Senior Portraits...

I always thought I would be a senior portrait photographer. Until I took my first session. I'm not crazy about backdrops, or lighting, or props, or poses. However; back, and I mean way back when I first "photographed" my brother's senior pictures in 2007 I tried to incorporate all of those things. I thought those were the simple, no-bake, ingredients to senior pictures.
These days, I think its viewed more appropriate to use available light and go out on location to shoot seniors. In my experience, it's not for everyone. Some people want that perfect, even light and the look of a studio. Some people want the natural feel of the out side light and a nice evening breeze. And, some people just don't know what they want.
Senior pictures aren't my specialty, if I can even say I have a specialty. I lack the ability to evoke a natural emotion out of my clients when I am one on one with them. I haven't yet taken the leap into investigating this area of my work because, well, I'm frankly not sure that I want to.
BUT, every now and then I offer up my services for free, to a willing lab-rat. Or who ever will let me follow them around with a camera for a few hours.
Nikoleta is my friend, we work in the restaurant together and I think she's beautiful. So, I offered to take her senior pictures in exchange for her passing out some marketing materials for me. Deal.
Here are a few that I've played around with this evening! Enjoy! I think she should skip college and go straight to NYC for a modeling career, but don't tell her Dad I said that. ;-)