Life Through The Eyes Of My Camera Lens

Hello my lovies!!

It’s been awhile since you’ve heard from me, but in the midst of my busiest season, I wanted to address a very important question.  It’s one that always comes up when you have a High School Student in your household, and it is really one only you can answer.  “When should we get Senior Portraits done?”  If you’re asking me, I’ll tell you the short answer is:  Anytime you are ready!!  The long answer just leads to more questions.  🙂  Personally, I have had parents and students contact me for pictures during their Junior year in High School, after their Senior has already graduated, and even for College Graduations because they never had “senior portraits” done before!

So the real question is . . .

WHEN DO YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR SENIOR PORTRAITS DONE?

Let me start by introducing to you Rose, Class of 2017.  She is one of seven kids in her family and only the second one that wanted to have Senior Portraits done.  She is a beautiful and unique young lady.  She is the ONLY girl I know that is going to be a welder!  Yes, you read that right.  This gorgeous girl is going to be hiding behind a grungy, dirty mask to protect herself from the harmful light that welding produces.  Her tiny little frame will be hidden by a jumpsuit to allow her to move freely throughout the job site.  It’s that small petite size that will make her invaluable in the industry since she will be able to fit into all those small spaces that a man cannot get to.  She is finishing up her education at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology and already has a job lined up!

Rose is not the first Senior that have I have photographed that was not longer a High School Senior, but she is the first one this year!  Let me tell you how it all came about ….

Our conversation first started in the Fall of 2016, the beginning of her senior year.  Her mom and I had talked about winter portraits, in a stream, with a summer dress.  It sounded really cold to me, but this Senior Photographer was excited to try something totally different!  🙂  After the consultation with Rose, I got even more excited!!  I started planning and brainstorming about how it was going to work, where it would be, and got myself ready to be “on call” for the moment we had snow.  Here in Central Pennsylvania, that could be anywhere between October through April!  hahaha!  Sadly, due to the series of unfortunate events, that plan never happened, and before we knew it her senior year was over.

Now just because she was technically no longer a Senior, didn’t mean that her dream of having Senior Portraits was totally shattered.  We just simply adjusted the time frame.  She did have a little trouble getting off work because they didn’t think it was possible for her to be getting them done after her graduation, but that was the only trouble we had! So on June 15th, about a week after she graduated high school, we did her portraits!

 It turned out to be a BEAUTIFUL day!  Perfect for portraits!!

The water was still cold, but it didn’t slow us down much  . . . and I’m sure it was warmer than it would have been in the winter!!  🙂

In the end, both Rose and her mom were thrilled with the results.  It wasn’t what we originally had planned, but it was beautiful none-the-less.  In fact here is what her mom had to say,

“Fantastic photographer!  Fantastic lady! I am beyond happy and satisfied with all of the choices! Mindy is so professional and easy to work with and so flexible which was very necessary in my case. Will definitely hire her again.” 

This review was completely unsolicited . . . I just got a notification in my inbox and went to check it out.  These are words from a truly happy client . . . and that means the world to me.

So whether you are a Junior, Senior, or post High School, don’t feel like your chance is over!  Your portraits can be taken ANYTIME you are ready!  Even if you are a Freshman that just wants to start planning out your session with me.  It truly doesn’t matter.  If you want “Senior Portraits” I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!  Let’s make it happen together!

If you are ready to start planning your Senior Portrait Session, feel free to Contact Me anytime!  I’d love to get you on my schedule!

Until next time, Love and Blessings,

Mindy 😀