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I still have a few 2015 graduate sessions to share in my attempt to update my blog, but Graduation for this year’s Seniors is just around the corner!  I thought I would switch gears and focus on them since they are working hard to wrap up their last year of High School!

Up first is C!  Isn’t she lovely?

When she contacted me about her session, she had a lot of great ideas she was interested in capturing!  What you will see below is a mixture of our combined thoughts, props, and ideas!  Her session took place within the Haddam, KS area!

We had such a fun time together!  The weather was perfect and the lighting was beautiful!

A special picture with a picture.  🙂

A quick stop for some shots in the creek was so worth it – mud and all!

This girl has many interests, but she loved the idea of softball pictures in one of her favorite formals!  I really like how these pictures (and many more like them) turned out for her!

As cute as C is when she smiles, she also rocked the serious look!

There are too many favs with the flag to post…here are just a few!

We wrapped up her session with a few hat shots.

And because sometimes an item is held dear, it is added into the pictures as well!

Wishing you all the best as you live each day, walking steadily toward your future, C!

Here is another Senior post as I endeavor to update my blog with sessions…working my way up to this year’s graduates!

Meet Z.  I had the privilege of taking both Summer and Fall pictures in honor of his Senior year!

It was super fun to add so many different lines and textures to Z’s background: limestone, wood, metal, chain link, fence posts, grain bins, trucks, etc…highlighting him and his enjoyment of the outdoors!

Then, as we met for his Fall session, we added a few more pictures to commemorate his years of playing football.

Goodness, don’t you just love his smile and dimple?!

 What a good sport this guy was with all my ideas and thoughts!  I sure hope excelled during his first year of college!!!

I am excited to finally be posting pictures of this young man!  D was super fun to work with and was a great sport each step of the way!

After visiting and narrowing down the looks desired in his pictures, we started his session with a more industrial look.

We also snagged a few pictures with some various textures as we made our way to another special location.

This guy has spent a ton of time running, so it was only appropriate to take some pictures at the track along with items representing his many accomplishments!

Of course, there is nothing like putting in miles on the back roads of your home town!

Although this concluded D’s Summer session, we met again a few months later and caught him with some wonderful Fall color!

We also made it a priority to take some traditional head shots so D could use them with applications and such.

We wrapped up this second session as he wore some attire from the school at which he would be attending college!

I enjoyed every moment of working with D and hope he had a great first year of college!

When I walked away from the site preview with this young man and his family, I had no doubt that he enjoyed the outdoors and had a soft spot for animals!  I loved how he had this cool area outdoors in which to hang out or tackle projects!

It would have been interesting to capture C with his many other critters, but doing so with these two, sweet pups was super fun!  The adult Lab is the little one’s mama.  (I love the puppy’s eyes!!!)

C chose this rural area for his pictures because he spends routinely bring his dogs here to burn some energy while he explores and takes in the beauty.

Plus, the old bridge back in the woods was a cool backdrop for a few pictures!

We wrapped up C’s session by taking some pictures with his truck…and his dogs.  🙂

Congratulations, C, on all your accomplishments and good luck on pursuing your aspirations!