"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"
~ Eleanor Roosevelt ~
This quote just jumped right out at me. I see beauty in every woman and it is my dream to photograph them all.
Since I started down my path of becoming a photographer I have enjoyed photographing high school seniors. They are fun, energetic, young, adventurous and every one that I have photographed have been female. When I started redefining my brand and focusing more on women's portraiture I found myself in a bit of a dilemma. I really wanted to focus all of my heart and soul on women but I didn't want to give up senior portraits. I am pretty sure my dilemma really lies in the fact that at 18 are you considered a girl or a woman? It seems ridiculous to call you a girl but it really feels odd to call you a woman. Then I really sat down and thought about this and I came to the conclusion that while your parents may still consider you their "little girl" at 18 you are on the verge of becoming an adult; a woman in society. So I decided that I would include senior portraits under the umbrella of women's portraiture.
With that settled, the next thing is what to offer my seniors. I want to give them the full on glamour treatment I would give any of my clients. Full hair and makeup, albeit subtle, a fun fashion-filled session, the whole in person ordering session. Your session should be all about your personality and who you are now, yet have a little bit of who you are about to become in the big 'ole world. I want you to feel beautiful. I want you to feel on top of the world. I want you to feel fabulous! You are about to embark on your future and reach for your dreams so show that off in your senior portraits as well.
Since I started down my path of becoming a photographer I have enjoyed photographing high school seniors. They are fun, energetic, young, adventurous and every one that I have photographed have been female. When I started redefining my brand and focusing more on women's portraiture I found myself in a bit of a dilemma. I really wanted to focus all of my heart and soul on women but I didn't want to give up senior portraits. I am pretty sure my dilemma really lies in the fact that at 18 are you considered a girl or a woman? It seems ridiculous to call you a girl but it really feels odd to call you a woman. Then I really sat down and thought about this and I came to the conclusion that while your parents may still consider you their "little girl" at 18 you are on the verge of becoming an adult; a woman in society. So I decided that I would include senior portraits under the umbrella of women's portraiture.
With that settled, the next thing is what to offer my seniors. I want to give them the full on glamour treatment I would give any of my clients. Full hair and makeup, albeit subtle, a fun fashion-filled session, the whole in person ordering session. Your session should be all about your personality and who you are now, yet have a little bit of who you are about to become in the big 'ole world. I want you to feel beautiful. I want you to feel on top of the world. I want you to feel fabulous! You are about to embark on your future and reach for your dreams so show that off in your senior portraits as well.
Glamour is about feeling and looking beautiful. It is about feeling confident in yourself and who you are. Glamour is about doing something for yourself that you might not otherwise do; step in front of the camera, rock your session like a runway model and show off your gorgeous images. You can still have fun, you can still show off your personality, you can still make it your own just with a little extra attitude in there.
I believe all women are beautiful. I believe all women deserve beautiful images of themselves. No matter your age, shape or size you can rock the camera. The future is yours. Show off your beauty. Follow your dreams. Stand out from the crowd with a glamour session for you senior portraits this year.
Stay tuned for details about my search for a class of 2014 senior ambassador. Blog post to come in the next month!!
♥xoxo♥
Kay
♥xoxo♥
Kay
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