Erik Juliusson: Laguna Beach High School Senior

What can I say about Erik…. our third child, quirky sense of humor, always has a smile on his face, best friend to Cameron and maybe even to Kasey.  We are definitely going to miss him next year when he is off to Purdue to represent their swim team.

This is the second time Erik has been willing to get in front of my camera.  The first time it was for an art project and I made him wear leather pants, combat boots, rub dirt all over himself and wrap himself in chains.  This session to celebrate his senior year was definitely tamer!  Thank you Erik for always being willing to give the Karkoska kids a last minute ride to practice, for pushing them in workouts and for joining us for granola and yogurt before an early morning training in the garage.  Enjoy!

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Carlee Di Nicola High School Senior

Let me start off by saying two things… first the “Model for A Day” sessions have been so amazing and second they are even better when I get to photograph someone who I have been working with since she was just a little girl.  Well Carlee has grown up into an amazing young woman and I know her family is so very proud of all of her accomplishments.  She is graduating this year from Santa Margarita High School and she is still making up her mind about which amazing university she will attend next year.  Carlee seems quiet and a little shy and so sweet on the outside.  But, watch out, because she was also named Best Delegate in Model United Nations.  Watch out world, whatever Carlee chooses to do in life, she is going to be a smashing success… and with her amazing fashion sense, she will definitely look the part!  Enjoy!

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Check out Carlee’s slideshow to see more images from her session!

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Kayte Mayfield: San Juan Capistrano High School Senior Portraits

In our initial conversations, Kayte’s mom told me, “she isn’t really into makeup and getting dressed up”, but I want to give her this experience for high school graduation. We talked about clothes and all of the options for locations…. and we came up with an open field, lots of flowers, train tracks and some urban textures. She said her daughter loves The Daisy Shoppe, and I totally got her style.

Fast forward to our session date, Kayte and Debbi showed up and Debbi asked, “if it is okay, can I get into just one picture”. “Of course”, was my reply, it was my honor to photograph this beautiful mother and daughter pair. Debbi let me know right after the session, how much fun Kayte had and how she talked non stop about what an amazing experience it was to be all dressed up, have her hair and makeup done, work with Deseree as the stylist and collaborate with me on her photographs.  She is a stunning girl, both inside and out.  I feel so fortunate to get to know this beautiful family!  Make sure to check out the slideshow at the end of the images.  Enjoy!

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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!

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!