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?!  

If you want to stay up to date with all the most recent sessions and behind the scenes, click HERE and “LIKE” and also HERE to follow on Instagram!

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

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!  

If you want to stay up to date with all the most recent sessions and behind the scenes, click HERE and “LIKE” and also HERE to follow on Instagram!

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

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!!!!!!

If you want to stay up to date with all the most recent sessions and behind the scenes, click HERE and “LIKE” and also HERE to follow on Instagram!

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

You have seen Parkview High School’s Devan Heyburn a time or two already!  I am not done sharing though.  :)  I was recently fortunate enough to have some of her images featured on the website Seniorologie.  You can view that feature here.   I did have a few more images from Devan’s senior session that I wanted to share though.  :)

Hair:  Lacy Wade

Makeup:  Laura Briscoe Makeup Artistry

If you want to stay up to date with all the most recent sessions, click HERE and “LIKE.”

I am soooo incredibly behind on blogging!  BUT I need to  catch you all up (and then I promise to really catch up over the next month or so).  :)

I thought I would get caught up during the winter months.  Anyone who follows photography or is a photographer knows that usually during winter months, you have a time to catch up.  I have been fortunate enough though to have some relatively busy recent months, whether it be personally or professionally.  Because of this, I want to take some time to acknowledge those photographers who have really made me the photographer that I am today.

Looking back, I have had such good intentions…I have taken workshops (and intended to blog every last second) and really found the person / photographer that I hope to be one day.  Am I there yet?   No way!  I always see room for improvement and potential to be more than I am right now.

Over the past year and a half, I have learned from Zack Arias (off camera flash extraordinaire), Susan Stripling (master at wedding photography and light), and where I credit my personal successes in Senior Portrait Photography: Seniorologie / Leslie Kerrigan and Amanda Holloway.   You see, if I hadn’t attended the workshops that I have or studied endlessly, I wouldn’t be the photographer that I have become.

You should never stop with education when it comes to photography and really learning in general.  I met Leslie Kerrigan and Amanda Holloway in April 2012.  I can, without a doubt, say that I wouldn’t be the person / photographer that I am today without these two ladies.  I can’t thank them enough, but more importantly, I hope that everyone recognizes those individuals that have helped them along the way, whatever the path may be.  For me, it’s these photographers I have mentioned and my husband and family and every friend who has ever listened to me go on and on….thank you, every last one of you!  I may not say it enough, but I hope that you all know how much I cherish you.  And for the help that you all have provided to me personally or professionally…Thank You, truly.

I’ll have more later from Seniorologie & Amanda Holloway, but in the meantime, here are a few images from all of those workshops that I have mentioned.

Zack Arias’ One Light Workshop – September 2011

Susan Stripling’s Workshop – March 2012

Seniorologie Tour Atlanta  - April 2012

Seniorologie / The Savvy Photographer Shoot Out – January 2013

Amanda Holloway’s Kitchen Sink Workshop – February 2013

Whether you know it or not, Zack, Susan, Leslie, & Amanda, you have all made a difference to me personally and professionally & that means the world!

If you want to stay up to date with all the most recent sessions, click HERE and “LIKE.”

Happy Monday after Thanksgiving everyone!!  :)

I haven’t been as on top of my blogging as I would like, so I’m trying to get caught up.  Hopefully, you’ll be hearing a lot from me in the next few weeks!

While I haven’t blogged Grayson High School’s Maili Lutz senior portraits yet, I am sure you will recognize her from some previous shoots.   Back in the summer, she was part of the Birthday Styled Shoot for Seniorologie.  Most recently, she was part of the “What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie” Styled Shoot.  I’ll have more of that shoot later though, because like I mentioned, I gotta go back a bit to Maili’s Senior Spokesmodel session!

Let’s take a look at Class of 2013 and Grayson Golden Rams Competition Cheerleader – Maili!

I cannot thank Maili and her mom Tammie enough.   They have helped me out soooo many times and more than that, they are truly, truly nice genuine people.    Want to see more Maili??    Come back soon to see some of the super fabulous products from Maili’s order session!

Interested in your own senior session and you know Maili personally?  Ask her about the special discount that she has to offer as a Tricia Toker Photography Senior Spokesmodel.

If you want to stay up to date with all the most recent sessions, click HERE and “LIKE.”

Until next time – Toodles!

Makeup:  Laura Briscoe

A few weeks ago, the website Seniorologie announced they would be celebrating their one year birthday!  In addition to celebrating all month with birthday related giveaways and posts, they wanted to see any other photographers’ birthday concept shoots.    Early this week, I was soooo incredibly excited to see a birthday shoot that I put together featured on their website!   Click here for the Seniorologie post and read all about my inspiration for the shoot.    Then come back here and scroll down for more from this fun shoot!

Some of the fun details….cake topper, mini cameras, “Dots” rings!

Ribbons, and scrap paper confetti made with my shredder!

I don’t know about you guys, but I have a list for everything!  Sometimes 2 lists!  ;)  My doggie helper of the day!

When I decided to order 30 balloons, I didn’t even think about transporting them (which became a tangled mess)

and then where to keep them until the shoot!

I absolutely adore these little vintage looking cameras!

After all the prop preparation – it’s Makeup time!

And then finally….it all comes together!

I was trying not to duplicate images that were in the Seniorologie post, but I have to share this one again, because I literally have had this idea in my head for years!  I have always wanted to recreate different memorable movie scenes and this shoot was perfect to recreate the final scene from the movie “Sixteen Candles!”  Make a Wish!

Thanks to Leslie from Seniorologie for creating such an awesome resource for senior portrait photographers.  If it weren’t for your “birthday,” I probably wouldn’t have had a reason to pull this all together!

By the way…if anyone can get me access to a school (legally, of course), I have lots of other memorable movie scenes that I would love to recreate!

*wink, wink, but seriously!*  

And lastly, you must go watch the video from this shoot!!  and don’t miss the Outtakes!  :)

Makeup  - Makeup by Laura Briscoe

Models – Maili Lutz & Blake Hamlin

Class of 2013, don’t forget to schedule your senior portraits soon.  There is only a select number of spots available.  Please contact me very soon if you would like to schedule yours!

If you want to stay up to date with all the most recent sessions, click HERE and “LIKE.”

Wow!  Where have I been?!?!  I took a little break to attend the Seniorologie tour at Serenbe Farms in Palmetto, Georgia and never posted the last part of the Styled Shoot!  Shame on me!  I’m back though, so here we go!!!

Part 3 is the dreamy, ethereal set for the “Dreams of Fame” Shoot.

Who doesn’t want to be girly and in a flowy dress sometimes?!?!  I know that I lean a little more towards the rocker chick of Part 2, but I can’t help but LOVE this too!  Again, Laura & Angela outdid themselves with makeup & wardrobe.   Throw in a little hair by Casey Arnold and we have the most beautiful girls that I could have ever imagined.

Check out the rings I previewed from Part 1!  Just can’t help but love them!  

Ohhhhh!!!  I’m sad now, because this is the last post from the shoot.  :(   I told you all before how much I loved this shoot and everyone that made it happen.   Thank you so, so much Laura, Angela, Casey, Savannah, Gretchen, & Candace.   I couldn’t have done this without you all!  Thanks for making my little vision come to life!

While I was editing the next day, I remembered some shots that I didn’t have time to capture.  I called Laura and asked her if she wanted to do another styled shoot using a theme solely based on those “missing” shots.   She reminded me that the night before, after being so pooped, I said that I wouldn’t do another styled shoot for a little while.  After laughing about how it took me less than a day to plan another one,  she happily agreed!  :)   That shoot will take place next month, but ya gotta wait for that one!

Makeup:  Laura Briscoe

Wardrobe / Accessories:  Angela Jackson

Hair:  Casey Arnold

Models:  Gretchen Fortin, Savannah Roach, Candace O’Neal

If you want to stay up to date with all the most recent sessions, click HERE and “LIKE.”

See you next time!