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Passionate for Parkour!

As promised, we are back with some of the seniors that we didn’t get a chance to share before during the rush to meet all the yearbook deadlines. 

One of the great things about working with so many seniors is all the new things we learn.  This senior taught us all about “parkour” – something we had never heard about before.   (If you have never heard about it either, simply go to YouTube and search parkour!)  He is part of a team that meets several days a week to hone their skills while having fun.  We really hope we can tag along one day and capture some really cool images for them.

Here are some of his favorites from our session together. 

 
 
 
 

Given his passion for parkour, our session wouldn’t be complete without a shot like this!

 

We’ve got a couple more seniors to share, so stay tuned until the next time. 

Judianne and Ron

 
 
 
 

Circle of Friends, Part 2

Here is the sneak peek we promised in our last entry – with the third and final friend to complete this circle of friends.   This senior is a riot – she kept us laughing for the whole session!  AND, she was the only senior this season that was willing to get up really early on a Saturday morning.  Well, her friends agreed to get up that early, too, for some group shots.  That, by itself, speaks volumes about their friendship! 

Here are some of our favorites of just her. 

 
 
 

Here they are all together. 

 
 

Remember the classic pose from our last entry?  Well – here it is again x3!

 

We are winding down with our seniors.  Only a few more to share before the final yearbook deadline arrives.  Stay tuned.

Until the next time,

Judianne and Ron

 
 
 
 
  

Circle of Friends, Part 1

This senior session was memorable for so many reasons – mostly because she came with her two best friends and softball buds.  (We first introduced you to her friend Sandy last spring.  See here.)  Her friends served as fashion consultants, body guards when needed (oh my!), and comedians to help keep the smiles genuine.  After having spent the morning with all three of them, we know without doubt that they are an unstoppable force on the softball field.  

Here are a few of our favorites from our session. 

   

 

Her friends insisted on this last pose, so we couldn’t resist sharing it here. 

 

We’ll be back very soon with a sneak peek from friend #2 and then finish with some of all three of them.

Peace out!

Judianne and Ron

A Dancer this Time!

We are back again with another senior sneak peek.  This senior was one of only a few dancers we have photographed this year.  She takes a bunch of different classes and she competes, too.  Between school, dance and work, she is one busy girl!  It was great to get to know her and her grandmother during our session.  

Here are a few of our favorites we hope you will enjoy.

 

We have now finished photographing all of our Class of 2010 seniors, but that doesn’t mean we are done sharing them with you.  Stay tuned for more sneak peeks coming very soon.

Until the next time,

Judianne and Ron

Great Senior Session

We had so much fun with this senior and his dad during our session.  (Dad – thanks so much for helping out with the equipment.  Your extra hands were greatly appreciated!)  When talking with this student, we learned that he has aspirations for a career in medicine.  Not just any career, though, one in which he will make it a point to treat children as the very special patients they are.  Given all of the pediatric specialists we have had the pleasure of dealing with, we admire his ambition and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

As you can see from the following sneak peek, he was very comfortable in front of the camera.  That made picking just a few to showcase here very hard. 

Have no fear, more senior peeks are in store. 

Until the next time,

Judianne and Ron

Senior Session at the Apple Orchard

We consider our local apple orchard one of our hidden treasures.  It’s a great location with a wide variety of background choices, AND it’s owned by a wonderful family that loves to have us come and use it.  (Thank you Randall Family!!)  We have wanted to bring a senior here for a long, long time.  Well – being patient has finally paid off.

Here is a sneak peek at our first senior who wanted to use the orchard this year.  The combination of her willingness to try new things, her beautiful smile and a great location lead to some fantastic results.  We hope she will be pleased.   

More seniors are coming, so stay tuned.

Until the next time,

Judianne and Ron

An Artsy Senior to Share

We are happy to be back with another senior sneak peek to share.  This student was our first “artsy” student of the summer.  She is passionate about art and is making plans to include it in her future. 

We aren’t sure if her artistic tendencies helped at all, but we captured a whole variety of expressions during our time together.  We got some great “moody” ones like these. 

Mom, however, wanted to see more of her beautiful smile.  Hopefully, mom will be happy with these and they many others like them.

 

 

We’ll be back again soon with another senior and a great new location!

Until the next time,

Judianne and Ron

 

Back to the Rapids!

It’s been way too long since we have taken pictures at the Rapids.  All the rain late last summer and early this summer made those rocks we love so much completely inaccessible.  That’s why we were so excited when this senior wanted to go there.  Once we showed her how beautiful the Rapids are, she was really pleased, too.

We had so much fun during our session.  She was hoping to get some pictures with her sister, but her sister had another commitment.  Fortunately, her new puppy’s calendar was clear, and she was able to join us. 

Here are a few of our favorites from our time together.

 
 
 
 

Perhaps, we saved the best one for last? 

  
We’ll be back again with more seniors to share.

Until the next time,

Judianne and Ron

 

Bring on the Seniors!

If you follow our blog at all, you know that we’ve photographed a great bunch of senior guys this year.  Well, this senior was no exception.  He (and his mom) were very easy to talk with, and he was so comfortable with us and the camera that our session was over before we knew it. 

One of the many things we talked about was his Eagle Scout project.  Being an Eagle Scout himself, Ron is intimately familiar with the passion, determination and hard work required to achieve this lofty goal.  Few have what it takes to even attempt it, and even fewer will pursue it to it completion.  We applaud his efforts and wish him all the best on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. 

Here’s a sneak peek at a few of our favorites from our session together.  Enjoy!

 
 
 
 
 

Stay tuned for more senior sneak peeks coming very soon,

Judianne and Ron

You want me to get how close to the water???

Here’s a sneak peek at our latest senior.  She’s another athlete with amazing brown eyes and some definite thoughts about continuing her athletic career in college.  We met on a beautiful night at the Portland Headlight, and we had a great time together.   She brought her cousin along with her for moral support (though we aren’t really scary enough to need it J).  Her cousin, as it turns out, played an important role at the end of our session . . . 
 

Here are some of our favorites.

 
 

We love this one because, even in black and white, you are drawn in by her eyes.

 

Shortly after we took this picture it was nearing the end of our session, and we asked her if she minded getting a little wet.  

 

We had found a great spot right on the edge of the water, and she agreed to try it.  Well, she was facing us and not watching the wave that was rolling it.  We were paying attention to getting our lighting in the right spot, so we weren’t paying attention to the wave either.  The next thing we remember is hearing her scream and watching her jump up after getting soaked by the crashing wave!

  

That clearly was not our intent!!  Thankfully, she was really good natured about it – well, she was until her cousin explained that she saw the wave coming in but didn’t say anything to us.  Ooops!  Hopefully, once she sees her pictures, she will think it was all worth it.  

We’ll be back again soon with some examples of love – both 6-day-old love and love 50 years in the making.  

Stay tuned,

Judianne and Ron