Jolene Little {2013 Senior}

We had such a fun night with Jolene for her senior portraits!  Really, I think it was the most dramatic portrait session we've had in a long time, and we laughed and joked our way through the whole thing!

Lest we be boring, we started our portrait session with Jolene in downtown Milford, right at the same time as Music in the Park began.  There were so many people in the park for the concert and another professional photographer also working their senior in between the crowds around Central Park, so we had to strategically angle and arrange our shots.  Jolene was a great sport though and we were able to spend a lot of time in the back corners of the park, which are, of course, the most beautiful part of the area.

From Central Park we headed over to the railroad tracks and then on to Kensington to catch sunset.  This is where the drama really kicked into high gear - there was a storm front moving in and the clouds were simply unbelievable!  We took a lot of great shots against the amazing natural backdrop God provided, and then headed back to downtown Milford to try to beat the rain.

As fast as we were, we weren't fast enough and the rain began to pour ... and I mean really pour!  We huddled under an umbrella at first, but quickly realized that the umbrella just wasn't going to cover it and headed back to our cars.  Soon, the rain began to soften (slightly) and Jolene was totally up to shooting in the rain.  (I think she may be our first senior girl willing to do so!)  We huddled under the umbrella with our equipment and Jolene got drenched!  Eventually, the rain did stop, so even though it was late, we walked into downtown again and had some fun with the wet, night time streets of Milford.

It truly was a fun, unusual, and gorgeous night!  We enjoyed spending time with Jolene and her family, and we hope you enjoy seeing some of the teasers from our session together.  Leave Jolene some love and let her know what you think of her images!

~ Kevin & Heather

Morgan McDole {2012 Senior}

Morgan's Senior Portraits have been a much-anticipated experience!  Between stormy days, major heat-waves and busy schedules, it has been a huge challenge to get Morgan's portraits taken.  However, the determined do succeed, even if the day we actually do get to take the portraits hits 101 degrees!  We've never been on a hotter shoot, but regardless of the crazy heat, the portrait session was a great success!  Morgan was a trooper and was great at keeping herself cool and sweat-free.  Kevin and I, on the other hand, were a wet, sweaty mess!  lol.  Ah well, the end results were worth every drop of perspiration!  Check out Morgan's teasers from the evening and let her know what you think of them!  :)

~ Kevin & Heather

Sarita McAndrew {2013 Senior}

Sarita is our farthest traveled senior, to date!  She came all the way from Minnesota for her portrait session and we were fortunate the weather cooperated, since she was only in town for a few short days.  The day was a scorcher, so we waited until later in the evening to start her session.  Not only were we blessed with slightly cooler weather, but we were also fortunate enough to capture an amazingly colorful sunset!

Sarita's wish was to have her portraits taken with two of her favorite horses, Dollar and Leroy, but she also had the opportunity to grab a few with Romeo while she was with us too.  The night was gorgeous and we had so much fun posing and capturing Sarita in one of her favorite places in the world - on the farm surrounded by horses.

Enjoy these few teasers from Sarita's session and be sure to let her know what you think!
A completely candid shot from the very end of the evening!

~ Kevin & Heather

Kendra Warren {2013 Senior Model Mini-Session}

It is so fun planning out the summer and it's exciting looking forward to picking our Senior Models for each new school year.  We look for someone friendly, outgoing and personable, as well as someone who is willing to have fun and be relaxed in front of the camera.  When we met Kendra in the Spring at our church district's Fine Arts competition, we immediately thought she'd make an excellent rep.  Of course, her gorgeous red hair and bright green/blue eyes were also a big draw because of how striking we knew she'd look in camera.  We were thrilled when she said yes after we asked if she'd be our model!

Getting to know Kendra has been so much fun since she is such a talented and gifted young lady.  She is well known at her school for her successful nail and make-up business, Kb Nail Design, she plays the flute, she is super active at her church and in her youth group, she loves girly things, but is not afraid to get down and dirty.  She is a very well-rounded, solidly planted young lady, and she has a genuine smile that truly lights up a room.  We loved how adventuresome she was during our photoshoot, and how she and her sister had scouted out some great, new locations for us to try.  The most beautiful was the small stream and dam they found nestled at the back of their subdivision.  Kendra did not even hesitate taking off her shoes and wading into the chilly water for some really cool shots by the falls.  Of course, Kevin and I were completely on board the idea of getting out into the river to get something different and unique.  :)

Our senior models get a free mini-session in the spring/early summer so they have images to advertise and share, and our session with Kendra was last week.  We love these short little sessions, but we are always left anticipating our full session with them in the fall/winter.  Although our time with Kendra was limited, she was so easy to work with and we were able to capture a great variety of really stunning images.  Here is just a few of our favorites from the mini-session:

Kendra nearly stepped on this turtle as we were packing up our gear to climb out of the water.  I was impressed that she didn't even hesitate to pick it up and pose with it.  That's my kind of girl!  :)
~ Kevin & Heather Autry

Taylor Buis {2012 Senior}

We have been planning Taylor's portrait session for months and months, and it seemed to be one of the most challenging sessions to nail down on the calendar.  Taylor had to reschedule once, the weather didn't cooperate twice, BUT we did get to spend an entire evening with Taylor last week - FINALLY!  :)  The time with Taylor was fun and we loved capturing her eclectic style and personality.  She is so laid back and easy-going that it made our evening simply relaxing and enjoyable.

For our session together we had fun exploring some of the back corners of Howell and Brighton.  We visited an abandoned old house, a DNR tree farm, Bishop Lake, and even used the new landscaping in our front yard to stage some portraits.  Taylor and her puppies were the first ones to use the new split-rail fence, boulders and flowers as backdrops to their portraits, but it's our intention to have it available to any others who may want the look.  We're happy to travel anywhere for photography of course, but it's nice to have photo-worthy locations right in your own backyard too.  :)

Enjoy these few teasers from our portrait session with Taylor and be sure to let her know how beautiful she looks!

~ Kevin & Heather