The Ball Studio

We had an incredibly fun day doing senior photography at the beach on Saturday! Here are a few of my favorite shots from the first Beach Day.

Cheyenne from West Albany was such a fun girl to photograph! We got a lot of great candids with Cheyenne and her friend Sarah playing & dancing in the water with Cheyenne’s dog Toby. This was definitely an exciting session, but the coolest part was finding this motorcycle to pose with (and a generous motorcyclist to give us permission). Can you believe Cheyenne’s middle name is Harley? And she was wearing the perfect outfit, too!

Matt’s a senior at CHS and totally had the beach bum vibe going on, with his shaggy hair and laid-back style. He’s even a surfer! We also photographed him in the studio where he got to show off his other talents by bringing along his electric guitar, cello and snowboard. I had a great time with Matt – the lighting at the beach on Saturday for his session was just perfect. We just had to work around the windy Oregon coast blowing around his long hair

Nicolle is our model from South Albany and this was her 2nd senior session. I’ve absolutely loved photographing her both times! She has such a great, natural style, probably from her background as a dancer. You might have seen her portraits on display at the Albany Starbucks Exhibit. Nicolle’s family also came along at the beach – luckily it was a beautiful day for beach weather!

Our second Beach Day is coming up on Saturday, September 12th and is almost full! Call now to reserve a spot!

Brie

Last Friday we had a reception for our Corvallis, Philomath & Lebanon models’ exhibit at the Timberhill Starbucks. Thanks to all the models and friends and other seniors that showed up and congrats to the prize winners! : ) We had a lot of fun meeting everyone and enjoying our coffee drinks. My iPhone was running out of battery but we managed to get a couple cute pictures of some of our models!

Here is our model Noelle McCarthy from Santiam Christian (with a cute new haircut!), and Hannah Voss, who was a CHS model from last year.  Hannah just graduated and is planning on going to Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma this fall, where she is still deciding between doing Nursing or Pre-Med.

In the middle of this group are two of our models, Heather Paris & Leilani Penner, both from CHS, and their friends. We love the Timberhill Starbucks – there are so many comfy places to sit and hang out. It was perfect for our reception!

On the wall behind the girls are David Faddis from Santiam and Jordan Carpenter from Crescent Valley.

Stay tuned for info on more senior events! We still have a couple of appointments available for this weekend’s beach sessions. Call soon before they’re taken!

I have been so excited about Lisa’s session since photographing her recently.  She is such an easy-going, photogenic girl and was so much fun to photograph! We had a blast playing around in this field with her dog, Brandy, who LOVED running through the wheat.

We still have some appointments available for the Free Senior Sitting! Be sure to call before August 31st.

We brought some bubbles out on the session and got some great silhouettes and lens flares, but this simple, peaceful shot was one of my favorites.

We’ve known Lisa’s family for several years and have photographed her two brothers for their high school senior portraits as well as college graduation. We just love getting to know families like Lisa’s over the years and watching them grow!

Brie