The High School Senior

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I have to admit, coming from Canada where the senior photo shoot is not a tradition, I have come to love this one! It gives the high school senior an opportunity to have captured the essence of who they have become after their many formative years of learning, experiences, successes, failure, discovery, and development - all culminating in this this very important year of the high school senior. Photographs have a unique way of capturing all of this. This is why I always take time to talk with the high school senior and the parents to figure out how they want to capture and celebrate all of this though photographs. It takes some thought and planning to pull it all off and I love being part of the consultation process. Everyone has a unique story to tell and a self to portray.

Ben was no exception. After some thinking and discussion, he decided that his passion for aviation would be central to his story. While natural light photography is beautiful, sometimes certain ideas, contexts, weather and available light require a solid handle on using off-camera lighting to pull everything together. Ben’s idea was one of those times and I was thrilled to be able to deliver on that. When we arrived at the airport, it was quite windy. Thankfully, mom was there and was more than willing to help out with the lighting, keeping it from going airborne in the wind! It’s great when family or friends attend a photo shoot. They can serve a variety of very important purposes, from helping with lighting (as in this case), providing emotional support, smiles and laughter, and even being in some of the photos just for the fun of it!

So, don’t limit your ideas. Sports? Pets? Music? Adventure? Fantasy? Here’s to a great senior year and new adventures!

Here are a few highlights from Ben’s senior photo shoot.

Inaugural Post

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Welcome to the inaugural post of my photography blog. I hope to share many posts dealing with lots of photography topics of interest to you, the client. There is so much misinformation and poor quality information out there that it can make it difficult to navigate all of the photography services available to you. My goal is always to provide a high quality photo session experience and photography products that will commemorate your special moments and special people (and pets!) for a lifetime. I also always encourage clients to invest in wall art of some type to serve as home decor. When you have beautiful moments that get captured, they deserves to be displayed on your walls, not sitting on a computer somewhere never to be printed or displayed. I make the extra effort in photographing and editing to ensure that your moments have high visual appeal and interest.

I love a challenge. Do you have a unique interest, sport, hobby, passion,..? Do you have a unique location in mind? Do you want something produced that adds a fantastical element that otherwise couldn’t be incorporated? These are all reasons to use a professional photographer to take these moments from concept to art in your home.

Whether it’s a band that wants a photo captured in a dingy basement with that grunge look…

or the dancer who wants to make a statement…

Or the high school senior who is ready to spread his wings and fly…

Or, even if it is simply a family photo taken right in your own home… you can feel confident that together we can make it happen.

Here’s to capturing the special moments in our lives!

Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.
— Matt Hardy