Cascade Senior 2012 - Emily

The first thing you may notice about Emily is her hair.It was the first thing I noticed as she pulled up in her little black pickup. She chose a daring beautiful red color and in an spontaneous descion dyed it the night before our shoot. I don't know about you but I would have been petrified to make such a huge change before my senior pictures, so it goes without saying that Emily has guts! 

Emily is a senior at Cascade Highschool. She is going to pursue a career in Cosmotology and if her current do has anything to say about it I think she's going to knock people's socks off with her creativity and talent. Behind the flaming red hair and ready smile, Emily is a quiet well spoken teen who loves reading, especially about vampires and other supernatural romances.Yep, you guessed it,  she's a Twilight fan, but then again there aren't very many people out there that aren't in some way or another. Her favorite color is pink. Let's add one more thing about Emily...

She's graduating early! Let's all give this super talented young lady a huge round of applause.

Franklin County Senior Sprite - Rex- 2012

Introducing our second Senior Sprite, Rex. Rex goes to Franklin county Highschool. His favorite color is neon green and his favorite musician is the rapper Eminem. After school he plans on joining his father in the family business.

For Rex's shoot we meandered around the Cowan town square, a quaint little railroad town with a storied history that lies just outside of Winchester. Like most guys it was a little tough to get even a grin out of Rex, but we managed a few and had a fun time doing it. Here's wishing Rex a wonderful future!

I like the seriousness of this pose. The little cabin in the background is a historical treasure of Cowan. If I'm not mistaken it was their first jail house.

Cowan is split directly in half by a working railroad track. This railroad car sits nearby.

Another serious tough guy pose.

This was the family's favorite image.

See not even a tough guy can hold back his smile when holding the family dog. I love the doggies ears, so horribly cute!

Moore County Senior Sprite - Katie- 2012

                 As my faithful followers already know, we instituted a new program this year to boost our precense in the Senior community. No not Seniors as in older folks but Seniors as in those bright faced young people who are on the cusp of starting their new lives on their own. Our program is called Senior Sprites. Senior Sprites are local seniors who have agreed to spread the word to their friends and family about Fairytree Photography in exchange for a free senior session. 

                Our first Senior Sprite is a wonderful young lady named Katie.

Katie goes to Moore County Highschool, home of the blue raiders. She loves the color blue and the musical stylings of the very popular, Lil Wayne. (Not to my taste but to each their own.) Her current plans are to attend MTSU after highschool. I know all my readers can get behind me on wishing this bright and beautiful young lady the best in her future.

                 Also for this session we traveled to a very special place located in Moore county not far from fabulous Lynchburg. The GreenRose of Raus Bed and Breakfast was kind enough to host our senior session on their immaculate grounds. The GreenRose is an absolute perfect hidden gem nestled in the rolling hills of Tennessee. The completely renovated old plantation home is tastefully decorated and the owner Pat Cox is more than happy to give her guests an informational and entertaining tour of her home and the antiques she's furnished it with. It's an ideal place for a sweet romantic weekend getaway. I have to recommend the Prince room. Just from the peek inside I got during our shoot I have to say the massive bed looked so soft and inviting... I'm thinking about booking a little getaway myself just to find out for sure. ;)

On the wicker swing of the GreenRose. Placed on a corner of the deck a nice breeze blowed through and cooled us off on this rather warm September day.

I love the Noir look of this picture. So glamorous!

Katie standing in an adjacent field. The sky was so blue!

This is Katie's favorite picture of the session. She looks like she's in another time and place.

This is an example of the studio style shots we offer our seniors. This was taken in Katie's home with pop-up blue screen backdrop and then I added  my own special background in Blue of course!

Senior by Design

Our first official senior only session was this past May. Our beautiful model Ashley is an exemplary student at Coffee County Central High School, which coincidentally is also my alma mater. I'm sure that Ashley will go far in this world with her intelligence and innate beauty.

These first two were Ashley's favorites - This casual image

...And this formal cap and gown image.

I've chosen to share this one because its a classic picture.

This one is my favorite. Everytime I see it I think of a magazine cover/ad. I don't know why or even which magazine, but I do know it speaks to me.

I'm sharing this one mostly because of my husband. I had just finished editing and he walked in and goes, "Wow, she looks like a movie star! She'll love that one." I do think its an evocative image and I love the way she looks like she's bathing in sunlight, just the effect I was going for at the time.