Jeona's K5 Graduation Portraits

This is my favorite images of Jeona in the town of Alma against this beautiful antique door!

Jeona's adorable outfit and coordinating hat were a perfect match to the pastel tulips

We discovered this white wooden prop while walking the tulip garden and Jeona quickly ran to get in position for this pose.  I was standing afar off to get this shot so that the pink bushes would show in the background.

Jeona is such a natural poser!  I only guided her head in the correct direction so as to get her in the S-pose.

Liz mom suggested Jeona smell the tulips and what I great idea for a pose!  The tulips in here are so beautiful!  There is a fountain in the background of this image that you can barely see.

Here there was a row of gorgeous redbud trees!  Jeona has the cutest expression peeking around this tree!

Jeona looks so grown up in this image posed on a rock at the Doran Rock Garden in Gage Park!

We had to get this image quickly as Jeona kept thinking someone was going to slide down on her!  Be sure to visit Liz and Jeona's other graduation blog post.

Liz tiptoes through the tulips...

As we were driving into the small town of Alma, we noticed this rock wall and stopped for a quick image before starting our urban portrait session. (see comments below)

During our short stroll through the town of Alma, we discovered this beautiful antique door background.

Liz had to tiptoe through the tulips here to be sure she didn't hurt any of the tulips surrounding this beautiful aged tree.

The redbud trees here were beautiful and I knew at that moment that I would change Liz red blouse color to pink to match!

The colors to this playground at Doran Rock Garden went perfect with the colors Liz wore.  The two children playing here were kind enough to play out-of-sight!

A delicate-looking planting was fitting for a delicate pose.

It's hard not to stop and pose by a tree with a slanted branch and it was a plus to have pretty yellow flowers in the foreground.

Liz also had to tiptoe through the rosebushes so she could poke her head through this wooden walkway contraption.

This final favorite image of mine is Liz at the Doran Rock Garden in Gage Park.  There is a small body of water in the background.  Be sure to view Liz and Jeona's tulip post on this blog!

Liz and Jeona in Alma and Topeka, Kansas

It was touch and go on our portrait session trip to the Ted Enzley Garden in Topeka.  Finally the weather cooperated enough to travel to Topeka while the tulips were still in bloom.  On the way, we stopped at a rest stop so the graduates could change into their matching outfits before we stopped in Alma, Kansas.  We discovered some beautiful settings at the rest stop which are the first three images below. After our urban session in Alma, we spent most of the time at the Ted Ensley Garden and finished our portrait sessions at the Doran Rock Garden in Gage Park, Topeka. At the tulip garden, the geese weren't scared of humans and stayed close enough to get included in a portrait.  The graduates were such willing subjects to take off their shoes and splash in the cold water at the entry to the tulip garden.  I thoroughly enjoyed capturing the bond between these two 2015 graduates! A lot more tulips images are included in Liz and Jeona's separate blog posts to follow.

Beautiful tulips in Kansas

Here are my tulip images from my trip with Marjorie.  I have been wanting to go take tulip photos for the last several years but didn't want to go by myself.  I enjoyed sharing this experience with my good friend. We were in tulip heaven!!!  I didn't realize there were so many different colored tulips!  We were privileged to catch most of them at their peak. I've included my favorite tulip images for you to enjoy!

 

Tulips, etc. by Marjorie

My friend Marjorie accompanied me to photograph tulips in downtown Wamego, Kansas, then we drove to Ted Ensley Garden in Topeka to photograph more tulips.  I was so impressed with the quality of Marjorie images!  They have not been altered except to darken them and enhance the color to match the original scene.  I had no idea what Marjorie was photographing as I was so focused on getting images for myself.  This first image is my favorite that Marjorie took.  She did an awesome job and I have included my favorites for your viewing pleasure.  To view all of her images, they are available on vimeo here.