Senioritis

On our way to the cabin we stopped to see our friends the Hoekers in Duluth. Josie wanted some senior pictures done. Talk about knock your socks off! Josie is so pretty and easy to photograph.I can't wait to work on the rest.

I love this shot-it's like an oxy-moron.Does anyone even say that anymore? We had to hike to get to this waterfall-real hiking. So I thought it would be cute with her heels because there's no way you'd wear those here. We took a lot here.

This was by Lake Superior in Minnesota. Duluth is one of my favorite towns in the world! Great shops/places to eat. Cool old buildings with textured brick walls. You guys know how I love texture!

Thanks for letting me take your senior pictures, Jos. I'm honored. You have so much to look forward to this year.Enjoy every minute of it!

Senior Pictures

It's that time again-senior pictures for the class of 2010.I had to take my daughter to the school photographer for hers. We just did the yearbook pictures because there's no way I would let someone else do her pictures-control freak that I am.

I'm continually amazed at the average pictures that people pay a lot of money for.Everything is an extra charge.They do the same five poses for everyone.It just re-enforced my belief that pictures should capture who the person really is.Anyone can tilt their head this way or that.I want to draw the real person out and show the world how beautiful they are.

These are just a small sample of the type of work I do. For senior sessions I do outside and studio work.My portraits range from simple and clean to mini-fashion shoots to sports to bands to just a little bit crazy!Whatever it takes to get "the" shot .

Check out my website for the monthly specials -www.aprilblairphotography.com.If there's something you'd like to do that's not listed-just ask.I love special requests!

Thanks, Chels for posing yet again for me. Luv ya!

Elisa & I got together today for her senior pictures.Her mom wanted something outside and very natural looking.Elisa was such a nice person to spend time with.Very easy to talk to and she has this serenity(don't laugh Elisa!) about her. She photographed beautiful!

I really like the train tracks for senior pictures. Don't ask me why.Maybe because they are getting ready to move on to the next phase of their lives? Could I get any cornier?Is that even a word?

While we were taking pictures Elisa schooled me on the whole Facebook operation.Thanks for all the info!

We tried to do some shots in the greenhouse at Pilcher Park but had a hard time.There were so many people there! I think there were a group of kids getting their community service hours,a few groups of middle schoolers and of course the guy on the lawn mower.Every single shot I did-there he was.I kept moving Elisa to new spots and there he'd be.It was comical.(He was probably thinking the same thing about us-sorry lawn mower man.)