“For my senior pictures I wanted something different, something that was more “me”; I knew from the start that I didn’t want a typical shoot.

In my search for senior photography in Atlanta I happened upon Tricia’s website, and I am so glad I did!  Tricia and I hit it off immediately and both had very similar thoughts about my inspiration, outfits, location, etc.   Mad Men is my favorite show, so finding a photographer who could appreciate the 1950′s look I was going for was important as well.

We kept in touch daily whether through email or Pinterest, which was both reassuring and entertaining.  It was obvious that Tricia was dedicated to making my shoot flawless.  On the day of the shoot my inner perfectionist really appreciated Tricia’s meticulousness in getting the perfect shot and making sure every hair was in its place.  The shoot was full of laughter and occasional outbursts of dancing.  I had so much fun shooting with her and Laura to say the least.

I would wholeheartedly recommend Tricia to girls who want unique senior pictures.  She made me feel so beautiful at the shoot and I could not be happier with my pictures!”

-Brooke

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Greater Atlanta Christian’s Natalie deLatour is probably one of the sweetest girls I’ve ever met.  She also has one of the nicest, most welcoming families ever.  Like one of those families that you could just sit down at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee and talk for hours.  I just adore all of them!

I remember at our first meeting thinking that Natalie had a fabulous sense of style and fashion.  Everyone knows how I love me some accessories, and shoes, and boots!  So day of her session, when her mom showed me her closet, I could have died and gone to accessory heaven right then and there!  ;)  I was in love!  We didn’t even need any of the accessories that I brought.  I had so much fun styling Natalie with her own wonderful accessories, that I could have spent all day doing just that!!  Maybe I was a stylist in a previous life, because I LOVEEEE it so much!

Anywhoo…let me get back to Natalie and her gorgeous senior portraits.

This is pretty much my dream senior session – beautiful locations, beautiful light – everything was perfect.

Don’t you just love her!  How perfect is Natalie in these?!  ♥ ♥ ♥

Keep an eye out for this super stylish senior!  You will be seeing her again real soon!  ;)

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Makeup – Laura Briscoe Makeup Artistry

It’s rare that I have a senior from more than an hour away come to me to photograph their Senior Portraits, but Brooke did exactly that!  and had the fabulous idea of incorporating her love for the show “Mad Men” into the session!!  This was a dream session for me!!!

I get to show Brooke all of her gorgeous images this weekend during her Image Premier / Order Session, but for now you all can see her Behind the Scenes Preview!!

You have to come back for more of this session!!  You won’t want to miss this – I promise!  :)

I quickly learned that Brooke often busts out some random dance moves!

Just as quickly as she breaks out her dance moves, she turns on this gorgeousness!  Gotta love it!  ;)

Our session happened to be on the same weekend as Atlanta Pride and Brooke insisted on having her pic with

the balloons because they matched her dress so perfectly.  :D

Then we moved inside the hotel and the styled portion of her session – the “Mad Men” inspired portion.  I LOVEEEEEE these!!

*all phone pics – courtesy of Laura Briscoe*

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Well, “It’s a Wrap!”  This is it – the absolutely, positively final post for “Once Upon A Summer.”  

First, I want to thank again everyone who participated in this shoot.  If you have been following the story and the backstory, you know of all the challenges that we faced.  That’s why it makes it all the more exciting to share how all of our hard work paid off!

Not only did “Once Upon A Summer” receive a national feature on the website Seniorologie, but one of Devan’s images from the second half of Cinderella was chosen as a Top 3 of the week on Seniorologie, resulting in the Spotlight Image of the week!

Also, one of Kathryn’s images from “Little Red Riding Hood” was published in The Bold Issue of Chic Magazine!  This image was an Honorable Mention for the Cover and I couldn’t be more excited by this!

Soooo, how about some Behind the Scenes action?!

Kat, looking all super fab as “Little Red.”

If you saw the short video on Instagram, here is the extended version:

Staci working on Devan…

“Rrrrrr…”

I’m not even sure what Devan is doing here.  ;)  Flying like a bird??

One of Casey’s 8000 takes!

Awww…aren’t they the cutest!?

and….SMIZE!

Laura touching up Devan…

and then losing her mind and hiding inside my reflector bag…

And finally, the mother of all Behind the Scenes – Devan’s best Ozzy Osbourne impression!

Well, that’s all folks!!!!!!

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Makeup – Laura Briscoe Makeup Artistry
Hair – Staci Gibbs- Freelance Makeup Artist
Models – Kathryn Dickerson, Devan Heyburn, Casey DeArmon

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ohhh…I’m sad!  This is the final post for “Once Upon a Summer.”  Can you believe it?!?  Well, I suppose it should come to an end soon…I mean, it did take all Summer to tell the story!  ;)

I might have one more post coming up, but we must talk about the second half of Cinderella first.

When we last saw Cinderella, she was soooo sad and full of sorrow, missing her mother and having to complete all of her chores.

Now, she is off to the King’s three day festival….

With a little help from the white birds, Cinderella gets ready every evening before the festival…

And finally, Cinderella loses her slipper as she tries to quickly leave the festival and the Prince.

These next few images, aren’t really part of the Cinderella story necessarily, but we wanted to find a way to wrap up the entire Fairy Tales series.  We discussed a few different scenarios, but in the end thought that the addition of storybooks was perfect!

Because the Grimms’ version of Cinderella is different from the Disney version, I ended up taking elements of both versions to make ours come to life.  While pumpkins have a role in the Disney version, they do not in the Grimms’ version.  I am a sucker for all things Fall though and have a ridiculous amount of pumpkins at my house.  I absolutely had to incorporate them somehow!  :)

All good things must come to an end, and so does our story “Once Upon a Summer.”

I will have one small follow up post soon, so please come back for it.    In the meantime, what do you think of our Fairy Tales?

Which character was your favorite?  Did you love one character’s makeup?   How about the hair?  I would love to hear your thoughts!

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Makeup – Laura Briscoe Makeup Artistry

Hair – Staci Gibbs Freelance Makeup Artist

Spending the day with Duluth High School’s Sydni Radle-Craft was sooo much fun!  Sydni and I pretty much have the exact same sense of humor, so she fit right into the mix – easily!

There’s no mistaking that Sydni is a beautiful girl, but I cannot get over her eyes!!  That was one of the first things that I noticed. They are such a unique color and everyone who saw her sneak peeks commented on them as well.  And seriously, can I have those arms, or what?!  Get me a pair of dumbbells immediately!  ;)

Some of you might already recognize Sydni, as she’s kind of “a big deal” in the competition cheerleading world.  I don’t know if she would actually say those words, but I’ll go ahead and say them – I don’t mind.  :D  She’s not only a member of Stingray Allstars Orange, but she’s also a World Champion.  I can’t wait to see how this year goes for her.  I don’t know about you guys, but I love watching competition cheerleading on ESPN, so this year will be way more exciting, being able to cheer on Sydni from afar!

There I go, getting all side tracked again…how about Sydni’s Senior Portraits?!

So let’s talk about these sunglasses for a second.  Sydni and I had just started talking when I first found them.  I didn’t know at the time, but I had a feeling that she was the perfect senior to wear these during her session.  And OH MY GOODNESS, was I right!?  I LOVE these on her!  Aren’t they just the most fun pair of sunglasses, ever?

If you love Sydni’s session, you’ll hopefully get to see her again really soon.  (wink, wink)  I can’t say why just yet, because what would be the fun in telling you when you could come back and find out later???  

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Makeup – Laura Briscoe Makeup Artistry

“When I was looking for a senior photographer, I saw that a girl at my school had taken her pictures with Tricia.  I immediately fell in love with her work and I got in touch with her right away.

My experience taking senior pictures with Tricia was the best it could have possibly been.  Tricia is so nice and has the best personality.  Leading up to the day of the shoot, Tricia stayed in contact with me and I never felt unprepared.  She helped me come up with ideas for outfits and makeup.  I never once felt nervous for the shoot.

On the day of the shoot, Tricia and Laura, the makeup artist, were so nice and helped me get everything together.  They are so easy to talk to and made the whole process really fun.  During the shoot, Tricia made me feel so comfortable and once I got used to it I never felt awkward.  Tricia never failed to make me feel pretty in my pictures!

I would recommend Tricia to anyone.  She is so awesome to work with and I wouldn’t change my experience with her for anything.”

- Natalie

“It was getting time to do Senior pictures and my daughter wanted to try someone different than her sister had used.  Tricia Toker was one of her choices.  We met with Tricia and knew right away this would be a great experience. Tricia kept in touch with us leading up to the shoot, working with Natalie on outfits, jewelry, and how she wanted to do her hair.

The morning of the shoot, it was very early, and Natalie and I were wanting everything to go just right.  Tricia and Laura, the make-up artist, arrivedfull of energy and excitement.  The time spent doing make-up was very enjoyable.  Everyone was laughing and having a great time.

When the pictures started, Natalie was relaxed and did great.  It was a memory I will never forget!

The pictures came back and they were amazing!  Tricia did a fantastic job, and truly made Natalie’s Senior picture experience a great one!  Tricia is wonderful to work with, and we highly recommend her as a first choice for senior pictures!”

- Cindy (Natalie’s mom)

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Is everyone enjoying the start of Fall?!  I know that I am, but we technically aren’t done with Summer yet…”Once Upon A Summer,” that is.  ;)

This was a tough one for me.  For obvious reasons, Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella were easier stories to tell.  Laura knew exactly what she wanted to do for makeup, but I had no idea how to visually tell this story.

Using Grimms’ Fairy Tales version of Rumpelstiltskin for my inspiration, our third character was brought to life – The Miller’s Daughter.

and because you cannot photograph a story about spinning straw into gold without a little (A LOT) of gold glitter!!!!!!    

Have you all been enjoying “Once Upon A Summer?”  I hope so!!  We aren’t done yet though, so don’t forget to come back for the second half of Cinderella!  See you then!

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Makeup – Laura Briscoe Makeup Artistry

Hair – Staci Gibbs Freelance Makeup Artist