One of life’s greatest joys is watching your children grow into adults. My oldest daughter is a senior and I was honored she asked me to photograph her. Sure it makes sense since dad’s a photographer, but she could choose whoever she wanted for this important moment. I tried to set aside my preconceptions and…
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Armed with a camera body and my favorite lens, I walked out the door to meet Sonja. My self imposed challenge was to find beautiful, natural light and not use any artificial lighting. For that, I enlisted the services of my friend JP (reflector man) to come along and lend a hand with the reflector….
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Your senior shoots are so incredible! They are so fun to see! Can’t wait for Kara’s!
This are great man! I guess you need to keep JP around. Also, the back lit images ended up being my favorites.
Kansas City BBQ is still an option, any time you are around.
Great set of high school senior portraits, Randy. I love the use of urban color! And I think this is the first set of senior portraits I’ve ever seen (I know I haven’t taken any like this) using both Razor Wire and an old travel trailer as compositional elements! Nice work.
Fritz
“We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” The upcoming election…
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hmmm…seems like where we are right now is way off from where we are meant to be according to the constitution! I hope whoever gets voted in, tries to get us back to that! Great message!!! Oh, and great photo too!
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It has been so amazing watching Kara grow up into the fine young woman she is today. She is so beautiful, smart, funny and (just like her dad) rebellious in many ways! I love these photos. They really capture her personality! I wish you would’ve thrown the one of the two of you in there. I love seeing photos of you with your daughters and I’m sure so would the rest of your fans!
Randy, it was such a great privilege to finally get to shoot with you. I was so honored to be allowed to tag along while you photographed your beautiful, intelligent and all around great daughter. It’s quite simply a testament to her intelligence that she would choose such a great photographer for her portraits. You did an amazing job and she is a great model.
I can tell you I am incredibly relieved the site worked out. The guilt would have consumed me though probably not nearly as much as had I left my two year old unattended on a stool to fall…yowza!
Mat
Thanks Mat…
First of all, she was NOT unattended. Well, kind of, but I just turned my back to walk to my camera. Alright, she was unattended. Sigh.
I appreciate the recommendation. That was an amazing photographic playground. I’d like to go back up there again sometime.
Tammy…yeah, I will consider the shot of Kara and I…it’s on my Facebook album. Isn’t that enough?
Randy,
What a beautiful young lady. My favorites are #1 (Inside standing) – Great location and lighting, #2 (Through the window), #9 (Freedom) – You can read a lot into that one, #10 (In the field) – I like your technique on this one. Is that an old car in the background of #12, any images of her with it?
Thanks Gary! Haven’t heard from you in a while. Your seniors have been looking great, btw.
All of these were done with available light. The field image involved a reflector and that was it.
The car was awesome. They were filming a horror movie at the location we were shooting and the vintage car belonged to someone on the movie set. I kept a safe distance and used it in the background, but never put Kara in the car. I do have some other images with the car more pronounced.
Thanks Gary!
Wow, your little girl is all grown up. She sounds amazing and she is beautiful. She has your smile. I remember her with a face full of peas at one of our Thanksgiving feast. Time flies. Happy Thanksgiving.
Great location, and what a beautiful girl. Sheesh, they grow up fast don’t they. Seems just yesterday I shot that photo of your little girl in the fluffy dress amoungst the flowers. I certainly see the resemblance to dad there.