Chavion- I love your name and your awesome personality, not to mention those hot red shoes!  I know seniorities is in full swing but I know you have what it takes to muscle through and do great this year.  I smiled as I edited your photos and how much the camera loves you.  Thanks for taking photos in the long grasses even though you thought it was weird.  They turned out lovely.

I wish you luck and good fortune in your final year- keep me up to date! :)

Sam- you have grown so much over the years since I first photographed you in the spring of 2008, early in your modeling career.  Though so many things in your life and your future have changed, you have not.  I love that about you.  I love that your personality is so strong and vibrant that you always stay true to yourself.  I wish you the best in your final year of high school and to always enjoy the company of your closest friends; may they remain close with you as you go to college in the coming years.

You have grown to be a beautiful and charming woman and I look forward to seeing where life takes you!

Ellie, she has such a vibrant personality, gorgeous smile, and captivating eyes. I hope she doesn’t cause to much trouble for her parents. ;)

She will graduate in 2011 with a world of promise in front of her and an adventuresome spirit that will lead her abroad. Since her father has ties in China she has a great interest in traveling there and I hope I can convince her I should tag along. ;) I love the art and history of China and would love to some day find myself walking their streets and visiting their historical archaeology sites and finds.

Ellie- I expect updates and lots of photos! May your year go swiftly and your classes make your subjects interesting.

Ellie picked some great locations and you can really see how wonderful even simple places can be.   I also have to give Ellie props for trusting me that a morning shoot would be perfect- even though we would have to start at 8.  Oh the pain of waking up early on lazy summer days. ;) We started at a little park that overlooks the bluffs along the river in St. Paul at the corner of Ramsey and Summit.  If you are familiar, it is right next the the wonderful St. Paul University Club.  This small, unassuming park had a wealth of little details and spots that were great backdrops for Ellie’s style and personality. The first photo of this post was taken there as well as the next few.

After this park we headed to the St. Paul Cathedral for a couple photos.  The sun was starting to heat up so we just snuck in a few photos before heading to our next location (and you will see why we did in a second!)

It was pretty warm my 9:30 that Monday morning, so guess where we went next?  Como Lake for a quick cool down… but not in the lake shhhh ;)

Our feet were cooled off- the cuffs of my jeans were damp and my camera was still water free so we moved up onto the grass for some closing moments.

Everyone- meet Kathryn.  She’s an amazing senior who just graduated a few short weeks ago from White Bear.  I loved her rich red hair and beautiful freckles.  She was a member of her high school’s golf team and had the cutest club cover ever- a big fuzzy bear! I loved that it was a mimic of their mascot!

I know with her upbeat personality and drive will take her far.  Best of luck for the future!