If you know me, you already know that I don’t often stick to just the same few locations.  I really enjoy having variety and checking out brand new spots to photograph my seniors.  When Chloe’s mom, Suzanne, first told me that she had a few ideas on locations, I couldn’t wait to hear about them!!  First, I got to see all that she envisioned on Pinterest, but then when we met at the location, I was beyond thrilled.  Plus, you cannot help but love Suzanne when you meet her.   One of my sweetest moms ever and so incredibly thoughtful.   But let’s back up for a few…let’s talk about Suzanne’s Pinterest.   She has Pinterest boards that rival the best of the best on Pinterest.  She was like my planning twin!  ;)   Chloe is like most high school seniors these days, super, super busy.  Fortunately though, Suzanne was more than happy to help Chloe plan and prepare for her senior portraits.  It was really nice to see them together too.  Not only do they look like sisters, and not mother and daughter, but you can really see the close bond they share.  Super sweet.

Chloe has been dancing for most of her life and is as graceful as she is beautiful.  I could photograph dancers all day.  She also enjoys playing golf too!  And she’ll be attending Birmingham Southern College in the fall.  I truly cannot wait to see what the future holds for Chloe.  Trust me when I tell you, she will accomplish great things!

Ok, I’ll stop babbling now and get to Chloe’s beautiful images…

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Makeup | Laura Briscoe Makeup Artistry

I just wanted to Thank all of my wonderful clients, friends, family and everyone else who made 2012 such a wonderful year.

I used to try to do a year end top 10, but I gave up that because I could never narrow it down.  I still can’t, so here are just a FEW favorites from this year:

I hope that 2013 brings each of you many more magical memories!  :)

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No TRICKS here…this is definitely a TREAT!  Happy Halloween everyone and get ready for some BOOtiful images!!

ok, I know, I know, but I couldn’t resist!  

I’ll stop now and just get on with it and show you more from Class of 2013 – Grayson High School – Kelsey Burrell’s senior portraits…

If you saw Part 1, you already know that Kelsey has been dancing for 15 years!  Here’s just a peek at what Kelsey can do!

one of Kelsey’s favorites…

One of my favorites.  Now, let me tell you, Kelsey is one of those girls that can get her leg WAY up there.

I caught this one in mid action though, but what I love is the expression on her face and the colors, so I had to include it!

When I posted the one on the right, I heard a few remarks about a resemblance to Taylor Swift!  Anyone else agree?  

Seriously Kelsey?!?  Could this one be any more amazing?!  :)

and these!  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!

See what I mean – just stunning!!!

Thanks again to her mom Melisa for all of her help and of course Laura for her makeup skills!

This won’t be the last you see of Kelsey though!  I still have to show you some of the fabulous products from her order session soon!!  :)

Makeup:  Laura Briscoe

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See you next time!  and be sure to keep all of your ghouls and goblins close!

It’s that time again, Chic Critique Forum‘s Chic Magazine Cover Contest!

I really had a difficult time selecting which image to submit this time.  I decided on an image of the lovely Savannah again.  This time though from the “Dreams of Fame” styled shoot.

Here is my submission for Chic Magazine:

From the first pose, Grayson High School’s Kelsey Burrell was amazing!

It’s usually the norm that most people have to “warm up” a little in front of the camera…not Kelsey though!  She couldn’t have been more stunning and every look she gave me was like she had been doing this for years!

It might help that Kelsey has been performing for years, fifteen in fact, as a dancer.

While she has plans after high school to major in dance and minor in business, I think she would give any girl on “America’s Next Top Model” a run for their money!  Check out this girl’s “smizing!”

Come back next week for more of Kelsey’s unbelievable senior portraits…because there are just TOO many that I have to share with you!  :)

Makeup:  Laura Briscoe

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See you next time!

If you haven’t heard of Chic Critique Forum, you really should check them out.  You can choose to join their forum, or just follow their blog.  Regardless of what you choose to do, they are a fabulous resource for learning and inspiration.

So why do I tell you all of this??  Because I am submitting one of my images for their Fall Cover Contest!  I’m sooo excited!

Here is my submission for Chic Magazine:

Click here to view some of the other fabulous entries.  Wish me luck!!  :)

To see more from this shoot:  Part 1 & Part 2

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When I first started planning this shoot, I envisioned lots of drama and shadows.  I think it became more apparent to me after I started adding things to Pinterest.  If you look at the images I pinned, almost every one them had fabulous lighting and shadows.

I think it’s so interesting how different this shoot turned out compared to my normal portraits without even trying really.  I think we all kind of got wrapped up in the location, which really made this shoot.  I absolutely love the mood of these images.

Casey making Jennifer’s hair “big.”

Even Laura doing Jennifer’s lips in the dark looks cool!  :)

Funny story about the location.  The first time I was here was the day after I had watched one of the “Saw” movies.   One of the buildings immediately reminded me of what could have been in one of those movies.  I told Laura this story when we went to see the location together.  She thought this particular building looked much more “Saw” like.

We started referring to them as “Saw 1″ and “Saw 2.”

“Saw 1″ was the in first post.   This is “Saw 2.”

Again, I cannot thank Laura, Casey, Savannah & Jennifer enough for all the work you each put into this shoot!  You all always manage to make my visions come to life and I love it!

I’m sure it won’t surprise you to know that Laura and I (with help from others I will introduce later) have already started planning another styled shoot.  This one will be in the fall.  Any ideas on the theme??  ;)  Leave a comment if you have any guesses!

Makeup:  Laura Briscoe

Hair:  Casey Arnold

Models:  Savannah Roach & Jennifer Hite

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See you next time!

You may recall that I mentioned in the post of the last styled shoot, that we were already planning another shoot.  The day that I was editing those pictures, I remembered that one of our models, Savannah, was a dancer and how bummed I was that we had run out of time and didn’t capture any images of her dancing.  Then it occurred to me to do an entire shoot around her dancing!  I ran my idea by Makeup Artist Laura Briscoe and she was immediately on board.  Casey Arnold also agreed to do hair again.  Savannah had another dancer friend and voila – we had another styled shoot in the making!

Let me start out by telling you that I like to compare this shoot to “the little engine that could.”  I was so sick the day of the shoot that it’s a wonder that we accomplished what we did.  That being said, I couldn’t be more happy with how this shoot turned out.  As usual, the team that put this together is amazing to say the least and I’m so happy to have had another chance to collaborate with all of them again.  We had a new addition to our little team, dancer/model, Jennifer Hite.  I think it’s safe to say that we didn’t scare her off – I can’t say them same for the location, but that’s a story for another day.  ;)

These shots of Savannah aren’t so much about dance, because the dress limited her leg movement.

She looks so amazing though, that I don’t even mind.  :)

I absolutely love this next shot!  This was actually a test shot.

Seriously, who looks this good during a test shot!

She reminds me of the daytime alter ego of a comic book character!

Don’t ask me why, I have no idea, but that’s what I think of when I see this!  :)

and this is Jennifer – our urban ballerina.  She truly amazes me!

Not only can she pull off the most graceful dance poses, but she

looks so beautiful with every move she makes!

Unbelievable – just stunning!!

I gotta give tons of credit for the makeup and hair that Laura and Casey did.   The looks these two come up with are breathtaking!!

Obviously we couldn’t have done this without Savannah & Jennifer!   You ladies pulled off the most beautiful moves and really made this shoot come to life!

Even though I was feeling a bit under the weather, the four of you made the shoot so much fun and had me constantly laughing!

While I no longer have my “Janice from friends” laugh, because I have my voice back, I’ll never forget this shoot!  :)

This isn’t all – so be sure to come back for Part 2!!

Makeup:  Laura Briscoe

Hair:  Casey Arnold

Models:  Savannah Roach & Jennifer Hite

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See you next time!