Amy Class of 2011

It was simply my pleasure to meet Amy and her mom for her senior photo session last Friday.
It turned out that we attend the same church, and I always love getting to know people from Blackhawk. I also love getting the chance to talk to the soon-to-be Seniors and hear their stories, they are always so inspiring to me! Amy, as we speak, is off for a three week mission trip to Romania - how cool is that? Plus a few days before our session she was out on another mission trip near Wyoming. When she first inquired about setting up her session she asked for a very particular date - turns out she is so busy that it was the only one she had open on her summer calendar! Too funny!

We started off our time together at Picnic Point.





We then switched it up and headed to the UW Arboretum, one of my favorite locations!


Beautiful light + beautiful young lady = beautiful photos! Plain and simple! :)







Loved these fields of flowers!



Thank you Amy (& mom) for such a fun afternoon! Best of luck to you in your last year of High School!

Ashley

I grew up in a family being the only girl among 8 boy cousins. Oh yes, 8. I have spent many a family gathering being a WWF referee (because I didn't want to wrestle), only to find out that indeed sometimes the ref does get pulled down to ground in the heat of battle. I could sometimes convince my cousin Matt to play Little Mermaid with me if he could be Eric, but he was more interested in going on an adventure than staying home and caring for our doll child. One Christmas I was the envy of all the cousins though, when I was the first to get a Game Boy and played Tetris for about 7 hours straight. We've had some good times together, but our family changed when I got to Middle School. We were beyond lucky when my Aunt Shelia married Rich, and his daughter Ashley was welcomed into our family. I was no longer the only girl cousin! Yipee!

Ashley contacted me a little while ago and wanted some pictures taken of her. She has just started selling Lia Sophia Jewelery and needed a few headshots. Of course I was willing to help her out - I mean one beautiful girl with some beautiful jewelery - sounds like a great combination!

Here are a few of my favorites from her shoot!


Yes her eyes are naturally that blue!


She has inspired me to wear more rings... look at how beautiful these are!






I love this picture. This is how I know we're related!




The Red Mill in Waupaca is such a beautiful spot for photos, I was loving this morning sunlight!






This one is probably my favorite from the day - work it girl!


I love that ring!


Here's a close-up of her jewelery:


Of course I just had to hang a few necklaces from the trees!


Thanks Ashley - I had a ton of fun!

Silas - Class of 2010

I had a great time getting to know Silas and his mom Karlene on Monday night at Tenney Park in Madison. It was a gorgeous summer night, and with Silas's love for water, it was the perfect location!

Silas recently injured his knee during football, and is getting ready for surgury this fall. He was a great sport and walked all over the park sitting, jumping up on, and standing wherever I needed him to! Thanks Silas for being such a trooper!

Here are a few of my favorites from the session:

Emily Class of 2010

Meet Emily, a rockin' 2010 grad. Seriously! Just days before our photo shoot this girl was out on two separate mission trips,

helping others. How cool is that? After her senior year at New London High School, this young lady hopes to study

journalism at the University of Minnesota (it's ok, I'll forgive you Emily for not picking UW... haha). I can't wait to see

where she will be used to impact our world. I just know it will be something great!

Alright, enough sappiness and onto the photos! We started off our photo shoot in downtown Middleton.

I think this next one would be a cool graduation party invite/announcement. You could put the text

over the wall on the right hand side, how cool would that be?!

Emily LOVES her chuck collection, and has quite a few pairs, so we had to highlight them here! Love it!

As the sun was setting and we were getting some beautiful light, we headed back to my "backyard" studio.

Where I fulfilled my dream of putting someone in the field and taking their picture while the sun was

setting! I know, I really dream big don't I?!

Oh, and another reason why I love Emily - she brought props! Love this umbrella!

We were literally getting eaten alive by mosquitos at this location... like I had to edit them out of the photos

they were so bad. But we endured and got some great shots!

And what senior girl's shoot would not be complete without a beautiful puffy pink dress? With chucks of course!

Thanks Emily for a great night. I had a great time getting to know you, your mom, brother & family friend.

Your faith and willingness to serve others is inspiring to me, keep it up! It was an honor to photograph you!

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