Tag Archives: high school senior

Class of 2013

Posted on February 27, 2013 by bymelinda

She’s beautiful, talented, fun and smart. She’s going to make a positive impact on our world!
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I’m thinking of planning a trip to Michigan during … Continue reading →

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Model Perfect

Posted on November 10, 2012 by bymelinda

She is ready to take on the world… especially with her sidekicks Harley and Marco!
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Tough & Chic

Posted on October 13, 2012 by bymelinda

I love shooting at this location. Throw in a beautiful girl, a classic car, and a dog named Zoe to make it even better!
Let’s plan your session today. Studio and on-location sessions are available. The weather is great, and … Continue reading →

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2012 Senior

Posted on January 4, 2012 by bymelinda

Rob is looking forward to baseball season and enjoying mountain biking in the meantime. He was so easy to work with. I love sessions where we get to play.
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Model Perfect!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by bymelinda

The new studio offers a ton of options for sessions. We started in the studio with cloth, faux brick, and old doors for the backgrounds. Then, we moved outside and used the storage containers, walls and rock waterfall as backgrounds. … Continue reading →

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Creative lighting

Posted on November 21, 2011 by bymelinda

In this workshop, we discussed creativity and using found objects to modify lights. A sign was used to create the band of light on the model’s face. A piece of netting was used to diffuse the light in some of … Continue reading →

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Rim Lighting

Posted on November 18, 2011 by bymelinda

Rim lighting is amazing! I am looking forward to using this technique in a session soon. Imagine how amazing these images would be with a little directional lighting to add pop to her eyes and a little more drama to … Continue reading →

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Do not try this at home

Posted on November 16, 2011 by bymelinda

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Bring along a flash and some remote flash triggers. Set the camera on timer mode and dash across the stream or forest to get into the frame.
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Congratulations – Class of 2011

Posted on May 2, 2011 by bymelinda

The class of 2011 is about to graduate! Congratulations to all of the graduates. If they are all as amazing as the ones I was fortunate enough to photograph, the world is about to become a better place!
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