We are completely mad for Maddy!  We gush often about our seniors but there is a reason for it.  In Maddy’s case she just makes us smile – she is a total character and we mean that as a compliment.  She is so funny, even charmingly quirky if you will, and she is an accomplished ice skater – she just has a lot going for her!  Oh – and, well – you’ll see when you look at her – she is adorable.

We started in the studio where we focused first on the red background.  Keep in mind that Ally always photographs digitally in color.  But just for kicks let’s switch it up – I just got finished telling you how Maddy is a character and so funny and yet she pulled off a pensive and classically beautiful shot that we love converted to black and white…

Next we moved to the black background and we focused on her skating accomplishments.  Maddy showed off her playful side for this fun shot with a bunch of her medals all around her!  The one in her right hand is her very first one and the one in her left hand is her most recent gold medal!

Here is our fun behind the scenes vine of the morning – plenty of laughter as you can see!  🙂

@m_allen18 shows da happy face! ❤️ ❤️❤️Maddy Allen https://t.co/2c6DvJP3Vq

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 24, 2014

Next as you can see in the vine it was time to head outside.  This was still the week of extended forecasts of thunderstorms so this was another session that on location success  wasn’t a given, and while it was pretty humid it was still rain-free.  We were able to get a couple really nice shots here.  The first one is just nice and casual in shorts…

…and this last one we’ll leave you with is so pretty – the dress, the pose, it all comes together.

So yes we are now completely mad for Maddy after spending a morning with her (on Ally’s birthday no less) and we hope you enjoyed these photos!

Hanging out with Mitchell (and Teddy) was really a great time!  It’s always fun when pets are included in a senior session and this was no exception.  Mitchell is a great guy – a personable and accomplished young man and his dog Teddy is not so bad either!  Let’s take a look…

We started off in the studio with a suit coat and dress shirt in front of the grey background.  We usually like at least one formal look like this one for the guys and Mitchell has a cool confidence that comes through in this photo.

Then we headed out on location – in this case to Mitchell’s house where we met Teddy, Mitchell’s pup and Mitchell’s delightful mom hung out with us as well.  Teddy was pretty funny sprinting around in circles and generally having a blast of a time!  There were a few really nice textures and backgrounds for us to work with there and Mitchell did a great job.

Here is our fun behind the scenes vine of the session:

A boy & his dog! Great time & great session with @mitaug01 (& Teddy

All in all it was a great day, with a great senior and a great dog!  Hope you enjoyed hanging out with Mitchell (and Teddy)!  A boy and his dog – what could be better?

We have photographed several pairs of twins for high school senior pictures and every single time it has been memorable!  This is the first time we have had twins representing our studio as spokesmodels and we are so pleased to have Ethan and Claire on board.  What a couple of outstanding kids.  A twin session obviously takes longer than an individual, but it didn’t really feel like it – time flies when you are having fun!

Their spokesmodel shoot had a little of everything including Maggie – their pup!  She was a well behaved doggy and she was ready for her closeup as you can see.

As you will see in this fun vine below from the session we got a chuckle out of the fact that the standard dog emoji on the iPhone actually looks like Maggie too…

Claire Goatley, Ethan Goatley …& Maggie!!!

Meanwhile let’s focus on Claire’s photos for a moment – ladies first…

We like the white on white look – as long as it’s lit properly it works.  Next we have the black background and the black and white has a little bit more of a dramatic effect.  Claire looks great!

Lastly (for Claire’s shots in this post at least) this photo taken outside in the snow just made us say “WOW” when we saw the results…  we think you will too.  Stunning…

Now let us move on to Ethan!

So, would it be bad if we made it mandatory for all high school senior guys to wear a bow tie at some point during their sessions?  Ethan rocked it – we think it’s pretty cool.  Next we broke out the heavy metal… ha!  We like this for a casual edgy look.  Graphic tees or hoodies seem to work well with the silver.

Lastly let’s go back to the individual snow shot – we love the way all of these turned out!  We hoped you’ve enjoyed viewing these even just a fraction as much as we enjoyed making them!