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Maggie | Senior Portraits

Katy — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:49:54 +0000

This girl does everything well. She’s an athlete, a scholar, a student leader. She probably recycles and helps her sister with homework and makes her bed without being asked. She’s the kind of girl you’d hate, if she weren’t so totally likeable.

Molly | Senior Portraits

Matt — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:34:16 +0000

As we arrived at our intended shoot location, I realized that the place I had in my mind had been torn down. But being the eternally optimistic person that she is, Molly said something to the effect of, “Sometimes the best things in life are unplanned!!!” Clearly she is a woman wise beyond her teenage years.

Joe | Senior Portraits

Matt — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:32:54 +0000

Joe’s good people from a great family. His sister Pagie, whose grad party photobooth you may remember, visited us a couple year ago. Oh, how time flies.

Sam | Senior Portraits

Katy — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:40:02 +0000

Sam is a part-time model, full-time sweetheart. She also has some familial connection to the people behind this stuff. Our shoot was great for two things:

1. Sweating in the incredibly powerful midday sun. (Don’t change in the car unless you want to die of heat exhaustion.)

2. Testing the water solubility of latex paint. (Washed off, but didn’t taste great.)

Niki, Brad, and Reese

Matt — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:10:46 +0000

I learn something new every time I photograph a baby… Things that I feel like I’m still too young to know.
I would tell you what I learned but it’s mostly giggle words and we can’t have that on the blog, now can we?

Elsa | Senior Portraits

Katy — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:54:27 +0000

Elsa had the distinction of having her senior shoot on the windiest day of the year. Our giant umbrella turned itself inside out. I was all MARY POPPINS UP IN HERRRRRRRE. Thank goodness for the Walker and their gorgeous new cafe space. (Thank goodness, too, for Elsa’s very calm and collected self.)

Jessica | Senior Portraits

Matt — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:40:41 +0000

Meet Jessica, the cousin of our beloved Nicki Lou who is now teaching in Mexico – but has assured us it’s a safe part of Mexico. Both Jessica and her cousin have a flare for the dramatic and bring it wherever they go when they go to shoot pictures. Which is often. Because they have a flare for the dramatic. I digress…

Kari | Senior Portraits

Matt — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:11:05 +0000

Big ups to Kari’s mom for helping with the lighting yesterday while Kess made the funnies at CTsZ. Great work Kari – you killed it.

Maria | Senior Portraits

Katy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:39:33 +0000

We didn’t get her home in time for free pie, but that’s ok. Thanks for the dinosaur Silly Band!

Sam | Senior Portraits

Matt — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:36:01 +0000

Sam is a very high energy person who loves dresses and apparently never sets foot out of the house without a bow in her hair. She traveled with her entourage which consisted mainly of Molly (aka Thelma) whom you may remember from July. Thanks for the help on the shoot Molly, and great work Sam.

Natalie | Senior Portraits

Matt — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:12:52 +0000

I asked Natalie as we were starting to shoot what she did at school and she told me that she was a swimmer. I said that was awesome, asked what else, and she laughed. I wouldn’t know this given the success I’ve had as an athlete, but people who are good a stuff apparently have to practice… a lot. She spends 3 hours swimming every day but Sunday. You crazy, Natalie!

Margie | Senior Portraits

Katy — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:10:10 +0000

Margie,
These images are worth every bug bite.
(And I’m just saying, I have one in my armpit.)
XO,
Katy and Matt

Tess | Senior Portraits

Matt — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:10:39 +0000

Tess is the slightly younger sister of the famous Anna, who will soon be leaving for college. Both girls are about the sweetest people you could imagine, and are 50% Spanish so that’s an extra bonus. Tess giggles a lot. Madeline, their youngest sister, accompanied both girls on their shoots – I’ll just assume she’s the glue that keeps the family ser face together. Enough with the facts – enjoy the images.

Tor | Senior Portraits

Matt — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:50:04 +0000

I knew this session was going to work out well the second I saw the Technics T-Shirt. Vinyl is one of the great unifiers of man. Great work, Tor.

Zach | Senior Portraits

Katy — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:57:16 +0000

Zach and I spent most of our time together humming the Rihanna/Eminem duet.* If you want it stuck in your head too, click the media bar at the bottom.

You’re welcome.

*NSFG/PWDC = Not Suitable for Grandmas/People with Delicate Constitutions