Hilary's Senior Slideshow

A couple of weeks ago I introduced you to Hilary, a senior this year at Trinity Academy in Wichita. Following a fabulous session in her prom dress, she changed into a couple of casual outfits for some fun pictures back inside The Ville. The Ville is a great location to shoot, but is also quite the lighting challenge as it has very low light and no windows. Thanks to Hilary's mom, Jeretta, for being my lighting assistant during the shoot, which ended about three hours after it started. Click here to see a slideshow of Hilary's senior portraits. -Mike

Max and Gianna

After taking portraits of the twins, I spent some time in the backyard with the "big kids" — Max and Gianna. After a short romp in the leaves, we headed to the swingset where I took this photograph of Max. Isn't he adorable?


Gianna couldn't quite reach the ground from her swing, but she certainly tried! To me, this photograph is all about the effort and the "almost there" that I think a lot of kids feel. Plus we know it's hear from the cute skirt her Auntie Sarah gave her.

AND here's the slideshow of all the kiddos!

Twins! Agnes and Clare

Clare and Agnes are just angels! They are 13 days old today and are as sweet as can be! Clare (left) wiggled and kicked lots and lots, but we were able to grab a quick photo in a quiet moment.


Agnes was a trooper. She slept through our entire portrait session, which was a treat!

Johnna's Slideshow

I've been working hard all week to get Johnna's slideshow together, but it was so much fun because there are so many fantastic photos from our session! Please ***Click Here*** to view the show. Be sure to have a speedy internet connection and your sound turned UP!

Johnna's Senior Portraits

Saturday, I headed west on Interstate-70 to take Johnna's senior portraits in Colby. Johnna, her mom Jackie, and I started out at her parents' flower shop, Someplace Special Floral and Gifts. When we talked in August, I encouraged Johnna to find some "fun locations" for photos. She met and exceeded my expectations! Johnna found SO MANY excellent locations for photos, we barely had time to hit them all.


The desire to have "something different" for her senior photographs prompted Johnna to give us a call, and I'm so glad that she did! Before we met, I scouted a few locations around Colby. The carnival rides, mostly disassembled for the winter, seemed like a fun place to take a few photos. When I suggested bringing a prom dress for a high schooler's version of "Trash the Dress," Johnna was up for it, and has some beautiful photographs to show for her willingness to do something a little different.

Thanks for the fun afternoon, Johnna and Jackie!

Be sure to check back later this week for the slideshow.

Hilary's Senior Portraits

I had a great time hanging out with Hilary tonight for what I hope is only the first of her senior portraits. She wore her junior prom dress for most of the shoot, which went well with the Parisian décor at St. Vincent de Paul church in Andover. She chose a couple of casual outfits, too, but I'll save those for the slideshow, which I'll start working on just as soon as I return from a quick weekend trip to KC.


Hilary is an artist and actress so she has a true appreciation for vision and style. She is quite the free and uninhibited spirit herself. When she called me, she stressed how important it was to her that her senior portraits be non-traditional yet classical. Mostly, she wanted some dynamic poses. One of my favorite turned out to be a playful moment on The Ville's grand staircase. -Mike

Baby Cayden

Last month I wrote about our friends Brian and Emily and the upcoming birth of their first child. Little Baby Cayden surprised us all when he arrived last week — nearly three weeks ahead of schedule!


I got to meet Baby Cayden this weekend and he's the cutest little baby boy I think I've ever seen! He slept through our entire photo shoot which made photographing his feet pretty easy. -Mike