Basketball on the Runway: Alex Seniors

It really pays, sometimes, to live in a small town with a small airport, where the bureaucracies aren't quite as rough as say... LAX.  For Alex's senior photos, his mom got us permission to wander about the ramp area by the terminal (albeit escorted).

Lighting a Hangar: Rachel Seniors

(aka: a decent into the land of the gels)

Rachel's dad worked as a mechanic on the National Guard helicopters, so she wanted to do some of her senior photos with the helicopter in the background.  The dress was planned, but the camo vest was grabbed on a whim from the pilot's seat.  We ran two studio strobes (one each with red and blue gels) behind the helicopter, lighting the hangar door.  My assistant was standing on a ladder camera right lighting Rachel with an SB-900 and a Lastolite softbox.

Sheer Dumb Luck 2: Anna Seniors

These are shots from Anna's senior photo session.  She wanted something more fashion-y looking than traditional and my friend Cal was kind enough to let us borrow his motorcycle for the shoot (and Mike loaned us his Porsche as well).  While shooting in a downtown parking garage, we kept having to pause for people walking off the elevator.  Eventually, on a spur of the moment idea, we decided to incorporate the elevator into the shoot.

MacGyverisms 1: Underwater Housings

At the end of 2007, I finally gave in and started doing senior portraits. And so began an adventure in juggling student schedules, soothing the occasional overbearing parent, and trying my best to figure out what kind of “look” each individual senior was going for.