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.

Chanté’s Outdoor HS Senior Session

It was a perfect spring day and the white puffy bushes were at their best!  I googled the bushes to see what they were called and it looks like they are  bridalwreath spiraea.  They went beautifully with the mirror image below that Chanté’s mom had in mind.  Our next spot was in green winter wheat where I took my favorite image of Chanté as she is looking off in the distance.  I like how the wind blew her skirt to give balance to the image!  The tulips in my yard were also in bloom and we used a parasol in the tulip pose to keep the sun out of her face; Chanté is actually laying on a reflector to bounce light into her eyes.  Since Chanté loves to read we ended the outdoor session with her posed with a book.  I learned during this session that if you have the book opened to a white page, it acts as a reflector on the face. We finished off her session inside the studio with her cap and gown.  Chanté and I had three sessions together and I really enjoyed the time I spent creating her high school senior portraits!  Below I have included the clients' favorite images from this last session.  Enjoy!

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.