Erin’s Modeling Session
Posted on August 27, 2008
Just to give you a fair warning, this is a PG-13 post! This was one of my favorite shoots all year! It reminded me of the good old days back in college when I had a new project every week. My good friends Maria & Ashley were my faithful willing models and we were always going to crazy places to take pictures. Only back then, I was lugging around a huge 4×5 large format manual camera. Although I loved every minute of it, I must say I’m thankful that digital cameras have come so far. It was MUCH easier to climb around the bridge you will see below with my digital camera than it was with the large format.
Erin does some modeling on the side and when she asked me to take some shots of her for her portfolio, I was flattered and super excited. Although we had never met before the shoot, I knew a lot about her because she is engaged to my friend Aaron. Donny is actually going to be a groomsman in their wedding next Fall. To me, Erin is one of those people you feel like you’ve known forever after hanging out with her once. She was so nice and easy to get along with…and she’s not afraid to tell you what she thinks – I wish I could be more like that sometimes.
As you will probably tell from the images, Erin is a natural in front of the camera! We started at the railroad tracks and after getting yelled at & threatened by a mom who thought we were “completely inappropriate”, we moved on. Erin & I are convinced that they only way she could have even seen us is if she was following us and spying on us – oh well! She was not afraid to get down and dirty, and even though she was a little afraid to climb the bridge – she did it anyway. (And just as a side note, the bridge was completely secluded so there was no threat of anyone being offended by the bathing suit pictures).
Erin ~ you were awesome to work with and I look forward to getting to know you better! You are gorgeous and are going to be such a beautiful bride next year :)
Sneak Peak / Out of Town
Posted on August 22, 2008
I’m getting ready to leave for Mackinac Island for a few days and I can’t wait!! I will respond to all calls & emails when I return on Wednesday the 27th. Here’s a sneak peak from Erin’s modeling session that I can’t wait to blog when I get home:
Rachel’s Senior Session
Posted on August 17, 2008
OK I’m finally getting around to blogging Rachel’s senior session. This session was so much fun and unlike most senior sessions I do. I guess it helps that Rachel just so happens to be my cousin, so time was not a factor. We actually made a day out of it and had a delicious lunch at the adorable Greenup Café before we got started. Since Rachel lives near Washington D.C., she was not familiar with the area and was totally up for going wherever I wanted (even better – haha!). We definitely got lost in the moment of all the locations we explored and I had an incredibly hard time picking which pictures to blog because Rachel seriously looks perfect in every picture!
As we were walking around taking pictures, I felt a sense of surrealness all day. I couldn’t believe I was taking Rachel’s senior pictures – I mean I remember when she was born – she can’t possibly be a senior already! Most of the time, I don’t feel much older at 26 than I did my freshman year of college, but there are times when I am reminded that I am in fact an adult. I remember her mom and my mom comparing our baby pictures. We looked almost identical, except of course my pictures were a little more faded than hers. She has grown into an absolutely gorgeous young woman – much more super model-ish than me!
Rachel ~ thanks for hanging out with me and smiling for hours – haha! I had an absolute blast and wish you lived here so we could hang out more often!
