Model :: Kaia

Meet Kaia. A senior in high school who likes to laugh. We had to practice a bit before she could keep herself from smiling, but she pulls off a serious face just as well as a smile.

Models :: Tinabee and Emily

These two are such good friends. I loved shooting them because it was constant laughter. Their expressions were true because they were egging each other on, and their joy was contagious. We had so much fun roaming around campus and taking fun pictures of them just being friends.

Model :: Emily

This is going to be a three-part post. Recently I took pictures of two of my good friends, Tina and Emily. They're best friends, so the shoot included some of them together and some of just Tina or just Emily. I'm starting with a post of just pictures of Ms. Emily.

Emily came over to my apartment before the shoot for help with makeup and hair. I had so much fun adding a little control to her fabulous curls and giving her a little natural make up. We talked about her crazy job, school, and what she wants to do when she's done. Emily's just a year younger than me, and I remember a year ago knowing what I loved doing but not being sure how about I was going to make that into a job. God dropped me into the perfect solution, and I can't wait to see what He does in Emily's life!

Engagement :: Heather and Alex.

This is Alex and Heather. I took pictures of Alex a while ago and he said the next time we took pictures he wanted to bring Heather along. I teased him that that would make the pictures better anyway, and we went out and got some great pictures of the two of them together. They have such a fun love, constantly joking with each other.

Family :: Jahnke

I took pictures of the beautiful girl in blue with her fiance earlier this year, and when spring came she inquired about pictures of her and her little brother and sister to have taken as a Mother's Day gift to her mom. We met up on a cold Friday -- it had been gorgeous all week and then of course, when the girls have cute sundresses to wear, it's freezing. But they toughed it out and we got some great images for their mom! I saw Lauren this week and she said her mom loved her present. :)

Couple :: Missy and Josh.

Missy and I have kind of been casual acquaintances for years. We had the same piano/voice teacher, she goes to church with my grandma, grew up in the towns next to each other, and now we both go to college at the same school. And she's dating Josh. Who is a musically talented boy who's crazy about her. We had fun roaming around campus and taking pictures.