Authentic, fun, kind, there are so many elements of Bonnie’s personality and I set out to capture all of them!
Bonnie shared, “I have been following your work for years & always knew I’d want you to photograph my senior portraits! Your work is creative, natural and fun! You are super nice and easy to talk and made me feel so comfortable.”
She continued, “On the day of the session you came prepared with lots of ideas and have a great eye for backgrounds and lighting. I really appreciated how you took the time to get to know me and asked me what I wanted, and got my input even throughout the session!”
“I want my senior pictures to capture my confidence and independence as I’m about to leave for college. I’m a people person therefore I wanted to also express my friendly personality and be a little girly.”
She continued, “My mom has always taught me that beauty comes from within so I wanted to express that kindness wins and confidence is important. Also woman empowerment!”
We captured several traditional portraits, here is one…
And took time to get some more creative portraits as well…
Bonnie shared, “I am so grateful for growing up here in Shippensburg and for everyone that I have had to chance to get to know. I wanted to capture a natural, hometown-vibe.” Bonnie’s mom also was particularly excited about capturing the natural beauty of our small town.
This photo gives you the sense of her attachment to home, but her dreams of her future…
She’s going to miss this…
Haaa! Running in an open field, so Bonnie!
Bonnie’s mother was all about capturing Pennsylvania wildlife in the photos, we saw geese!!!
I love this one– watch out Vogue…
Bonnie has a more quiet and reserved side until you get to know her, I think you can really see that here:
But once she opens up you will find that she is 100% authentic, fun and a great person to be around.
I used a slow shutter speed to capture her laughter here, I love this one!
I love the vibrant colors and the sweet, springtime feel of this next image:
Bonnie wanted a fun, colorful downtown vibe for some photos, too. She changed her look a little…
So bubbly & fun!
I thought a “photo booth” look was definitely in order:
There are so many interesting backgrounds downtown from murals to old warehouse walls, we went everywhere!
Bonnie liked the idea of capturing some of the historic brick building downtown and her mother really wanted some nice black and white portraits of Bonnie. Here is one of those:
Is is it just me or does Bonnie look like a Disney Princess here? I love the sky!!!
A little more downtown…
Bonnie was literally up to try any ideas that I had– I noticed my neighbor’s yard looking pretty amazing with *tons* of Grape Hyacinths in bloom along their treeline. Bonnie hopped in for a few quick shots:
Bonnie has followed my work for such a long time that she knew that she wanted to end her session with a classic silhouette. I think this one is so beautiful!
Bonnie I loved working with you and can’t wait to see all that you will accomplish!!!
Bonnie shared, “These photos turned out so well! I can hardly believe it, not because of you, I knew you were amazing, but they far exceeded my expectations!!! I totally saw myself in these pictures and LOVE them!”