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The gorgeous Kirkman family is up on the blog today!! These boys were so much fun and brought so much style and personality to their session. This was a rare urban location for a Limited Edition this fall. This year we have one studio LE session planned along with 3 outdoor dates. LE session dates have been sent out to our VIP email list (get on that HERE for first dibs and a free gift on your first session).
I’m so glad the time has come to show off and share Abby’s full senior portrait experience with you! The lovely Ms. Abby is a senior at LSA high school here in Decatur and she was one of our class of 2017 senior models. That means that her portrait experience with us started small, with a quick 5 minute debut session here in the studio….
and it grew and grew…. That individual quick session was followed by our model session event in the beautiful (but WINDY) spring weather at Ryder’s Garden center. The yellow blooms were perfect with her golden blond hair and I love the Greek goddess look that the floral crown by The Secret Garden gave her! 
After those two model sessions, which were really about creating fun looks I loved, it was time for HER senior sessions which are all about creating looks that SHE loves. We hopped back in the studio for a few more looks in the early spring but the real magic happened in the summer when we hit the town…
We started downtown before hitting some backroads in search of something fresh and new and we found it. A perfect little one-lane-gravel road where we had a great sunset and some wild tall weeds! I love so many of Abby’s portraits and am so glad that she did too. 
Don’t forget you can still apply for your chance to be a class of 2018 senior model for a full year portrait experience just like this! Model applications are accepted from now until March 31st so don’t wait!
And be sure to head over to Abby’s Facebook Album to give her some likes/comments.
** Some images edited using BoxDropsbySJP overlays and most backdrops used are available to purchase at www.boxdropsbysjp.com!
It’s time to show off Hannah’s senior portraits! We had some pretty stellar ivy (some still green and some already changing for the fall) for Hannah’s session and this girl rocked every pose. What made Hannah’s session the most fun for me was her excitement.. I’m not sure who had more fun on session, her or me, but it was a blast.
After exploring a bit of the urban areas for some great texture and the ivy we popped into the studio to create a few classic looks for her too, including a few on some of my absolute favorite BoxDropsbySJP backdrops too!
Big thanks to Katie at Mint Salon too for another beautiful hair/makeup job! Be sure to pop over to Hannah’s Facebook Album to give her some love with your likes/comments.
It’s time to show off Ella’s senior portraits today! Ella is a Maroa-Forsyth High School senior this year and she was so much fun to photograph. We spent some time in the studio here then headed out to Lake Decatur before making our way to the gym and football field for a few to showcase her cheer.
Who else is missing beautiful warm sunny weather like this?!?! I’m so ready to get back out and work in some warm spring weather (it’s coming SOON, right?!?!).
I’m really excited about her album design and love the modern element of the diamond which worked perfectly to add a little flare to her designs.
Don’t forget you can start your SJP senior portrait experience right now! You can apply to be a senior model HERE!
Bonus Friday post this week! I just could not wait one more minute to show off Isabella’s senior session so this week we’re finishing out the week with an extra blog post.
Even though the day of Isabella’s session was a bit cold and dreary we somehow avoided any actual rain and the heavily overcast skies set us up for some very moody lighting which was perfect with her style. Not only did we add a bit of a personal touch with her Jeep but we did 1/2 the session at her dad’s house to which gave us the perfect setting for the car and for a nature look (even with a little fall color!).
And if you don’t know it already, one of my absolute favorite parts about our city is the beautiful ivy EVERYWHERE… and in the fall it becomes a stunning blanket of fall colors. I just love everything about this session so now lets take a look……..
I’m so excited that Isabella not only chose some of my favorite images for her album but also these top 4 for her canvas wall art. #iloveit
Does she not just rock this hat?!?! I wish I could pull it off like that!
Pop on over to our Facebook Page to give her some love with your likes/comments AND class of 2018 seniors don’t forget we are booking our senior models NOW: Apply HERE. (Senior models = HUGE referral credit, free first look session, chance for exclusive Parachute Dress session in Indianapolis, professional hair and makeup, PLUS your custom designed senior session of course!)