I had a fun Growin’ Up portrait session in Crystal Lake recently with Ava, a cute, energetic 3-year-old. The day was a little overcast, but that always makes for poppier colors and means no harsh shadows. Ava certainly wasn’t shy in front of the camera, which made it a blast to make these great portraits. It helped that her mom and dad were there to keep her interested and motivated, too 🙂
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Meet Ashley, my 2011 senior rep for Crystal Lake Central. She was a great model who admitted to practicing her smile in the mirror prior to shooting. And you can tell—check out that killer smile!
We started our shoot at Stern’s Woods in Crystal Lake, but didn’t spend too much time there. The mosquitoes were HORRENDOUS! Ashley was a good sport, though, and kept smiling at the right moments, despite the feast she was providing for the little buggers. Then we headed to downtown Crystal Lake and Woodstock.
These images are just a few from the initial shoot. We were limited on time so we’re going to do a second shoot with a few other outfits and looks. As you can see, we already made some beautiful senior portraits complete with the soft glow of the setting sun. Look for more soon!
And to all those Crystal Lake Central seniors who haven’t got your senior portraits done yet, find Ashley and get one of her rep cards to save 10% off your 2011 senior session!
The August self-portrait installment is going up almost two weeks into the month of September. Yeah, things have just been like that lately. Busy, busy, busy, but that’s a good thing.