Senior Photography Archives

Beautiful Madison’s High School Senior Portrait Session

I have been fortunate over many years to have some amazing young photography assistants work for me. In Madison’s case, I have known her for years! In the Blue Sky’s Salon and Studio days, her portrait in one of our beautiful vintage dresses, hung on the wall. She grew up to be every bit as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. I love that she runs on the same clock that I do… be early whenever possible…, that she has a great sense of style and always helps with wardrobe for our clients.. also, that she gives me great insight into the High School experience and what I should look out for when it comes to my daughter. We have had some great laughs together, and more than one boy we have photographed seems to have fallen for her. I was truly honored to shoot her high school senior portraits. Thank you Madison and thanks to your family for raising such an amazing young woman! Enjoy!

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Love is in the Air, High School Senior Creative Session

Happy 2015! October to December was a whirlwind of activity for me. Between all of the photography session, a busy family life and trying to stay healthy and active…. the time just flew by. I can not tell you how grateful I am for all of my fabulous Blue Sky’s clients for helping me to achieve my goals for for 2014.

As I do every year, I spent last week working on my goals for my family, my business, my health, my friends and my spirituality. I never set resolutions, as I know from the past, they are very difficult to keep. But rather, I review my goals from the past year, note what I did right, and what I can improve upon and spend time just being grateful.

During this time, I came up with our “Share the Love” campaign. Three ways for me to show you how grateful I am for your continued love and support, and ways you can “Share the Love” with your friends and family!

1) Share the Love Mini Sessions: These sessions are the perfect way to celebrate Valentines Day and include a 30 minute photography session, (1) edited digital file and (1) fun custom Valentines e-mail template to send friends and family for $149.00 (don’t forget we also do super cute Valentine cards).

2) “Share the Love”: With Friends and Family. During our quiet season, we would love nothing better than photographing your friends and family. We will give you a beautiful gift certificate to give to your close friends and family for FREE!. The gift certificate is for a $200 photography session and an 8×10 portrait print (this is for new clients only). For every one of your friends who comes in and completes a photography session, we will give you a $50 print credit. There is LOVE for everyone (you must be an existing Blue Sky’s client to receive a gift certificate. The person who receives the gift certificate, must be a new client to Blue Sky’s Studio.

3) Share the Love High School Senior Sessions: For our upcoming graduates, we are offering a two for the price of one session fee. Bring your best friend, your boyfriend/ girlfriend or a group of friends and for each paid client, you will get one session fee for free. Sessions must be completed by March 15, 2015.

And since this post is all about Love.. here is a session from last year from my Fine Art Show. The first image is the called “Heart Strings” and was the fine art piece I used in the show. The rest are of beautiful Sophie from the same day. Enjoy!

At the Beach, Senior Photography

Laguna Beach High School Senior: Jake Hexberg

Wow, this has been a busy week. Just this weekend I shot a styled session, a wedding, a newborn baby, a family and an engagement session. Gotta love the diversity of my photography life. Here is a quick preview of Jake, volleyball player, beach lover and off to University of Arizona this fall. Enjoy!

At the Beach, Senior Photography

Laguna Beach High School Senior Portraits: Sierra

One of the best things about being a photographer for me is variety! I love waking up and knowing that today will be completely different than yesterday or tomorrow. I may end up at the beach, at an amusement park, at a baseball stadium, you never know. I am the kind of person that always tries something new on a favorite restaurant menu, or takes a different driving route home, just to mix it up.

I believe all my clients deserve the same thing. I have literally photographed 100s of family sessions, high school senior sessions, and weddings. Many times they are in the same location that I have used numerous times in the past. So how do I prevent every image looking the same, with only the subject changing you might ask? Simple, I give myself a little assignment at every session.

For example, if I am shooting on a beach that I have used several times before, I challenge myself to find one totally different background that I have never used. Since I photograph using a very shallow depth of field, I don’t need to find a huge spot, just a little corner somewhere that is entirely new to my photography. Changing up poses and clothing can also help create an entirely personalized look for my clients.

This is also really important as the majority of my Blue Sky’s clients, take family photographs with me every year. I can promise you that in most cases they want something original each year that help celebrate and document this time in their families history. Sometimes that is a tall order for me if I have been shooting the family for 10+ years. By constantly keeping my eyes open for new places to shoot, keeping up with the latest clothing trends and investing in the best camera equipment, I have managed to successfully offer original photography every year.

Here is a recent example of a senior session, at one of my common photography spots. I used lots of flowers to differentiate this session from my previous work at this location! Enjoy! ;)

At the Park, Senior Photography

J Serra Highschool Senior: Laguna Beach senior photographer

Its not too late to book your 2014 senior session! This last few weeks have been crazy busy with clients squeezing in their grad sessions before the actual ceremony. I have been to the beach, open fields, funky coffee shops, stadiums, shopping centers, etc. to shoot 2014s graduating class. Each senior session this year has been unique and custom designed for our clients.

I am always a sucker for Spring flowers and beautiful backlighting, so here is a recent session in Laguna Niguel Park. Enjoy! ;) To book a session, please email me at kristin@blueskysstudio.com (don’t forget two s’s between skys and studio).