Nicole’s Senior Video Slideshow – Brookings SD Senior Pictures
Nicole’s love is soccer. She came down with her mom yesterday afternoon to look at her senior pictures before she had to go to soccer practice back in Brookings. Her are her favorite senior pictures in a senior video slideshow.
Jordan’s senior video slideshow – Madison SD senior pictures
Mom and Dad have been wanting to show off Jordan’s images since his senior session a few weeks ago. Here are their (and Jordan’s) favorites in a senior video slideshow.
Contest time! Which of Jordan’s Art Posters do you like – Madison SD senior pictures
Jordan won a prom certificate at the Madison After Prom party which entitled him to an Adventure session and an Art Poster. We ended up making two different posters and right now he’s having a tough time deciding which one he should take home.
Do you like the B&W one or the color poster?
Branden Barefoot Waterskiing Art Poster – Chester SD senior pictures
We’ve been waiting for a while to show this image off.
Branden came to the studio for his senior picture session, but we couldn’t stop until we got what he really wanted: barefoot waterskiing pictures. Rachel and Dacey tagged along to Lake Brandt where we met up with Branden and a couple of his friends. You have to go fast in order to barefoot waterski. We made several passes taking pictures along the way as Branden showed off his skills. Check out that smile. You know he was havin’ fun.
Danielle’s senior video slideshow – Howard SD senior pictures
Danielle’s senior year at Howard High School has already started. It seems that school starts too early every Fall. We just sent out her senior pictures last night. Here are her favorites in a senior video slideshow.
Michael’s senior video slideshow – Howard SD senior pictures
Football practice must be tough at Howard High School. When Michael came to pick out his senior pictures, his arms were full of bruises. Here are Michael’s favorites in a senior video slideshow.
Krysta’s Art Poster – Howard SD Senior Pictures
Krysta won a prom certificate that entitled her to an Adventure Session and an Art poster. Rain on the day of her senior pictures caused us to go north to Brookings to finish up her outside senior pictures.
Here is Krysta’s Art Poster
Michael’s Art Poster
Michael won a prom certificate this Spring. The Art Poster is just one of the cool things included in the prom certificate. Tonight Michael and his parents came for their sales session. We had the Art Poster on an easel waiting for them when they walked through the door. I think Howard is going to have a great year of football if Michael has anything to say about it.
Shannon
Shannon is into life. You’ll never see her slowing down. Basketball, volleyball and track are her sports. We get tired just listening to her schedule. Here are Shannon’s favorites in a senior video slideshow from her Playtime Session with Makayla and her senior session with sister Chantel.
Alica
Alica starts school Monday in Berlin. Rutland SD is a long way to come for senior pictures. Alica was here for a summer visit with her friends in Madison where she was a exchange student at Madison High School. Alica tells us that senior pictures are not as popular in Germany as they are in the United States.
We had a great time wandering around Rutland on Wednesday morning with Alica and wish her all the best as she completes her last year of school in Germany before college. Maybe we will see her again soon.
Here are a few of Alica’s images in a senior video slideshow.
Natasha’s senior video slideshow
Check out Natasha’s favorites in her senior video slideshow.
Kacey’s senior video slideshow
Check out Kacey’s favorites in her senior video slideshow.
Blake’s senior video slideshow
Here are Blake’s favorites in a senior video slideshow.
Kacey
We headed south last week to photograph Kacey’s senior session starting at Falls Park in Sioux Falls. We used off camera flash and long lenses to isolate Kasey in front of the falls. We explored some of the more rustic areas of the park that turned out to be some of Kacey’s favorites. We finished up the session at the studio. Here are a few of our favorites. Watch for Kacey’s senior video slideshow next week.
Jessica
Jessica hails from Brookings High School. She loved her cheerleading pictures. Here are a few of her favorites.
Kelsey’s senior video slideshow
The camera loves Kelsey. She doesn’t take a bad picture…EVER. It was hard to edit Kelsey’s images on the computer. Of course we took too many shots. Because it was so windy in the afternoon, we waited until early evening to finish her outdoor pictures in Madison and at Lake Madison.
Here are her favorites in a video slideshow.
Kelsey – sneak peek
Here’s three from Kelsey’s favorites. Her senior video slideshow isn’t quite ready yet. Check back tomorrow to see all of her favorite images
Katie senior video slideshow
Rutland Graduation
Rutland’s Class of 2010 graduated on Saturday. We gotten to know all of the kids over the years. Some we’ve know almost all of their lives. The gym was FULL at 2 in the afternoon. It was too wet for fieldwork with warm temps, hazy overcast and for once at graduation NO WIND! With all of the small schools in the area having commencement ceremonies on the same day, the Madison Daily Leader, asked if I would take a few pictures.
Megan Powell wrote a song for her senior project. Amber Misar performed it for the graduates before they received their diplomas. Here is a video that we put together with the images from yesterday accompanied by Amber Misar singing Megan’s song. Bill Shoup played the various instruments in the song.
Sneak Peak: Shannon and Makayla’s Playtime Session
ElizaBeth and I are getting all those last minute things wrapped up before seniors start graduating this Saturday.
Shannon and Makayla had a fun Playtime Session. We had beautiful skies and light wind. Here are just a couple to tease you with until we get the rest ready.
We are getting more and more calls for senior pictures this year. We still have plenty of openings left. Everyone seems to want August and September. Scheduling your senior session earlier in the summer has many advantages: we have more time to play, there are no conflicts with sports practices and the grass is greener while the lake is not.
DSU Class of 2010 – Allie
Dakota State’s graduation isn’t very far away. Allie came out earlier this week for a fun cap and gown session. Here are a few of her favorites.
Clarice
Katie – Class of 2010
Katie is a pilot. How is that for cool! We had a great session starting at the Madison Airport and then finished up at the studio.
Here are a few from Katie’s senior session.
South Dakota Senior Photography: Chelsea’s Senior Slide Show Video
Senior Pictures: Not just for high school – The Postma twins graduate from SDSU today
We had some fun earlier this week when the Postma twins came in for some pictures in their caps and gowns prior to today’s graduation from South Dakota State University. Amber and the girls took a few together then we moved on to the rest of the session. We printed up a couple of 16×20’s for the party after graduation as a surprise.
Congratulations girls!
2010 Senior Slideshow Videos
2010 Senior Slideshow Videos
2010 Seniors
Here are a few of our 2010 Senior Pictures
Class of 2010 senior video slideshows
Check out these senior slideshows embedded from YouTube.
Bobby
Yes, we are still photographing seniors. Here is one of Bobby’s favorite.
Trevor
Kaleb’s session continued…
Kaleb came in today and finished his senior session cut short by a power outtage Thursday afternoon. The weather is better but the slush hasn’t melted off the roads yet. We are off to the Oldham tonight to photograph the Oldham-Ramona prom that was postponed last night due to the spring blizzard.
Kaleb
Kaleb came yesterday afternoon for his senior session. His session had to be rescheduled twice before due to snow, but yesterday we just went for it. Of course, the weather did not cooperate any better. We had to send him home early after the power went off and on, off and on and then stayed off. We are finishing his session tomorrow.
We are under a blizzard warning since last night. This is what it looked like in Rutland just before we left for Madison. The school is less than a block away.
Playtime…still coming!
We’ve decided to push our Playtime Sessions into the middle of April to avoid our still uncooperative weather.
If you are interested in having a Playtime Session in your prom dress, give ElizaBeth a call at the studio.
Andy – outside
We went to Andy’s house and finished his outdoor portraits up.
We tried to get Andy with his tractor but below zero temps forced us to reschedule. It’s not supposed to be below zero in March!
Brian’s announcement card
Brian’s sales session was tonight. He loved the card that EizaBeth designed for him.
Playtime Sessions coming soon…
Cold weather has delayed our Playtime Sessions this Spring. Cold, snow and prom dresses don’t mix well. As soon as it warms up a bit more we’ll be showing you more.
Brian
Brian came for his senior session today. It’s turned a bit warmer than the deep freeze of last week.
I used the high speed flash technique that I learned from Mike Fulton at the NL Winter Seminar. This allows us to get an image in bright sunlight that has shallow deep of field, isolating the subject from the background.
Announcement card time!
Please send in your announcement card flyer with any changes you may have so we can get your cards printed.
Graduation is coming up fast.
Shelby’s Art Poster
Going for the dramatic – before & after
Image enhancement is an art form all it’s own.
When we are photographing a senior, we are always looking for a strong base image that we can take to the next level using Adobe Photoshop. We get it right in camera first. We aren’t trying to cover up our mistakes by spending hours fixing them in Adobe Photoshop.
The current trends of overlay textures, oversaturated colors, blown out highlights and twisted horizons are too easily overdone. A few images from each senior session are taken “over the top”, but we try to go more for the dramatic and classic look that won’t look dated the day after tomorrow.
We love the classic look of black and white with a bit of dramatic contrast wihout blowing out all of the detail.
Caitlinn
It was yet another busy day in the studio this saturday. Babies and kids in the morning and Caitlinn’s senior session in the afternoon.
The sun may be shining and the thermometer may be creeping higher, but it is still a bit brisk when we were taking outside pictures…and bright too.
If you follow Madison Lady Bulldog basketball, you have already seen Caitlynn in action. Notice the very cool warm up pants.
Shelby’s slideshow
Shelby’s senior sale was tonight.
Announcement Card time
Announcement card flyers are hitting the mail this week for approval. When you get your letter please send it back with any changes you might want. You can also order additional cards.
The senior favorites will be available on our main website under CLIENTS. Check your announcement card flyer for your password.
Madison South Dakota Senior Photography: Anthony’s special
Anthony’s sale was tonight. We always make up a few fun things for the parents to look at. This image is designed as a 20×20 composite wall portrait.
Madison South Dakota Senior Photography: 2nd Street Girls
We receive many comments about our display prints that we have in the 2nd Street Diner in Madison.
Marti is a waitress at 2nd Street (and Skippers), plays basketball and is on the school’s powerlifting team. Busy girl for sure.
Beside the three 16×20’s of the girls, 2nd Street also commissioned us to provide images in their Party Room. There are 8 – 20×24 framed black and white art prints of the Madison area.
Chantel is one of our “Prom Girls” from last spring’s Playtime sessions.
Rutland South Dakota Senior Photography: Shelby
Shelby came after school for her senior pictures along with two of her friends to help haul in all of her outfits.
Senior Photography: Rave Books
We ordered a few extra of our Rave Books as studio samples.
We’ve done a bunch of these books for seniors this year. We include them in our Adventure Sessions.
Madison South Dakota Senior Photography: Dustin’s Specials
Dustin’s sales presentation was last night. His mom picked out two “specials” as part of his senior pictures: a composite wall portrait and a composite refrigerator magnet – just like the ones that are part of our Birthday Club.
When we prepare each senior’s images, we make up an announcement card and a couple of composites. We call them “specials” within our workflow. We then can make any tweaks during the sale. With announcement cards all we have to do come February and March is to make any final changes for the time, date and location of the Open House.
Madison South Dakota Senior Photography: It’s cold out there!
Anyone in their right mind stays inside on a day like today. With the temperature hovering just above zero and a stiff breeze making it feel much colder than it really was, we were out taking advantage of a cool sunset.
Anthony thought we were all done, but before he left I talked him into one last series of shots. Normally we would’ve done a few more creative things – 20 to 30 below wind chills cut our time short.
We can’t wait for a little warmer weather. It’s funny how 20 above seems warm after being out in 20 below temps.
