Stevie is, in fact, an angel. If my words don't convince you, these photos will. OH. MY. GOODNESS.
Stevie girl, you are stunning. You are so warm & welcoming, hilarious & silly, confident & humble...thank you so much for opening yourself to me so I could capture your sweet spirit in photographs. I adore you!
This session has been a long time comin'.... Rebeckah and I have been chatting and dreaming about it for months, and I'm thrilled to be creating this post! Beckah is a 2013 Senior, and although she already had senior photos taken, her desire was to have a special shoot with her gorgeous boy Jet. And it was made extra special because she is a real-life princess with him! Beckah was crowned a 2013 Interstate Rodeo Princess.... exactly 60 years after her grandmother was given the title of Rodeo Queen in Molalla.
The beautiful purple western shirt we started the shoot in belonged to her grandmother. And they were sure to order some extra products of these images just to give to grandma. :)
Okay. Enough from me.
ENJOY this beauty!!!
Oh! And check out these first 3 images. Look at their feet. So IN SYNC!! I love ittt! What a team.
Yesterday was amazing. I can't believe how blessed I was/am to work with such an incredibly talented and beautiful team of women (and one man; my handsome husband!) 13 Senior Models. 10 Hours. 6 Hair & Makeup Stylists. 2 Locations. 1 Wardrobe Stylist. 2 Assistants. 2 Horse Owners willing to share. 1 Hospitality Specialist ;) 1 Videographer. 1 Handsome husband with a camera. 1 Me.
You put them all together and what do you get? Apparently magic.
I'm still smiling...still in awe...still so thankful for the day that God provided us! It was unexpectedly freeeezing out, but the girls handled it like champs and the light and weather were actually PERFECT for the visions behind the shoots.
My oh my, I'm so excited to work on all of these images! But for now, some sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes images to how it all happened...
Video to come soon! :)
As soon as we were done, the horses did a valiant lap around the pasture... they were celebrating with us! (My husband captured these last two shots...LOVE the motion!)
Brittany is an absolute beauty, as you will see. :) She & her dad decided that they wanted to book the Dazzling Collection, which includes up to 3 hours of shooting and 2 different locations. We split it into two days so we could achieve two completely separate looks, and worked together to plan out her outfits and the style of the shoots.
On the first day, we would head out to the country for some good old fashioned farm-style images, and do a little something extra by bringing her quad. She's awesome, right?
From Brittany: "My favorite part of the session was that you made me feel very comfortable and you were able to let me share my ideas for poses and expand on your poses. I also liked that you were able to recommend places to go!"
Day Two: We headed to the city. The entire drive downtown, it was raining. Like, seriously...pouring. But we kept hope, did a no-rain dance, and said a little prayer. Literally the minute I pulled off the road to park, the rain stopped. We were blessed! :) And just as she worked every look the day before out in the country, she totally rocked the city too! We had so much fun....
From Brittany: "Kari knows exactly how to capture the right image with the perfect lighting. I would also say she goes above and beyond to make our photos and our time with her special. "
A couple weeks after the session, we invited Brittany and her dad over for the big Session Premiere! We showed the debut of her images to a custom slideshow and then worked together to decide which prints and products they most loved & wanted... all marked down to special Premiere pricing :)
Once she received all her goodies, Brittany said, "I love my prints! I also LOVE the book we got. I would highly recommend the book to any of my friends that go with Kari Rae Photography. The book is beautifully put together and it captures a lot of different images and personalities of me. It also makes it a great book to put out during my graduation party for everyone to look at!:)"
Brittany, you are SO awesome. Thank you for spending a couple days with me & for getting your model on. You are a beautiful girl and I'm so excited for your future. Your kind spirit, friendliness and hard work show so clearly and I know God has some cool things in store for you! Many blessings on the rest of your senior year & beyond... :)
