Shelby humbled me. Shelby actually drove with a friend (Ashley) from out of the state for her senior session with me and it was so incredibly fun! We shot down at the Plaza and her wonderful mom and a special guest accompanied us.

Shelby is quiet and reserved until she gets to know you a bit, then she really begins to open up. Her smile might be timid, but her eyes light up with laughter from the inside. It was really a treat to shoot someone so charming and sophisticated…sure of who she is and where she is going. Mark my words, big things are going to come from this young lady.

Oh! Tomorrow, I will post a special surprise from this session.

The big fountains are behind her, here. She loves the fountains at the Plaza.

Shelby loves photography and brought her camera along with her!

I had a bunch of favorites from this session. This is one.

This is my other favorite. Yes, the car was really coming…she hopped out of the way.

Jessee is an awesome girl! She is sweet and has an explosive laugh. Her family lives way out in the rural country. Jessee may be a pretty girly-girl blonde, but she is not that way in person. She is smart, shoots rifles competitively and is direct, outgoing and assertive. Her personality is super cool and she reminds me of one of my sisters (in a good way!).

Her wonderful mom and sister joined us for the shoot (cameras, not rifles!) at the historic Unity. They were all three too much fun to handle and I think we all had a good time.

Ornery girl.

The sign behind her says “Pool Closed”. You’ll see why a bit later.

Pretty in Pink! She found this rad dress on clearance and got it just for the shoot. THAT is shopping dedication!

Whiplash!

Happy girl! She throws her head back when she laughs. It’s great! 

This is one of my favs, too. Wowzers…

You see…it’s me…and she…Hey, that rhymes!
Good shot on mom’s part! Poor job on the pool boy’s part. Ugh, that is some greeeeen water.

My artsy fav.

Lee’s Summit West senior, Katie, rocked the house with her location recommendation. I had never shot at this particular park in Lee’s Summit, and it was a perfect day for some fun photos and she was even willing to break some rules with me to get some fun shots by a beautiful little water garden (people, please don’t tell the Parks & Rec that we trespassed! Shhh!) Ha!

Katie is quiet and thougthful. She is very active in local theatre, not only at her school, but also all around the city. She adores being backstage and making the shows come alive with her set and lighting designs. I can’t wait to catch a showing of one of her plays.

Shhh! Too fun!! (no rocks, subjects or photographers were injured in the making of this shot)

Time to play!

My favorite artsy shot.