I met up with Jenny and her family a few weeks ago to photograph her senior portraits. I've known her dad for quite some time. In fact, he was my journalism high school teacher and probably did more than anyone to influence my early professional development. So when he called to ask if I'd be interest in photographing his oldest daughter's senior portraits, I was both honored and nervous all at the same time.
But when you have a subject as photogenic as Jenny, it's really hard to screw up!
We spent a good portion of our time in Old Town, which is photographed a lot. I'm always looking for something, anything that I've not seen before. I was intrigued with the positioning of the letters on this loading dock and worked to incorporate them into this urban landscape.
We started our shoot at Exploration Place. I'm not entirely sure this is what any of us had in mind when we arrived but I like the textures of this willow tree and how its form mimics her long, brown hair.
We finished our shoot with a couple of quick stops: The first was this Shakespeare-inspired mural.
The last was this alley shot. When I showed her a preview on the back of the camera, she said, "that's exactly what I want." Jenny, it was a pleasure to photograph your senior portraits and I'm glad we could connect creatively. I hope you enjoy ALL of your photos. :) -Mike
