benji *warwick senior '11

benji... where to start?  you trespassed with me on government property and were willing to wake up before dawn to do this shoot in the middle of the week THE DAY YOU LEFT FOR COLLEGE. crazy.  but i am SO glad you were willing to make the effort.  this guy is a riot and has some seriously fabulous shoes.  this shoot was a blast, mostly because benji and i talked/laughed/goofed off the entire time.  from virginia to oklahoma, best of luck benji!

benji was thrilled to be wearing his college gear

one of the better 'serious face' ones - hopefully this works out well in between your brother and sister's!

let the parade of shoes begin :)

we really weren't supposed to be on this beach...

i loved this outfit.  benji seemed most comfortable in it (it may have something to do with the fact that by this point we had been hanging out for almost an hour. but whatever.)

if you ever release your own album, this needs to be the cover:

and this was his expression when he finished telling me the story of how he decided to go to Oklahoma University:

(i think he made the right decision) 

fun fact: benji was a boy scout! (these are for mom haha)

THIS IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE.  benji, this is the one i texted you a picture of when i was editing that night... i was JUST. THAT. EXCITEDDDD.

best of luck at OU!

summer [senior portraits]

summer is the type of girl you sit next to in class and have no idea how wonderful she is, until she decides to let you in on a few of her little secrets: that she's a sweetie, loves to laugh, and is a major catch ;)  initially summer was quiet, and when i first introduced myself she seemed sortof shy (which made me look and sound even more outlandish than usual), but by the time the rain rolled through and we had to boogie out of the open air, she was throwin around the model poses and laughing with me!  it was exciting to see her open up as the shoot progressed - being in front of a camera can be unsettling, but it didn't phase her!!

these were taken behind true value in windsor, and there was all of this random stuff around... like these wooden pallet things that i almost convinced summer to climb on top of... almost... haha

she didn't know i took this one :) she was adjusting... sitting on a little wooden pillar is much more difficult than she makes it look

adore.  she's such a natural!

that's all for now folks! you may be seeing more of her in the months to come... family portrait session is in the works!!