Lots of firsts...
This was a session full of firsts for me!
1. It was my first "cross-country" photo shoot. This family flew me to Denver on Saturday to shoot their son Tyler's senior pictures. Tyler is the cousin of one of my friends/long-time client. I was so honored they wanted me to travel all that way and really enjoyed meeting this family.
2. My first time to shoot almost entirely in pouring down rain. If we were in OKC I would have offered to reschedule, but that was not an option since we didn't have much time. We shot three-fourths of the pictures with Tyler's mom holding an umbrella over my camera and his dad holding an umbrella over his head. It was pretty comical, actually. We were so soaked. I'm sure that people watching thought we were crazy. It will take some extra editing to get the raindrops off his shirt, but I am pretty surprised they came out this good in the rain!
3. My first time to shoot more than 450 pictures in one session! Poor Tyler. I'm sure he was so tired of me, but he was such a great sport. He kept changing his shirt, smiling/not-smiling, kneeling/squatting - anything I asked of him. Tyler has a great sense of humor, fantastic smile, terrific blue eyes....and very fast texting fingers (indicated by the thousands of text messages he sent/received from friends asking "are you seriously not done YET?")
I learned so much about teenagers this weekend and haven't decided if I should be excited or terrified as we approach those years with my own kids! I really enjoyed the break and loved getting to know this family. Colorado is so beautiful - even through all the rain. Hopefully we'll see you guys again when Tyler comes down to SNU next fall!
