Par for the Course

I hit the road for this next session, to photograph Nate, Ruthie, Rowan and Ty at the Cedar Rapids Country Club! Nate and I work for the same company, and I have met Ruthie just briefly once before - but it was the first time meeting the two little cuties in these photos :) They did SO great, and I have Mr. Ty to thank for the adorable silly photo- as it was ALL his idea! I just love it!! Ruthie and Nate will be married next fall down in Florida, and so we shot a few family photos, as well as their engagement portraits! Nate is an avid golfer, so it was a great location for pictures! Upon arriving, a nice gentlemen (who's name for the life of me I cannot recall…) took me for a spin on the golf cart to show me around and help scout locations. It was a beautiful fall day, and I had a blast carting around the course with this fun bunch!! Enjoy their sneak peek!
-Mandy

Out with a… selfie?

Meet Zach. This guy has the title of being my last senior of 2014!!! And his session was a fun one! I don’t know much about soccer, but it was fun to see Zach in his element at the soccer field! We also bounced around town for a few shots (and p.s. one of Zach’s shirts came all the way from Europe!!) and then headed out to a local park to wrap up the session! I had a close call as we were leaving, almost forgetting to grab my usual instagram pic with each senior I photograph. But I called Zach as we were driving away from the last location and quickly grabbed a selfie along the side of the road! Too funny! I can definitely say that I have had a BLAST working with all of my seniors this year and it has been a privilege getting to know each and every one of them! I wish all of them only the best in their senior year!

-Mandy

She's got Style

Get ready for some seriously stunning images! Oh my gosh, did I get lucky with all of my seniors this year! I swear I photograph some of the most amazing clients. I think I say this every year, but they just keep getting better and better! And miss Annie didn’t let me down! This girl has got the eyes, the hair, the sky-high legs – and knows how to pose! (P.S. I am SUPER jealous of this girl’s hair!!) And did I mention she is a great athlete too!? I had SO much fun with Annie, her mom, and her sister! I could not wait for this session once I saw the outfits syles she had put together – I mean that hat & floral print dress - hello ADORABLE! And any girl that wants to include cowboy boots into her attire is my kinda gal! :) I pretty much am leaving all of these sessions wanting to go shopping to find all of these super cute clothes for myself!! I hope that you enjoy her sneak peek of awesome images!

-Mandy

Up with the Sun

I think I may be starting to be converted to a morning person… for multiple reasons. I have always primarily been a night owl, but soon after children arrive, that pretty much gets thrown out the window, since sleep typically trumps late night editing marathons for this girl. Evening sessions have always been my favorite, but since Steve is in football with practice every night, we needed to do an a.m. shoot. And an early one at that! We started Steve’s session JUST after the sun came up, and I am glad that he and his mom were game for meeting me early, because the light we had was simply amazing! And I am SO glad it’s fall and the colors are starting to just peek through everything, making it the perfect time of year for photos! We wrapped up Steve’s session at the football field (after he had JUST sprained his ankle, mind you) and he wasn’t about to let that ruin his senior portraits!! This guy is a killer athlete and am super excited to share his sneak peek! Enjoy!

-Mandy

Friday Night at the Field

Meet Seth - West Delaware H.S. Senior!  Seth was a trooper during his session -- I tend to over-shoot with my seniors because I typically am having way too much fun and loose track of time…! And once again I was blessed with great weather! It was a tad bit windy (so I kept telling him how glad I was that I had a senior guy shoot that evening) but his hair didn't budge and we had fun running around town for his senior pics regardless! Seth is an amazing ball player to boot, so of course our last stop had to be the ball field. Senior photos should really showcase the senior, their personality and what they are passionate about! So I am always game for including something the seniors love! We did some pitching action shots and I even made the poor guy hold a couple of the poses mid pitch, so that I could play with my camera settings and grab some with the awesome evening sunset as our backdrop! (Thanks for bearing with me Seth!) I think the images pretty much sum up how he did. But I’ll let you all be the judge ~ Enjoy!

-Mandy

The Fine Art of Branch Holding

This session had me cracking up, quite often! One of my favorites was when Kaitlyn’s dad Tim got to participate in the senior picture taking experience. I typically try not to make the moms (or dads) work too hard during a session, if I can help it! But when I see a photo opportunity, I am willing to try just about anything to get the photo I envision in my head (which also includes me standing on some pretty rickety railings) So when there were some pretty leaves and branches that I wanted to fill the frame & they were just not in the right spot, we gotta make it happen! (insert Tim here) Below is a pullback of how one of the shots (also seen below) was made possible! Haha! Tim did a great job. But I do believe Kaitlyn wins the award for doing a better job! She rocked her portraits and I had an absolute blast with the Salow’s! And we couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful evening – mother nature has been too good to us lately! Enjoy-

Mandy

Double Take

Ummmm… I am not even quite sure where to begin with these two. Maybe I will start with TWINS ROCK!! The twin bond they share on top of being sisters is truly an amazing thing! Their session was quite a challenge (and also a first) for me, having two seniors during one timeframe made me quite nervous, to be honest. But I could not have asked for two more courteous, beautiful and hilarious ladies to work with! I had SO much fun working with these girls, and although they may be twins, they each have their very own look and personalities for sure!! And they, along with their mom Cheri and sister Holly had me cracking up almost the entire time! If there were a soundtrack for this session, it would definitely include a few Lion King songs and Drop it Like it’s Hot for sure… lol! I hope that they enjoy their sneak peek!!

-Mandy