Orange Crush {the crystal image photoblog}

{ dani—2017 free state senior }

School is back in session and I can feel the momentum picking up! If you're in the market for a senior session and want to see if we're the studio for you—give us a call today to set up a no-obligation pre-consultation. It's your chance to meet with me (the photographer), check out my work (in real life printed form) and learn what makes us different (there's a lot!). I believe your senior pics shouldn't just be pictures—they should be an awesomely positive experience that you'll remember forever. Really.

Today's featured senior is the lovely Dani. We had so much fun during Dani's session and she looked amazing! Here are just a handful of my favorites from her Studio Plus senior session. Enjoy!

{ siblings } lawrence, ks family photographer

The very first class of high school seniors that I worked with turns 30 this year. Thirty! I really have trouble wrapping my brain around that one. Especially since I'm only 30 myself. Ha! Perhaps even more amazing is the fact that I am still in contact with almost ALL of them from that first year. And a huge chunk of the teens (now not teens) from all the years that follow as well. As a predominantly child and high school senior photographer, I have loved getting to watch as all of my clients have grown and changed these past 12 years. It's one of the absolute best parts of my job.

This family's youngest is a senior this year and I had the privilege of photographing all four of the siblings senior portraits—plus we shot a sibling session each time as well. In the past year I have shot the youngest child who was third or fourth born of more than NINE families—and that's only counting the families with three and four children! I have worked with countless families with just one or two children (or more than four) as well. But getting these "babies" of the family has been pretty bittersweet. One of the things I pride my business on is the relationships we build with our clients. Many come back again and again. And many more become friends. So when we get to the last child (and it's amazing how quickly seven, eight or nine years go by), the mom and I often are at a loss for where to go next.

I've even had moms joke about having another child just to get to do senior pictures with me again. Too funny! And how very flattering.

So to all the families who have chosen The Crystal Image over the years, thank you. We appreciate you more than you could ever know.

As a tribute to all the families who have graced our door, here are the Johnson kids throughout the years. Love you guys!

................................2009 (Taylor, Class of 2010)

................................2012 (Quinten,Class of 2013)

................................2014 (Sidney,Class of 2015)

................................2016 (Max,Class of 2017)

(This didn't work quite as well this time around! Ha!)

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{ max—2017 eudora high senior }

Max is today's featured high school senior and he is such a good looking guy with such an easy smile. He made my job super easy! Of course, this WAS his fourth time working with me (he has three older siblings, all of whom I've had the pleasure of working with!), so he came in well prepared for his session. In fact, check back later today for a bonus blog post featuring the evolution of Max and his siblings. ;)

Between last school year and this year (so far) I have had more than nine seniors who are the babies (and also the third or fourth child) of the family complete their senior sessions with me. The relationships I build with these families are amazing and it's always a little bittersweet to have the youngest of the family graduate. So much so I've even had mom's joke about having another kid just to do senior pics all over again! Ha!

Here are just a handful of my favorites from Max's recent Beyond Studio session. Enjoy!

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{ makayla—2017 free state senior }

The girls and guys I have been working with lately are an amazing bunch of teens! They have so many diverse talents and interests and they throw themselves full steam into the things they are passionate about. For Makayla, that passion is taekwondo. And her dedication led her to become the 2014 Taekwondo World Champion. How cool is that?

Part of what makes my job so great is getting to learn about the different interests of my clients. And then showcasing those interests to create great images!

Here are just a few of my favorites from Makayla's recent senior session.

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{ natalie—2017 free state senior }

This gorgeous young lady will be a senior at Free State High School in just a few weeks. I cannot believe that school starts in just a few weeks. I mean, summer just started. Right? And my four-year-old doesn't help things—her new favorite question is "When will it be Christmas?". Let's not rush things kid.

Anyway, back to Natalie. I love the variety of looks that she has in her session. Her images are just so rich and yummy. I can't wait to share them all with her!

If you're a 2017 senior and still need to schedule your senior session, now is the time to give us a call. Our availability in August is already pretty limited and September is starting to book up too! Give us a call today at 785.393.1958 to set up your free pre-consultation to find out if we are the right studio for you. Talk to you soon!

This image. I love it.

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{ madison—2017 free state senior }

Madison is ridiculously adorable. She just has such a sweet and kind demeanor about her that every time I'm around her I am left smiling. So far, we have had most of our senior clients opt to have their pet/pets included in their session and it has been hysterical to see how the animals respond to the process. Some panic, some look afraid, some are super excited, some are too distracted by being somewhere new and can't be bothered to even look at me. One puppy jumped into a pond right before he needed to be loaded into the car and didn't make it to the session at all. You just never know what might happen. Madison brought along her beloved yellow lab, Daisy, and, while Daisy was fairy distracted by all that was going on, you could definitely see how much she loves Madison. Case in point, see the second image down.

I love it.

I love this color on her!

And these next two are some of my favorites—she's just so pretty!

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