Kelsey loves UK athletics and is coming to Lexington next year for college. So instead of meeting up in Carlisle (which I love, btw…see this post and this post from 2009), we met up on campus for some iconic UK images. Great ending to a senior year, but what a better way to start the next part of her life.

Kelsey—You’re full of life and I know that UK will take great care in preparing you for a successful future. I enjoyed my time with you and your mom. Know that you’ve got folks in Lexington you can call on if you need anything, okay? I know Mallory will be a huge help, too, but still…Keep in touch!

Just a few favorites:

Gorgeous, right?

Katie is good friends with Nadera, whose senior portraits I shot a couple months back.  I love how Katie’s session turned out.  She and Nadera will both have awesome pictures, but they’ll each have their own look.  I think that’s the part of shooting seniors that I enjoy most.  They’re so full of personality at this age, and it’s a blast capturing each person’s uniqueness.

To Katie!  Good luck with the rest of your senior year and your start at UK.  Stay in touch! For real!

To Katie’s family…All the images will be available HERE in a few days.  By registering, you’ll get a small gift credit to use toward special print purchases.

To the rest of Katie’s friends…if you haven’t already booked your senior portraits, please get in touch with me asap.  There’s still time to get in your session before it gets too cold.  If you’d rather get your session on my calendar for the spring, that’d be perfect, too.  You can hook up with me on Facebook and Twitter.  I’d love to get to know you!

Here are a few of my favorites:

One of my favorites…

So pretty!

Nadera dropped by for a few shots, too!

Love, love, love some off camera lighting.  Gives it a nice dramatic look, eh?

And here’s the slideshow with some additional highlights:

What I love most about being around high school seniors is that they spend a lot of time dreaming about their future.  Somewhere along the way, I think it’s easy for us to lose this.  Life gets busy, and we get locked into our routines.  We forget to consult with that still, small voice inside of us.  When I was 18, I wasn’t terribly cool (somethings never change…LOL), but I was a dreamer.  I had big ideas, and just assumed that everything would work out.  Like a movie.

I still feel that way.  Like I’m graduating from what I’ve already been doing, and I’m ready for the next challenge.

I get the sense that Katherine is exactly that kind of dreamer.  The last time I photographed Katherine was when she was in middle school, and it’s really cool to see her now all grown up.  She’s super-smart and a  dang talented vocalist and performer.  She’s off to school in Chicago next fall—living her dreams.

To Katherine—-Never lose that. Best of luck in all you do.  Stay in touch!