I first met Mariah when she was about 1/3 her current height. :) My hubs coached her and her sister in softball back in 2004. 9 years ago? Seriously? I had seen Mariah occasionally at the ball fields since then cheering on her sister, but Mariah's passion had turned to basketball. Rightly so, this girl seemed at least 2 feet taller than me with those heels on! ;) So, I decided I would have to use perspective and her sitting quite a bit in our shoot, since I had not brought my stool. :)
We had our shoot scheduled at 6:30 on a Friday evening in the Paseo. The weather changed our plans, as weather is the ultimate dictator of an on site photographer, but it turned out to be absolutely for the better. I got to the Paseo early to scope out where the good light and color would be. It was a beautiful warm day, but the sun was quite harsh, so I was going to have to find some good shadow. I scoped out my spots, and figured out our little photog adventure through the Paseo, and had enough time to just sit and finish my iced Americano from the wonderful Cuppies and Joe. As I sat and waited for Mariah to arrive, the most amazing thing happened: COMPLETE CLOUD COVER! If you are a photographer reading this, I do not need to explain my joy. Cloud cover means that I can now shoot anywhere, because all harsh shadows are gone and only beautiful light is covering the whole Paseo.
When Mariah got there, I made sure and told her that the Lord had blessed her shoot with amazing clouds. :) After giving her a hard time about wearing those heels, which I am glad she did, she looked stunning, I just felt mighty short in her presence. :)
As we worked our way through the artsy little community, we found this wall pictured above. It totally looks like tile, but it was a flat wall only painted to look like tile! SO cool! Love this smile/laugh that I got of her as well.
I am not a superfan of the "serious look," maybe cause I am not too serious. And it pretty much just makes me laugh when my clients try the serious face, unless it comes natural to them. But, this one above I think is a clear success. :)
Found this lovely patch of mega green grass, it was great color.
When I look though these photos, I can kinda tell that this is my first outdoor session of the season. I was enjoying every moment and soaking in all the great light and color and my beautiful client. And I think I am more obsessed with architecture than I had ever really given myself credit for. But, it is good know! :)
I was really wanting a "middle of the street" pose. I love the way this one turned out with the curve of the street lines, all the amazing color in the buildings, and the fact that all the vehicles in the shot match her outfit is pretty awesome as well. ;)
OK, these are a couple of my favorite shots. This location I just love. The white wall, and windows, and the tree branches, I love tree branches. It is an obsession. In the photo above on the left, the wind was blowing her hair just perfectly. It was a great moment. :) And the wall, with the reflection of the tree on the right is just perfection for me. And her outfit is just rocking with that glass and white wall.
Thank You SO much Mariah for the chance to do your Senior photos. You are a stunning girl, and just have such an ease about you, and I love how you beam when you talk about your family. :) I know that the Lord has GREAT plans for you and look forward to hearing about all that comes to pass in your life. The future is bright Miss Mariah, very bright. :)
... Heather
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