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Class of 2012: Madison

Paul — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:01:25 +0000

While Madison doesn’t go to school out in Vermillion, it’s where she spends a lot of her summer and with family and friends so it made for the perfect spot to head to for her senior portrait session. We spent a bit of time down on the beach and then strolled through town stopping when a spot looked interesting. I have to say, I think things turned out pretty good. I’m a little biased, though, she is my niece!

Congratulations Madison!

Class of 2012: Rhiannon

Paul — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:53:41 +0000

So I mentioned in an earlier post that I met Rhiannon out at Holden Arboretum for her senior pictures. She probably had the best weather I’ve had all summer for a portrait session – blue sky, cool temps..and well…lots of bugs. It was the “best night” not the “perfect” night.

Most seniors seem to take a while to warm up for the camera. Not Rhiannon. We got right into and she was a natural in front of the lens. Her and her mom let me drag them all over the Arboretum – and they put up with the bugs. Did I mention bugs? If they had been bad guys I would have felt safer because Rhiannon is a black belt in karate. That knowledge probably helped keep me from asking to do things that were way too crazy!

Congratulations on graduation and good luck next fall in college!

First Shot: Rhiannon

Paul — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:27:42 +0000

Home from a great shoot out at Holden Arboretum. It was a perfect night and Rhiannon was a great sport as I made us walk all over the place. There will be more in a few days, but here’s shot to get you started!

Renee – Class of 2011

Paul — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:38:19 +0000

One of the cool things about photography (with a little help from Facebook) is that it has brought me back in contact with a lot of old friends. Renee and I met before she was a year old. Right there is the proof in color.

I was skinny and she was cute. Guess which one of us doesn’t look the same…. :/

I fell out of touch with her mom after college, but we crossed paths once again and in an effort to make me feel really old she asked if I would take Renee’s senior portraits. How could I refuse?

We met up earlier this week and walked through downtown Willoughby. I was one of the last hot days of the year most likely and we took advantage of that and even went down to the river and got a little wet.

And if Superman shows up then you have to take your picture with him. I’m pretty sure it’s a law.

Gabbie – Senior Class of 2011

Paul — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:26:30 +0000

Gabbie called me up earlier this summer to take her Senior Pictures. She was referred to me by my September Bride Carli! I love referrals! Thanks Carli!

We decided to meet up at a local park for our first location and then head into Downtown Willoughby. We also talked about what sort of things Gabbie likes to do – sports, tennis….and then the bomb…snowboarding! It’s August! How am I supposed to shoot snowboarding? I came up with some cool, commercial shoot type ideas, but nothing we couldn’t pull off without a crew. I told her not to worry about it because we had some time before the shoot and I’d get it figured out.

Well, the night of the shoot arrived and I still hadn’t figured it out. Since it was hot and humid, we decided to shoot snowboarding last since she was going to put on some of her gear and I didn’t want to start the shoot off with her getting too hot. By the time we got to snowboard, the sky was cooperating and a little rain had left the parking lot nice and shiny. It was dark enough that anything but her the sky would be lit up with flash or the setting sun – a perfect way to hide the green of summer. I think we pulled off August snowboarding pretty well!