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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Senior-itis






I am practicing my portrait skills on Rachael and her friend Haley.  I find that I took 150 photos and of those I think perhaps 30 are decent enough, we are planning a few more shoots, and a few more outfits.  I am hoping I can get enough photos the girls really like.  I told Rachael if she would like I would pay for a professional if she wasn't happy with these.  Haley and Rachie simply wanted a chance to have a few shots together, they have been friends 13 years. They love each other like sisters.  These are first attempts, still working through them, these are unedited, simply as I shot them.  Haley and Rachie took a few of the shots, they both have good camera eyes, and the day of the shoot, I was having a bit of vertigo and was a bit cautious on where I would climb.  

We are having a rough senior year, seems my daughter took AP Calculas as an elective ( Art or photography would of been a much safer choice) and may barely if she is lucky pass by the skin of her teeth.  She is unconcerned, as she is struggling with senior-itis, mononucleosis and it's my life-itis.  This makes talking to her about future college and life choices--almost impossible.  It's also hard to stay mad at someone who is sick. In same cased resorting to pigeoned pig-Latin  and simlish translator results in near-miss communication.   We are all feeling overwhelmed, but oddly actually taking senior pictures, makes it seem an almost reality.

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