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This is Mikaela.  She’s crazy photogenic.  Like, seriously.  I photograph a lot of people–and I love them all–but she was seriously easy to shoot.  She’s natural and confident in front of the camera, and magically has complete control over her face.  {Something I’m still trying to master.}

 

I had a great time hanging out with Mikaela and her family prop-hauling, bubble-blowing, hair-fixing, pose-suggesting entourage.  She asked for shooting locations that were unique, she was up for pretty much anything, and she specifically wanted some shots standing in the water.  I think the session we put together answered that call.  The class of 2016 senior season is shaping up to be my best ever.

 

volleyball senior portraits

Mikaela is the first athlete I’ve ever photographed with gear.  And it was so. much. fun.  Especially the part where her mom and uncle were holding a {surprisingly heavy} volleyball net up in the background.  It was so kind of Surrey to unlock the school for us so we could get this shots on her home court.

 

And speaking of school spirit…I think Surrey’s bleachers are just darling.  So I insisted that we take a few shots there too.

bleachers

From there things got a little itchy.  If you’ve looked at my other work, you might have noticed that nearly every senior shoot ends up in an open field somewhere.  Mikaela was no different.  Like I said, she was a sport–wading into tall grass, looking beautiful with gorgeous back lighting…all the while being eaten alive by North Dakota’s state bird–the mosquito.  By the end of this series, I was literally shooing the blood suckers off her arms and legs in droves.  She might feel differently…but I think the end result was worth all the swatting.

senior portraits field golden hour

glitter

The last stop of our photo-adventure was the back side of Roosevelt Park.  It took a lot of scouting to come up with this place, but I think it’s absolutely perfect.  And isn’t that hat precious?!  She’s so cute.  Not to mention that our day was perfect too–I mean how often in Practically Canada do you get an evening with absolutely no wind?  Look at this super still water!

{And, I should add that we owe a big THANK YOU to our amazing bubble blowers.  They risked falling in the river to help us get these shots!}

bubbles senior portraits

Okay.  I mentioned earlier in the post that she wanted some images in water.  Well…this is what we came up with and I’m pretty much in love.  That’s why I saved them for last here.  The lighting, the sunset, the water…stunning.  These photos are cool.  And that’s all there is to it.

senior portraits in water

So there you have it.  I am so happy with the way these photos came out and I hope she will be too!  As you can see, I had a lot of favorites from this session…so I had a VERY hard time choosing just one for the B&W vs Color challenge on the Facebook page.  So I didn’t just pick one.  I picked two.  Be sure to head over to Facebook and vote for your favorite.  If enough people chime in with an opinion, Mikaela will win a free print!

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