My goal in every session is to capture the subject…. not make the subject look like what I think he/she or they SHOULD look like. That’s why I love my job! I’ve had sessions on lots of different venues/locales, and I’ve loved them all.
This past Sunday I had the privilege of doing senior yearbook session with one of my best friends sons. When I met my friend this young man was 2… as I’m gazing through my viewfinder at him during our session I can’t help but remember back to those pre-school pictures she showed me of him all those years ago… I turned to her and said “I can’t believe I’m taking his SENIOR pictures!”
Another thing that made this session unique is that sitting this guy in a meadow of wildflowers wouldn’t fly… he wanted graffiti! He took me to a skate park… I’ve never been in a skate park before in my life. I was so excited. I loved the idea of doing something urban, with gritty edits that I knew would just fit HIM!
And a nice non-graffiti for Mom!
Don’t get me wrong I still love my meadows, and foliage, but it’s so much fun to do something different once in awhile!
