We were LOVING Jada's senior session! This girl is so full of beautiful and so full of personality! And, not a bad dancer either! She opt'ed for our Mini Destination session and we geared up and headed to STL, but only after taking a few shots in the studio and with her sweet puppy :) Jada, we had such a blast with you and I can't wait to show you all your images soon!
xoxo,
h.
Liz - Mater Dei High School [Clinton County Senior Photographer]
From start to finish, Liz was a total supermodel (even her aunt confirmed that I'm not the only one who thinks that!). That's all there is to it. She is beautiful, bright and I absolutely adored her outfit choices! Liz chose to bring her prom dress along as one of her outfits and I LOVED it! The colorful sequin looked so gorgeous outside in the sun, I could have photographed that dress all day long! Then, of course, after we leave the wooded area, we drove into town for her next outfit. As I get out of the car, Liz's mom asks me if I got the text message - I replied that I didn't know what she was talking about. She told me that she had just gotten a text from the city that there had been a confirmed case of West Nile Virus found in Aviston. I instantly started itching everywhere, convinced I had mosquito bites from crawling around in the timber for the last forty-five minutes. Luckily, no signs of West Nile yet for any of us! And I think we got some pretty incredible images, too!
I'm looking forward to showing you guys everything later this week! See you soon!
xoxo, h
Alli - Central High School [Clinton County Senior Photographer]
Hair Envy. That's what I have for Alli - Honestly, I love it! And her images are incredible! I honestly had a very hard time choosing for the sneak peek! Alli was in our Mini Destination package where we went to St Louis for a few fun locations. On the way to one specific location we parked in a parking garage, and what do you know, it ended up being my FAVORITE location. We spent a good part of that session in the parking garage shooting different angles and fun poses. She looked like a full blown model in her cheetah heels and gold-brimmed glasses. It was completely unexpected and totally incredible! That's my favorite thing about mini destination shoots, is that most of the time we have more fun finding awesome locations along the way to our "plan" :)Enjoy your sneak peek and I can't wait to show you guys everything next week!
xoxo,
h
The Hilmes Family [Clinton County Family Photographer]
The most beautiful sunset, the cutest kids and a rustic farm - we almost couldn't go wrong with this session. Kara was so great about planning the cutest outfits and already had a few places in mind for the pictures when we arrived, which was awesome! We ended up using a little bit of everything and I think it turned out great. What I loved capturing so much about this family is that for them, it wasn't "stressful family pictures" - it felt much more like hanging out with a family in the place they loved the most, their home. Even the kids seemed to have a blast climbing on bails and old tire rims, spinning in circles, blowing kisses and even falling asleep in momma's arms. A perfect summer evening for such a sweet family!
xoxo, h
Mackenzie - Central High School - Clinton County Senior Photographer
Oh. My. Gorgeous. <--- That pretty much sums up how I feel about Ms. Mackenzie. She's a dedicated cheerleader, an incredible artist and she has the most beautiful personality! I absolutely loved working with her and her mom, Paula. We had a great time talking about what sort of images Mackenzie wanted, and designing a shoot around exactly that!
Mackenzie loves to paint, draw and read, so we created a concept shoot with that! Concept shoots require lots of planning and are highly stylized with props and outfit details! Think of a production for a magazine add and that's what our concept shoots are like! We absolutely LOVED the way Mackenzie's turned out and I can't wait to show her the rest!
Mackenzie and Paula - I had such a wonderful time working with you both! Mackenzie, you are such a bright, talented girl and I know you're going to do big things in the future! I can't wait to show you everything next week!
xoxo, h
The Concept Shoot
Lydia - Central High School - Clinton County Senior Photographer
I had so much fun with Lydia and her mom, Mary! We came up with a great plan from the start and I am SO happy with the way everything turned out! She put a ton of thought into her eight outfits (which I LOVED!) and her locations. We even used locations that were special to her and her parents, like Scottrade Center and her family's business. Being a die-hard Blues fan, of course we had to go down there for a few images. I know they are about to head out on vacation (luckies!) so I hope we were able to get this up for you before you left! Enjoy the sneak peek and we can't wait to show you them all!
xoxo, h
