Jordan wanted more casual and relaxed senior portraits as well as some that showcased her tap dance skills and of course some with her varsity jacket. We went down to the Cobblestone District on a beautiful day and got a variety of locations. Some rustic and decayed on the cobblestone street, some modern and industrial in the parking garage, and some naturey and fall under the tree. Lockport High School 2021!
We had to put this session off for a bit but finally got to photograph this happy family! “If you would have told me almost a year ago we would be where we are today, I would have told you, you were insane,” said the mom in this trio. “2020 brought a lot of changes and firsts for us but it just made this family of three stronger and I wouldn’t change it for the world.” We did photos of everyone together, just brother and sister together, and individuals of the kids. Love the ones of them laughing! Was a fun morning and Stiglmeier Park was the perfect location.
Alyssa wanted a unique location for her Senior Portrait Session and the Burchfield Nature & Art Center sure provided that. We loved the location and the sunset, got lost in how perfect everything looked and took a ton of photos! Iroquois High School 2021!
For my daughter’s 2 Year Portrait Session we did a studio session with a balloon arch! We built the arch for our porch for a social distancing walk by party. Tip, a balloon arch that’s been out in sun and wind all day will not look good in the end. All the balloons were faded and many popped. So we built a second arch. But another tip, get a balloon arch strip because it really is so much easier to make one of these than you would think! The strip was a long clear plastic piece with holes in it to stick the balloon ends through with a slit next to the hole to push the end through to secure it. Last tip, get a hand held balloon pump.
For Odette’s outfit I ordered a few things to make sure it’d come together well. This is actually the backup dress I ordered, the first one had ruffly shoulders and just did not look right on her. You never know what something will look like in person. I got two headbands and loved and used them both. The larger felt floral headband is from Vanaguelite and the smaller from Eliinik. Her cute bird shoes are Livie and Luca and the two shirt is from Romari for Kids.
We had a blast doing these and I had to include some of the ones of us goofing around. Photographing a two year old can be a feat but sure is fun. I can’t believe my little one is two!
Went out early morning last week to see the cherry blossoms at the Japanese Garden of Buffalo! Since we are in the middle of isolation due to the pandemic, my daughter Odette is my little subject til I can shoot again. I hope I can do a day of cherry blossom mini sessions this time next year!