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Thursday, August 30

Meet Dylan: 2013 Senior Portraits - Pickerington, Ohio

Meet Dylan- he's a Senior this year at Pickerington North High School and an amazing guy with a great smile (if you can ever get it out of him). We met Saturday evening for his senior shoot at Sycamore Creek Park in Pickerington, Ohio. It was insanely hot and humid and he was a great sport as I made him walk all over the park to get just a few more unique locations.











Dylan- it was an absolute pleasure to meet you and your mother last weekend and thanks so much for the opportunity to take your pictures! The best of luck to you in the future and make sure to have an incredible Senior Year!

Keep smiling,
Kaylina

Saturday, August 25

Meet Lizzie: 2013 Senior Portraits - Granville, Ohio

Meet Lizzie- she's a senior at Granville High School and obviously gorgeous. I was a little nervous going into this session because I didn't get to have an initial client meeting with her. We talked on the phone on Wednesday and met for her shoot on Saturday. But I was thrilled, to say the least, when I saw just how gorgeous she was when we met. And Denison University in Granville was just as beautiful bathed in the last few hours of sunlight for our sunset senior shoot.


Denison Senior Pictures Ohio

Denison Senior Pictures Ohio

Denison Senior Pictures Ohio

Denison Senior Pictures Ohio

Wait, there's more (I sound like an infomercial narrator now)! This beauty is just as amazing on the inside! Lizzie runs track and is very involved in community service with a group of girls she's been friends with since she was little. I had so much fun with her as we walked around the university, ducked into buildings, and even dodged a security guard or two (I'm a little paranoid and not entirely sure we were allowed to be in the buildings).

Denison Senior Pictures Ohio

Denison Senior Pictures Ohio

Denison Senior Pictures Ohio

Denison Senior Pictures Ohio

Denison Senior Pictures Ohio


Lizzie, thanks so much for letting me take your senior pictures! You were such a pleasure to shoot and the most amazing model for me! The best of luck to you in your future- I know it's going to be amazing.

Keep smiling,
Kaylina

Thursday, August 9

A Lesson in Self-Directing

As many of you know I'm currently working on my website (I know, I know- I just won't shut up about it). My self-inflicted deadline of August 22 is rapidly approaching. 13 days left. And I've had so much fun going through all of my old work and picking out my favorites (it's so hard!). But after completing a few pages for the new site I realized that I would eventually have to do the "about" page and the "contact" page. And I immediately had an overwhelming sense of dread.

I would need pictures of me.

You don't understand. I'm a photographer. I don't "do" in front of the camera. I do "one eye squinted shut- 'put your arm there' - 'bend your leg a little' - 'you look great!'". I pride myself on the ability to make even the most reluctant model loosen up and look great in front of the camera. But the other night, in an act of desperation to just get these pictures over with and get my website done, I handed my camera to a friend and I self-directed.

GASP!

I know, it was a stupid idea. But I did learn some things.

I now understand how scary and vulnerable it feels to stand on the other side of the camera in the middle of a field and throw your hands up and say, "now what do I do?!"

It's different being on the other side of the camera. With the camera pressed to my face I can see how my models are interacting with their environments, when their arms or legs look a little weird and need to be adjusted slightly, and if they turn just a smidge they'll be instant super models. Being the model I couldn't see those things. Yes, I knew poses. But I couldn't see myself executing them.

This is what happens when no one is directing you.

The other thing I learned? I apparently talk with my hands. A lot.

Yes, we did end up getting some good pictures out of the shoot (it helps that my friend actually knows how to use a camera and understands what all that crazy camera talk means). But it was a pretty painful experience and it took way longer than it should have. A photo shoot should be fun. It should make you feel special, beautiful, and famous for a day. So when you get your pictures taken, use a professional photographer and never take for granted the fact that they're the ones who have to come up with the poses.

Keep smiling!
Kaylina