4 days to go…
Sneak peek!

I’m SO excited to share with you what I’ve been working on all summer long! It has been on the back burner for the last couple of years, but it’s time to bring it out and share it with the world! So grab a friend and join me in counting down the days until the big reveal!

Five days left…

I pulled up to our meeting spot to see Wyatt sitting on his tailgate with his friend, Burke, laughing and strumming his guitar. I couldn’t help but grin ’cause right then I knew it was going to be a great shoot. Wyatt, you were an awesome “model”! I promise that if we ever do it again, it will be sure to include a pizza or two!

Straw hat on head and guitar in hand, we started at the field at Nevada Union High School, where Wyatt has played football for the past three years.

Moving up to Nevada City, the guys were a little distracted by the thought of food at the Beach Hut Deli, but we managed to get a few cool pictures before they headed off for dinner.

I don’t text myself, but I’ve heard it’s a sure-fire way to get a hold of this guy.

If I believed in luck, I would attribute the success our of amazing senior portrait session to the beautiful butterfly we found at the beginning of our shoot. As it is, credit must go to Victoria and her family of stylists! We headed to downtown Sacramento yesterday for a fun evening along K Street and the Capital Park. From cell phone conversations in Spanish, a group of guys filming a movie, and cute squirrels, the distractions were many and close together. But Victoria just laughed, swung the hair out of her eyes, and struck another pose.  Vic, thanks so much for being willing to get out in public and try new things! Your poise and laid back attitude combined with your natural beauty–inside and outside–makes you one special girl!

Yep, this girl is a true 2011 senior complete with a cup of coffee in hand from Sacramento’s best, Temple Coffee.

Victoria did a great job at personalizing her session by bringing along flowers, her favorite cowboy boots, and other items to make sure her pictures were a true reflection of the girl inside!

Capital Park is beautiful this time of year with the flowers starting to bloom and the orange trees loaded with fruit!

Riding horses, music, theology, reading, art…Jessamy’s interests are diverse and many. Ever since she was a little girl, Jessamy has been smart beyond her years and able to converse with anyone! As she gets ready to graduate from high school, she’s applying to an honor program at Biola which teaches the classics classically! Did I mention smart??

With a car full of clothes and props, Jessamy was a perfect client! We had so much fun driving around town and in the country to the best spots to show off her style and personality. Jess, thanks so much for being so creative and vivacious. You are the type of person that’s an utter joy to photograph!

Her family friend, Janet, was so kind to allow us to come to her house to use her grand piano…

…and beautiful horses, Jess and Ben!

Laughter makes it an instant favorite!

Nevada City has some gorgeous colors going on, but this was one of the prettiest trees I’ve seen!

Booktown Books & Tomes is really one of the best used book stores I’ve visited. It has so many little nooks and crannies filled to the brim with pages and pages of stories and information. I may just have to go back again soon!

Pretty much her entire session makes the favorite list!

And what better to go with books than a Summer Thyme’s latte?