sjpseniors – BLOG

March 21, 2017March 23, 2017

| Halle L | Central IL Senior Portraits |

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I’m thrilled today to show off Halle! The way Halle found me for her senior portraits is a bit of a funny story. She’s gotten a recommendation from a friend to check out ‘Sarah Jane’ and had done a quick web search and found me. She liked what she saw and promptly got in contact to book. It was only once I’d gotten her booked for her consultation and sent directions that she noticed I was in Oreana… turns out the ‘Sarah Jane’ her friend had referred was in her own town but by the time we’d all figured out that I actually wasn’t the right Sarah Jane we’d met and both gotten excited about working together. I’m happy to say (obviously) Halle was actually excited about the mix up and the ability to get images very different from her peers by coming down here to Decatur for her session!

A few hundred miles didn’t stand in the way of her SJP portrait experience and I have SO loved working with her and her mom. I swear the were the most fun on session and their relationship reminds me so much of my momma and I that it was a real treat for me to be a part of their portrait experience.

Wherever you’re located the SJP Portrait Experience is perfect for YOU! I routinely book sessions in St. Louis and Central Missouri as I travel there often but I’m also available for travel worldwide with dates set in 2017 for travel to Kansas City and Knoxville, Tennessee! Contact us soon to book your destination session OR to travel here to do what Halle did and let us create something no one else in your high school will have.

Don’t forget to pop over to Halle’s facebook album to give her some love with your likes & comments and stay tuned to our Instagram (@sjanephotography) feed to see more!

March 16, 2017March 17, 2017

| Lauren A | Decatur IL Senior Class of 2017 Portraits |

Today is Lauren’s day in the spotlight! I had so much fun hanging out with Lauren and her momma on session. This gal is the youngest in her family so the ’empty nest’ days are creeping up fast for this family and we wanted to make sure and soak up the entire experience for Lauren.

We spent a little time downtown to create a few ‘grungy’ looks which seemed especially fitting for her volleyball portraits. After that we worked in some time at Forsyth park to get a bit of a wild nature/field look which was a perfect contrast to my favorite location for her session, her home. Lauren’s family home is on a gorgeous tree-lined lane which couldn’t be more picturesque. Plus, with a backyard landscape fit for a wedding (her sister got married in their backyard, how cool is that) it was a perfect setting for some of her portraits as well. And having part of the session at her home made it very easy to fit in a few props (pumpkins and mums) to create a fall look and her adorable kitty!

I’m working on finishing up her album in the coming days and am so excited to now show you all her favorite images from her session.
Be sure to head over to her Facebook Album to give her some love with your likes/comments and don’t forget you can still apply for the best senior portrait experience as a VIP Senior Model HERE!

March 7, 2017March 6, 2017

| Brittany | Senior Portraits | Class of 2017 |

Today is Brittany’s time to shine. I’ve had the opportunity to work with Brittany’s family multiple times over the past few years but I was so excited to hear it was already time for Brittany’s senior session and her moment in the spotlight! Her and her family are definitely bit animal lovers so it was a no-brainer to work in her gorgeous kitty (how beautiful is her coloring, and perfect for our studio backdrops!). We also wanted to be sure to get some variety so while we did a few in-studio for a really classic look we also popped downtown for something a little grittier/grungier. And my favorite are her nature images from this fall, especially the ones in the water… I just love that hat and dress!

To finish off her senior portraits she popped back in the studio recently with her friend Alivia so we could create a few images of them together for their graduation party. These two were a blast for their short session so I know they will have a ton of fun at their upcoming party.

Don’t forget to pop over to Brittany’s Facebook Album to give her some love with your likes/comments!

December 15, 2016December 12, 2016

| Dylan | Warrensburg-Latham High School Senior Portraits | Class of 2017 |

Dylan was one of our 2017 Warrensburg-Latham high school seniors this year! You may remember seeing the WLHS yearbook photos for the year. Each year I get to create the senior class portraits and while I love the classic and timeless look of a studio portrait I also love getting to dive a bit deeper with our senior experience sessions to show off these senior’s personalities.

For Dylan, this meant outdoors, hunting and his dog! So after we created his studio portraits we headed out to some land where he hunts to create portraits of him in his element outdoors.

You can see more from Dylan’s session on our Facebook Page (be sure to show him some love with your likes, comments and shares!)

September 27, 2016September 28, 2016

| Jaxson | Maroa-Forsyth Senior Class of 2017 | Decatur IL |

Take a look at Jaxson! Our latest Maroa-Forsyth High School senior class of 2017. His order is about to go home today so it seemed like a good time to show him off on the blog.

Jaxson’s session worked out perfectly…. we were afraid we might get rained out but decided since we were starting in the studio to go for it and see if we could outlast the rain (and if not, just reschedule the location portion of the session). Well, not only did we outlast the rain, but we got some amazing clouds/lighting in the process.

Jaxson and his dad kicked off the session solo in the studio and were prepped with outfits carefully prepared but with instructions from his mom to photograph him as he came which was awesome! Mom’s take note, it’s ok if your senior wears cutoff shirts and sweatpants daily we will absolutely photography them as they are.