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Sweet Senior | Lehigh Valley Senior Photographer

One of the things that I like best about my job is the variety. Needless to say, photographing a newborn is nothing like photographing a toddler, is nothing like photographing a high school senior. Each type of session has its own benefits and challenges. I love the quiet slow pace of working with a newborn and the crazy, CRAZY energy of chasing a toddler around, and I spend most of my time doing just that, which I have not a single complaint about. It IS a special treat when I get to work with a high school senior though. It feels like a collaboration and we can take the time to play and have fun.

This senior session was extra special, not only because she is the baby sister of a good college friend (and when I say baby, I mean that she was basically a toddler when we started college, which makes me so very, very old) but also because she was so enthusiastic about every aspect of the session and so on board with any idea that was shouted out. I literally could have stayed out all night photographing her if the sun had only stayed up. Stand barefoot in this alley? Okay! Balance on this tree limb? Of course! Run repeatedly through a fountain when you have no change of clothes and an hour drive home? Sign me up!!! I liked it, I liked it very much. :-)

In addition to being possibly the sweetest senior alive, she is a track and soccer star, and gorgeous…did I mention gorgeous? Here are just some of the photos from her session although I could have shared them all. She is a natural.

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Charlotte & Family (& Wanderlust Giveaway)

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A couple of weeks ago, I had a great time shooting Charlotte’s senior photos. Honestly, it felt like I was on a fashion shoot. Her mom and dad came along so that we could get some updated family photos too and they were able to help us with a couple of outfit changes. So fun! Charlotte is just gorgeous and the whole family was easy to photograph. Made my job a breeze. :-)

We started out at Chanticleer Gardens and they just about had to throw us out of the place. We only had an hour there before they closed, so we had to work fast! I had never been there and it’s definitely a beautiful place to shoot. Here are some of my favorites.

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Charlotte’s parents, Catherine and Ken, were just as great in front of the camera. Naturals.
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I love tall grasses in general, but I think I loved these more than most with their little puffs on top. :-)
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On the way to do photos with the puppy, Teddy, we stopped on the side of the road for some photos with cows. I think I like these best. :-)
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Charlotte brought along her ukulele, which was perfect for this location.
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I also took a couple of photos of Catherine for her business as a feng shui consultant. From talking with Catherine a bit about her work, I can tell that she really loves what she does and is incredibly passionate about it. I honestly could have stood there talking about it for a long time. So interesting.
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…and finally…family photos with Teddy! How cute is he?
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I also had to mention something very cool that my good friend Alissa is doing. Alissa is sooo incredibly talented and artsy and she’s finally started her own etsy shop, Wanderlust. One of the really awesome items in her shop, a custom photo locket, is actually being featured right now on The Bright Side Project. Alissa can take your own personal photos, from travel or engagement photos…wedding photos…whatever, and put them inside these book lockets. Sort of like a funky take on the traditional photo locket. I think it’s just about the coolest idea ever and I will DEFINITELY be getting one for myself. Sooo…if you head over to The Bright Side Project site by Thursday, September 17, you can leave a comment to possibly win a photo locket of your own. Or just check out Wanderlust and you can order one for yourself. :-)
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Charlotte Preview

On Sunday, I had the pleasure of meeting Charlotte and her family for some portraits. It’s Charlotte’s senior year so we did her senior session and also some family portraits. We all suffered through the crazy humidity for some great photos. I think it was a pretty good trade-off. We shot most of the session at Chanticleer Gardens and then headed to their home for some family photos with Teddy, their cockapoo (for a proper family photo :-)).

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On the way between our two locations, I was following in my car when all of a sudden we pulled over and Charlotte’s mom Catherine hopped out to ask if we could do some photos with the cows. Um…uh huh. No need to ask twice :-)

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Just a preview. Lots more good stuff from this session. I love senior sessions.

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Ansley: Senior Session

So, last weekend I spent the morning with Ansley and we had an awesome time at Ridley Creek State Park exploring and picture taking. Ansley is originally from upstate New York where senior sessions like this are all the rage. That is unlike here where the cap and gown with a rose smiling politely into the camera is more what we expect from senior sessions. I would post my cap and gown with a rose photo…but seriously, it’s too frightening. I love these kinds of shoots and we just had such a good time.

I’m just posting a few of my favorites here. I had a hard time narrowing down my selection because the girl is just too photogenic. :-) Ah, wouldn’t we all just die for that problem. We explored the mansion and the gardens and this cool overgrown field. Oh…and can we just take a moment to check out that first photo? Doesn’t Ansley look like an old Hollywood actress? That’s what it makes me think of. Lovely.


I loved these trees and Ansley did too…so we hung out there for a bit.


Then we headed over to these gardens with the climbing flowers. Ansley could probably tell you what sort of flowers these are because gardening is one of her many interests. I on the other hand…cannot. :-)


We all thought this was so cool (Ansley, her mom and I). We found this perfect spiderweb and decided to incorporate it into a few. Ansley and her sister were “nature detectives” (I think I got that right) when they were younger, so this seemed fitting.


I love that at this age you’re in between child and adult. I think this is a grown up one.


I told Ansley that if I posted from this series I’d give her full credit because it was her idea to shoot in this little nook. I think it worked out pretty nicely.


How awesome is the lighting?


Now on to my favorites…the field. Sigh…I just loved the lighting and the whimsical feeling. I couldn’t pick my favorite, so here are quite a few.


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Let me just say…this grass was wet! Ansley didn’t care and was all about laying down in the grass and getting these shots. I’m so so so glad she did because these are some of my favorite. Something so classic about this one. I love the detail of the pearl bracelet.


I love this one because it looks like a moment, not posed, just living. :-)

Thank you Ansley for letting me be your senior photographer. YOU are magical.

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My name is Katie! I love color and pretty light and happy faces and sessions that include all of those things. Photographing families like yours, capturing the essence of what makes you unique, is my passion. I want to get to know you and to tell a story that is authentically yours.  

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