Last Saturday I had a photo shoot with 3 seniors all together. This was the first time that I was photographing 3 seniors at the same time. We started in Hood River on 2 different locations and ended up in Mosier for the late evening light. All 3 girls were helping each other with the poses and expressions while assisting me with some gear. It was really fun to work with them because they were having fun. The dynamic of a group is awesome when everyone is comfortable to ham it up in front of their buddies with a camera trained on them. As a photographer, I always like to do something a little different each time. I like to capture the personality of each client and find that inner beauty. Then when you see the photo, you have an experience of the personality of the client instead of a snapshot.

Last Wednesday evening I met Nicole for her time in front of the camera for her senior photos. She was all nerves before the shoot and was worried about what to do. It’s true that it is harder that it looks. I guess part of being a portrait photographer is to make it easy for the client to relax and enjoy the experience. You can see from the photos that she had absolutely nothing to worry about.

I’ve spend the weekend with America’s next top model and was able to photograph her in two short photo shoots. Well (not officially), she is my daughter Alyx and she always will be my Top Model. It’s not easy to get her excited about a photo shoot and get her in front of the lens. She is a teenager and is way too busy texting and listening to her ipod which leaves very little time for anything else. I have photographed her most of her life; so she is little bored with it even though I’m just warming up. Here are my favorite photos from my top model.

Raining again today though the weather was excellent for the evening photo shoot of Sarah last night. I love photographing in Hood River where you can always find new place to shoot if you explore a little. Sarah brought her guitar for the photo shoot. Props like that make any photo shoot more interesting and personal.

Rainy day-great for editing and creating. I’m finishing editing from last senior photo shoot. Colton was very photogenic and natural with posing, it reflects in the photos.