wait to show these to her!



One of my very favorites..



Love this color combination!





Another favorite! And I LALALALOVE this hat!



Beautiful!



Thank you Ashley! I hope you love them, you are beatiful!

{Kaylee} | Senior

Kaylee's shoot was pretty fun! We got to find a few hidden gems to shoot in and I can't wait to show them off, so here we go...

















I have so many more favorites that I didn't post, but that seems to be a trend this summer! I am so so happy with all the great seniors this year and that I have so many images to be proud of :) Kaylee, you are no exception! Your shoot is one of my many favorites this summer.. Thank you!!

Makeup by Amanda Painter
Hair by Robin Spencer

{Abby} | Funky Senior Photography

I can relate to Abby. I think she and I share a deep love and understanding for Christ and how we view His love. It's my favorite part of Abby; even more than these gorgeous eyes!



I didn't ask her if I could do this, but here is a poem she posted on her facebook that I fell in love with :)

REACHING OUT

I wrote you a letter, but you didn't write back

I called, but you didn't answer

I walked by, but you didn't recognize me

Forgotten

I waved, but you didn't wave back

I knocked at the door, but nobody came

I shouted, but you didn't hear me

Ignored

You told the truth, but no one believed

You had many friends, but no friends at all

You showed up, but nobody else did

Alone

You wanted to speak, but you were forgotten

You cried, but you were ignored

You tried to run your life, but you ended up alone

Broken

You called, and I answered

You shouted, and I heard

You handed over your life, and I gave mine

Saved

Abby has an incredible skill in writing. She's very taleneted!









We had such a great time shooting! Abb, good luck in all the decisions you make in the future. I really really hope that you pursue the call to ministry. You have a gift that can only be from one place. Youa re beautiful and incredible and I am praying for a future that takes you to great heights :)



P.S. GORGEOUS makeup by Amanda Painter!

{Erika} | Funky Ohio Senior Photography

Erika was my last Senior for the 2010 year. I was so excited to shoot these and I know they have been waiting patiently to see them!







Erika opted to go all out and get both ahir and makeup. I always think this is the best way to go, but I might be biased ;) Thank you to Rachel Elliot for the hair & to Amanda Painter for the makeup. You guys never fail to make my Seniors look incredible!!









Thank you Erika! I told you they were awesome!!!

{Alysia Vaske} | Artist Collaboration, aka "The Funky Shoot"

It all started as a comment on a facebook mobile upload. My friend, Alysia Vaske, had painted one of her AH-MAY-ZING designs on her apartment sliding glass door because, well, she had run out of canvas. I was inspired at the instant that I saw it. My head raced with ideas. Let's get Alysia to paint on PEOPLE! BRILLIANT!!



It didn't take long to get a HECK YES!! from Alysia and the ball was rolling. I knew what I saw in my head and knew exactly what I envisioned was something that would be awesome to her as well. We did a casting, we found our people who were down with being painted and everything fell together.







Some where along the line, it was named "The Funky Shoot". I love that. Funky is my word. ;)


















Alysia's paintings are so original. They are very colorful and unique, much like Alysia herself. Her paintings are for sale and you may contact her either by email (vaskealysia@yahoo.com) or by phone (419.203.6486) to see her work or for info on a specific piece you want.





I cannot end this post without thanking the wonderful Rachel Elliot, Robin Spencer, Amanda Painter, Katie Miller, Kylee Laukhuf, & Dancia Myers for being hip to the crazy stuff that goes on in my brain and getting as excited about it all as I do. And to our GORGEOUS models: Jason, Austin, Sarah, Toni, Amanda :) You guys are all irreplaceable and always always appreciated!

And to Alysia, who is so so awesomely talented. Your work is an inspiration to me! Thank you so much for being such a great help to me this summer and for being YOU! :)

All images were shot in the lovely Touches of Time where I would like to buy EVERYTHING and have bought alot of great items for my home and studio. They also offer awesome interior design services and have so much to choose from! Thank you for the use of some great space/lighting! You guys rock!!