This is the first year for Smith Family Photography to have a Senior Representative Program. Three high school seniors were chosen after careful consideration of their applications. We chose seniors that were very involved in their school, community, and other hobbies or areas of interest. It was difficult to choose, but in the end we could only choose three. One of the senior reps (the only girl in the group) is Sadie from Mart, Texas.
Each of the senior reps are rewarded for their time in assisting us with our advertising needs with cash incentives, product discounts, and freebies. They each receive two sessions - a mini session and a full session. The mini-sessions took place during the summer to ensure that their marketing items would be ready for the first day of their senior year. The full session must be complete by November 1st, 2015. This gives them plenty of time to show off their portraits.
The first senior rep to schedule the full session was Miss Sadie. She is always a pleasure to work with! She is truly beautiful inside and out.
Sadie's magazine cover
Sadie sent me a Facebook message and told me that she found the perfect spot for her senior pictures. She loved the area at the bridge on Thompson Road in Mart, Texas. I did not know what bridge she was talking about, but I was dying to find out what made this bridge so perfect. My husband and I drove out to the bridge and we immediately knew why she chose this particular location - it was gorgeous! The bridge was on a nicely groomed gravel road with large trees making a tunnel over the bridge. Absolutely stunning and so peaceful!
Sadie had plenty of ideas of her own and according to her mom, Sadie LOVES to be photographed! I believe mom because Sadie is so natural and comfortable in front of the camera. She is so much fun to photograph!
The bridge on Thompson Road in Mart, Texas is a great location for portraits!
When I take senior portraits I prefer them to show a lot of personality. Sometimes that involves some props if they want their session to be centered around a specific interest, such as football or softball. Other times the session has very few props included. It all depends on the type of portraits that the senior is wanting at that particular session. As you can tell from the magazine article, Sadie's first session was focused on softball since she enjoys that sport. However, this session was focused on her and her beautiful personality. I brought two items to use as props - a suitcase and a vintage orange chair.
Sadie using a vintage suitcase as a seat.
Sadie using the vintage orange chair during her session
We took several photographs on this bridge and then I suggested that we take some photographs at a nearby field that I've been longing to use for a session. Sadie was up for taking more photographs!
We arrived at the field just as the sun was going down and the light that was bouncing across the field was amazing! We took several photographs in this beautiful location with gorgeous lighting and I had an idea for a pose using the vintage orange chair. I asked my husband to get the chair out of the Suburban (aka Reliable Roger) for us and he brought us the suitcase! I politely told him that we didn't need the suitcase, but we did need the chair. He told us that we did not need the chair. By the look on his face I knew that the chair was in trouble! I asked him if my favorite chair was broken and he replied that it was in fact broken. It was a sad moment in my life. The photograph above is the last photograph for my favorite vintage orange chair. So...if you have a similar chair, I am interested in purchasing it.
The sunset casted beautiful colors across the field
Sadie in the field with a Mart water tower in the background
After we took several photographs in the field with the amazing sunset, we went back to the bridge for one last portrait. I really wanted to get a photograph of her laying down on the bridge, but did not want her to be dirty from the gravel road for any remaining shots. I have a feeling that we could have kept on taking photographs if the sun didn't set!
The last photograph of Sadie's session
If you are interested in investing in senior portraits, you can always book directly through me or you can go through Sadie and receive extra savings!
