Meli booked the  “Bronze Portfolio” session that allow her to bring 2 outfits and she elected to have her session held on location at the NYLO Hotel.

This venue was such a great location.  It is a very contemporary environment.  It’s perfect for seniors who want that “Edgy” and “High Fashion” look to their images.

The “Bronze Portfolio” package offers a 1 hour session with her 2 outfits.

Meli definitely enjoyed her time at the NYLO Hotel and was very excited to see her images from this event.

This session took place both in studio and outdoors on location. The first half was in a Studio environment and the second half took place outdoors.

We began moving to a naturally light indoor location using only available lighting.

Next was a series of outdoor lighting and indirect lighting. This is an area under a porch scene.

Finally, we went pool side for the final stage of her FREE Senior Portrait session.

Many “Thank You’s!” go out to Ashley for all of her participation in the past year.

We will typically invite local High School Seniors to participate as Models in these workshops. This is a “Win-Win” situation for both the High School Senior and the Student Photographers. The High School Senior get a FREE portrait session and the student photographers get a Portrait Photography lesson using a live model. These type of arrangements are considered TFP photo shoots or Trade For Print. The Models spend their time working in exchange for digital images that will be given to them on a CD by each student photographer. I am always looking for new Models & High School Seniors to participate.

First is Alyssa. Here are a few of her images photographed by me. These images were photographed in McKinney, Texas in a new development known as Adriatica.

This area is designed after the themes from Croatia. In the second image, we place Alyssa ona balcony that was high up above the ground level. The up-wind from this area is what gave us a great “Wind Blown” look.

Finally, this one is my favorite. Here I posed her at the front edge of a pedestrian tunnel. The stone wall was a great prop to use. This pose I set up to display her class ring and to have her gazing off at a distance. Sometimes portraits look better when the subject is not looking directly at the camera. We lit up the scene by using 2 white reflectors as fill light. One from underneath and the other from behind. Notice the catch light in her eyes and we were able to highlight her dark brown hair against a dark background.

Yana in her Prom dress.

These images were shot on location at Farmers Branch Historical Park as a part of the Gulf State Camera Club Council Convention held in Plano.

This church building was a great spot that offered a unique contrast of the black dress against the white wall.

While shooting at this location, I was also instructing a group of out-of-town photographers during this model shoot.

Yana’s Prom was going to be 2 weeks away from the date of this photo shoot. Thus, I really wanted to capture a special image of her in the dress that would flatter her figure and her sparkling personality.

Good Luck Yana with your Prom and upcoming Graduations!