It’s true…I am more than a little behind on my blogging, but in honor of my very first Pope High School senior’s birthday tomorrow - Chloe Dunmire, here’s a little behind the scenes for you!!

Happy Birthday Chloe!!!!   I hope that senior year has been treating you right and I really cannot wait to hear about Homecoming!!  I hope it’s still what you mentioned to me earlier…I’m keeping quiet though.   Assuming it’s still secret worthy.  ;)

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All “behind the scenes” images courtesy of Laura Briscoe.

Makeup - Laura Briscoe Makeup Artistry

I’m a little behind with this “Behind the Scenes / Preview.”  I actually had North Gwinnett High’s Katie Baselj & her family’s Premier Order Session this morning!  I guess technically, this preview is for all of you since Katie and her family have already seen the images, but I do have one surprise for them…some other fun shots that I was able to capture during our time together.  :D  Enjoy this Preview for now and be sure to come back for more from this gorgeous session.  (I might be a little biased)  ;)

I probably should explain this one….some very, very, incredibly loud trains kept coming by and seemed to enjoy making

their presence known every time they passed.

One thing I learned about Katie, she is the master of silly expressions!!  :D

And she always has a way of making you laugh and smile!

and then just as quickly, she can turn on this….   ♥♥♥

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Today’s the day!!  I get to show the current Miss India Georgia and soon to be Parkview High Graduate, Reema Ukani her senior portraits!!

Here’s an itty bitty peek for now…you’ll definitely have to come back soon for the rest!

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I cannot wait for tomorrow’s Image Premier Order Session!  I’m not kidding when I tell you that North Paulding High’s Lipi Chokshi has been waiting for months for these senior portraits!!

More of that story soon….here is her preview to hold you and Lipi over for now.  ;)  

And this next image was chosen last week as one of Seniorologie’s Top Three Images of the Week!

How awesome is that?!  

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Makeup - Jennifer Zahler-Milz (Pure Makeup and Hair Artistry)

I can’t believe it’s time already for the Year in Review!  I used to think I could narrow the year down to a top 10 or 20, but really, that’s impossible, soooo here are my “Favorite Moments of 2013!”  Enjoy!!

(Be sure to turn up the volume and make it full screen!)  ;)   If for any reason, you cannot see the video below, click HERE to view.

Thank you so much to everyone that has made this such a wonderful year!  My seniors, their parents, my friends and family.  I could never do all of this without you and I am so incredibly thankful for each of you!

Happy Holidays everyone!  I wish you all the very best and especially for the New Year!  I know it’s a bit early, but Happy New Year!  Let’s all make it even better in 2014!

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Rain, rain go away!!  As I sit here on a dreary, rainy Saturday, I hope to brighten up your day a little with this senior portrait preview of Peachtree Ridge High School’s Kristen Borgognoni!  :D

Tomorrow is Kristen’s Image Premier Order Session, so here’s a tiny peek to hold them over until then!

And I am so excited to tell you all that, just a few hours ago, I found out that the following image was chosen as

one of Seniorologie’s Top Three Weekly Images!  Woohooooo!  

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Makeup - Jennifer Zahler-Milz (Pure Makeup and Hair Artistry)
Hair - Amanda Rutherford (Lisa’s Salon 51)

Tomorrow is the day that I finally get to show Peachtree Ridge’s Paige Guerreso (and her mom Julie) all of her Senior Portraits!!!  I can’t wait!!

For now, here’s a little Behind the Scenes fun and Sneak Peek!

If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, do you remember me mentioning the random, out of nowhere pop-up shower?!  Well, here it is!

Thank goodness for my monster reflector and mom Julie to help keep Paige looking fabulous and protecting her from the rain!!!

And then, after the rain, we have this!!

Paige, have I mentioned have much I love your images?!  If I haven’t enough, I’ll tell you again!    ♥♥♥ 

And finally, some urban fun and those shoes!!!  I cannot contain my excitement when I see shoes like this!!!

*all phone pics – courtesy of Laura Briscoe*

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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

Tomorrow, I get to show Greater Atlanta Christian’s Natalie deLatour her Senior Portraits and I cannot wait!  :D

This could be one of my favorite sessions to date and yes, I realize I say that a lot, but I can’t help myself!!  I love all my seniors!

Come back soon for more from this gorgeous session, but here’s a little peek for now…

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I cannot wait to show Stingray Allstars’ Sydni and her mom her Senior Portraits this weekend!  

Sydni is graduating from Duluth High School next year and I’ll share more about her soon, so you absolutely have to come back to hear all about her!  And of course to see all of her gorgeous images and I do mean gorgeous!!

Thanks again to Laura Briscoe for all the Behind the Scenes action (except for the first few – courtesy of my phone)!

And then – Sydni busted out this!  ummm…WOW!!

and if she didn’t kill it enough at Location #1, she totally did at Location #2.  BUT I might be a little bit of a Meany.  

You are sooo going to have to wait for all of that Fabulousness!

I suppose that you have to come back for the full Blog Post to see.  :D

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Makeup:  Laura Briscoe Makeup Artistry

Casey is my very first Class of 2014 Senior and will be heading back to Parkview High School in just a few short weeks!  I can’t believe it’s almost time for school to start back already, but who wants to dwell on that!?!  Not us, that’s for sure!  ;)

Let’s see a preview of Casey’s images instead, shall we!?!  :D

I’m so excited!!  Today, I finally get to show Casey and her family her Senior Portraits!

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Greater Atlanta Christian’s Kayla Puzas is probably used to all sorts of temperatures being a soccer player, but this morning was quite a different game!  :)  Hair, makeup, wardrobe, and jewelry changes!  Lots of laughs and oh yeah…lots of wind!  We probably could have been happy with less wind, but Kayla modeled like a pro!  

And of course, I couldn’t have done it without her mom and grandmother!  I had such a blast with these ladies!  

Can’t wait to see them all again soon! 

Can’t wait until this weekend to show Kayla and her family the rest!

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My very first Prince Avenue Christian School Senior, Class of 2013 – Candace O’Neal, braved some pretty cold temperatures and not to mention was probably up at 4 am that morning so we could be shooting by sunrise!

Her boyfriend David was such a trooper that day too, but you can’t tell me that he didn’t enjoy himself and have a little fun!  ;)

Can’t wait until tomorrow to show Candace and her family the rest!

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You may have seen a little bit of Devan’s session already.  I’m still trying to get caught up on all my blog posts, so please bare with me.  :)

Here is my official preview and a little behind the scenes fun!  Devan had me cracking up more than I can even share!

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Parkview High School’s Alex Osborn is a girl after my own heart….can you say accessory HEAVEN!?!

More to come…  

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