Heritage High School prepares life long learners who are compassionate, who are globally aware and who have the courage to persevere in a changing world.
Meet Allie. Graduating high school senior, valedictorian of her class—a rare combination of brains and beauty. The perfect student to represent the mission statement of her teachers. You can be sure you’ll be seeing more of this talented woman as she makes her mark in the world. And the world will be a better place for it!
Allie wanted the backdrop of Vancouver for her high school senior portrait session. We had a great time getting to know each other and I even brought along another talented high school senior, Ian.
He shadowed me during December for his high school culminating project. Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot of shooting going on at that time, so he spent his week watching me work in front of my computer. As much a real world experience as that is, it’s just not the rock star photographer image everyone has of what I do for a living. Perception versus reality. Two worlds colliding. Look for a behind-the-scenes image of Ian in this set. So, without further ado… let me introduce Allie.
My name is: Allie
I’m a Senior at: Heritage High School
Childhood Ambition: Changed a lot. Finally decided on businesswoman.
Fondest Memory: Spending a week in Hawaii with the family.
Soundtrack: Everything is Beautiful – Starfield.
Retreat: Going on a run through the park.
Wildest Dream: To be in a movie—my lifelong secret desire!
Proudest Moment: Giving a speech at 8th grade graduation as valedictorian.
Biggest Challenge: Not catching senioritis.
Alarm Clock: My cell phone… and if that doesn’t work, my mother.
Perfect Day: SUNNY, warm, and no rain.
First Job: Tutor for a family friend.
Indulgence: Shopping.
Last Purchase: Sixteen-ounce Peach Pleasure from Jamba Juice.
Favorite Movie: The Count of Monte Cristo.
Inspiration: Jesus, all the way.
My Life: Will make an exciting change as I attend George Fox University this fall.
My Future: Is directed by God. It will be grand!
2 comments
Great shoot Randy. As always, I’m impressed by the harmony of the palette in each shot, especially the orange-amber-rust along the graffiti wall and the pale blue-green-grays of the riverside gravelbed. How does you do it? And I like the cascading fountain background and lensbaby stuff across the street. I’m pretty sure I know exactly the place. But tell Ian to tone it down. He looked pretty fired up.
Thanks Brian!
I appreciate your comments. I just told Allie to bring along some of her favorite outfits and suggested what to wear based on where we were at. My favorite outfit of hers was the yellow sweater and the green top. Really worked with her skin tones and the area we were shooting.
And Ian? Yeah… he was a little embarrassed about having his picture taken I think…