Out of the loop....

I was out of the photography loop for a good amount of time, maybe 7-to-10 yrs.  It was all a big blur, to be honest.  I got married, moved to Massachusetts, bought a home and tried my hand in a new career path, one that I found to be incredibly stressful.  Although it was not a field I was passionate about, I was happy to have had the experience, but then it came time that I seriously needed to move in a different direction.  

A friend of mine in California, JoAnn Motta, woke me up one day and made me realize I was missing out on what I loved most, photography! 

Wow, it was such a different world when I decided to jump back in!  I was incredibly lost and intimidated, to say the least.  I spent countless hours online learning how to use photoshop, learning how to use a digital camera, reading blogs (which I didn't even know existed), and was just trying to get a feel for what was going on in the photography world.

One thing I noticed that was quite a bit different was senior high school photography.  I remember when I graduated I went to Olan Mills and wore a black dress to get a simple head-and-shoulders studio shot.  They had me wear my cap and hold a fake rolled-up diploma just like every other senior they had photographed.  Super Cheese!  I have to say I was more than pleasantly surprised when I saw what they were doing with senior photography, and even more excited when I started to get phone calls to photograph seniors myself. 

I am hoping to get the ball rolling this year on senior photos a little earlier so I hope you can help me spread the word! Here are some images from one of my sessions. Lexi was fun, absolutely adorable and up for anything! We spent a good amount of time together just having fun and that is what I loved about it. 

These are definitely not photos from the 80's! 

I have plenty more seniors to come so hopefully you will come back for another visit to my blog! 

Meet Lexi...... 

                                                                               
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 

    
  

 

Comments

[carolyn rogers]

WOW Michelle, these are such beautiful pictures, you neve cease to amaze me....

[kristianne koch riddle]

These are wonderful Michelle. How fun for you and Lexi! Great light, great location, beautiful images.

[JoAnn]

woot woot! thanks for the shout out- and I am so glad to have gotten you to remember your dreams and talent- you have tons of both and deserve the best of all!

[kari]

Michelle...you are so amazing and talented! GREAT JOB!

[Robin]

If there is one thing to be said about Massachusetts, it offers great backgrounds for photos. These are gorgeous, you have a way with light.

[Lisa]

WOW! Now that I see these pictures again I know why I struggled to choose. You did such a beautiful job. It's just an innate talent with you, Michelle. It's not just the pictures that you take but the ease in which you take them and the creativity that you have that make the end product so great.
It's easy to see that you are truly following your passion. Good work!

[Cindy Bryce]

Michelle...these are beautiful!!! She will have these to cherish forever!! You are right about the change in Highschool photo's! they have come a long way...for the better!!

[Marilyn]

Gorgeous girl. Gorgeous pic's. You are awesome!