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thrivecreativestudio — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:41:05 +0000

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whitney {a senior session}

thrivecreativestudio — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:53:13 +0000

My fingers are still warming up from my senior session today with Whitney…I’m sure she is still trying to warm up everywhere! Knowing that the available days are numbered, we choose to go forward with our shoot and even though the winds were blowing and the goosebumps were showing, Whitney totally worked it out in front of the camera. I was super excited that Whitney was the first to use my new zebra print chair! Yowza! She was so cute and very sweet. It was a great time even if it was cold. Whitney and Marsha, thank you, thank you, thank you for choosing Thrive for your senior pictures. I am so thankful.

e&m {sister sister session}

thrivecreativestudio — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:35:53 +0000

I had the chance to take a couple special pictures of e&m for a gift to send to their grandmother. It was a quick session, but as you can see: lots of F-U-N! I don’t know why I kept cracking them up. They said it was something about my comments as I was shooting. I do get a little excited!! I love these girls and could have spent hours taking their pictures.

courtney {a senior session}

thrivecreativestudio — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:13:42 +0000

Wow! That’s almost an understatement. This senior, Courtney, was so much fun to shoot and so gorgeous and photogenic. I love her hair and it looked incredible in the warm November sunshine. This may have been the most perfect of all days for fall pictures, such beautiful red, orange and yellow leaves still on some trees and laying on the ground with just enough wind to have some floating down during shots. I just love what I do! Today was such a delight and I am so thankful for clients like Courtney. Thanks Courtney!

alix {a senior session}

thrivecreativestudio — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:04:21 +0000

I first met Alix when she was with her BF Nikayla on her senior photo shoot back in September, which was a lot of fun. It was great to come out to Alix’s house and really capture photos that tell you who Alix really is. These pictures aren’t like anyone else’s. They are unique and special, just like she is. That’s what you get with Thrive; uniqueness, creativity and special portraits. We had to reschedule Alix’s original shoot because of ferocious wind, but yesterday was just wonderful weather. Thanks so much Alix! It was a great day.

ashley {a senior session}

thrivecreativestudio — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:50:06 +0000

Dense fog covered the Kansas City area this morning and it took forever to burn off. Believe it or not, Ashley was into going forward with her senior session and actually, it turned out to be pretty cool. You may be able to see it in the second picture below, as the mist just sat above the pond in Ashley’s backyard. I really enjoyed meeting this sweet senior and finding some neat spots on her property for her senior portraits. Ashley, thanks for traipsing through the “bog”, laying in the wet leaves and trying to climb trees for me! You are awesome!

danielle {a senior session}

thrivecreativestudio — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:50:48 +0000

I am seriously about to explode with enthusiasm over today’s senior shoot with Danielle! Every day should be like this….pulchritudinous…splendiferous – ha ha – I just looked up other words for “gorgeous” on dictionary.com because, seriously, how many times can I say gorgeous? I’m not sure that pulchritudinous would translate well. This day and this senior – WOW! Gorgeous! I needn’t say more. Just see for yourself in Danielle’s splendiferous pictures.

brandy {a senior session}

thrivecreativestudio — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:06:14 +0000

After two rain outs, I finally met Brandy for some smokin’ senior pictures. I love shooting in new places and yesterday’s adventure in Gardner was fun for me. Brandy was a lot of fun to photograph and I know she was happy to finally have her shoot. We were “attacked” by swarms of ladybugs. Ok, so maybe we weren’t “attacked”, but WOW it was like ladybug invasion yesterday. I must say I prefer them over the mosquitoes and spiders though! Thanks Brandy! It was great getting to know you. You are going to be a great athletic trainer someday!

jessica {a senior session}

thrivecreativestudio — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:13:38 +0000

Over and over again, I keep saying the same thing….gorgeous senior, gorgeous Kansas day and a blessed photographer! It’s no exaggeration. It is fact and it is wonderful! I really can’t help but praise God for such wonderful opportunities to meet such great people, like Jessica and her mother, and to work in His beautiful creation. Yesterday was a golden day and Cedar Creek is so spectacular. Jessica’s pictures are amazing! Thanks Jessica for choosing Thrive for your senior pictures.

katie {a senior session}

thrivecreativestudio — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:50:39 +0000

You can’t tell by Katie’s pictures just how chilly it was yesterday, but…brrrrrr! Good thing I can smooth out goosebumps! Katie and her sister, Leah, were such fun to be with and we had a great time getting pictures of this gorgeous senior! Honestly, it was so hard to pick the pictures to edit…they were all so incredible. How blessed am I to work with such nice and beautiful people? Thanks so much Katie for choosing Thrive and braving the crisp October day!