Studio B Portraits Blog – professional photographer Brooke Clark shares a behind the lens sneak peak
When I asked Redmond High School Senior Katie “what type of dance” she enjoyed, she named a string of like 6 different types. I knew we had to create something beautiful that captured her passion for dance during her senior pictures session. She was such a trooper! It’s one thing to do a leap or a move once or twice, but to make sure all of the lighting was right, Katie was turning, twirling and bounding take after take!
Love when a Senior personalizes their sessions and in addition to being a DJ, Reese from Eastlake Sammamish is totally into in his Gameboy so of course we had to get a couple of shots with it! (Does he have THE most perfect teeth or what?)
Maybe it’s the “Hollywood” coming out in me but I’ve been loving our Class of 2011 senior photo shoots that tell a story…so much personality shining through with each of these fun High School Seniors! Honestly, we get THE best of the best so I shouldn’t be surprised that these images look like they are torn right from the pages of a fashion magazine. Here’s our latest and greatest — and one that I’m titling “All-About-Town” with Skyline High School Senior Jenna. With her gorgeous bouquets of flowers we set out on the streets of Issaquah on this super cool retro cruiser from the new Bicycle Center shop on Front Street. Want to see more of our favorites? Check out our famous Ford truck shoot with Savannah from King High School, Vogue Magazine session with Redmond High School Sarah, River Dance with Maggie and Confetti Cupcakes with Molly.
“Totally polite and loves his mother.” (In case you were wondering) I just thought I should at least attempt to comment on something other than Spencer’s movie-star good looks 
But really, why bury the lead. Loved photographing this Issaquah High School Senior — the fellas are almost always easy going but it was Spencer’s quick humor and relaxed confidence that made him a natural in front of the camera. Liked his shoot so much I actually added another one of his senior pictures to the contact page on the senior website. Oh…and since I’m already gushing, I might as well point out the great choice of outfits (I actually forgot to ask if this was his doing or his Mom’s but either way — kudos to the Warren House!) They got it just right — for the guys, you can never go wrong when you choose something dressy, something everyday, something activity and something seasonal. For more suggestions, check out the “details” tab of the Studio B Seniors website and take a peak at the featured portfolio galleries.
You know, when you photograph small children you have to be ready to pull out all of your best tricks to get a great shot. Let me now just add “dogs” to that list. Three dogs actually. Outdoor family portraits with the Myers Family at their Sammamish home is just gorgeous from every angle. Mom Karole has the most amazing green thumb and everywhere you look she has grown the prettiest flowers but as we were trying to get the first shot above…the neighbor dogs were barking and distracting the Myer dog’s interest from looking anywhere close to my lens. Trying to keep my self respect intact, I ineffectively attempted to get their attention yelling, doing kissy kissy sounds and the like. I got nowhere with them until I barked. Yes, I literally barked like a dog to get all pups to focus on me at the same moment. SUCCESS!
Nicole from Hazen High School has the most striking coloring. Her pretty red hair and porcelain skin were perfectly suited for these earthy outdoor looks. Nicole has such a sweetness about her and I really thought that shined through here. And how super cute are those bangs!!!
LOVING these shots from my Senior Pictures “road trip” with Issaquah High School Senior Matthew! Having photographed Matt before, I knew he had a passion for golf so I suggested that we go on location for a portion of his senior portraits. I get asked all the time how and where we make our senior portraits. The truth is, we make nearly all of our awesome senior images right at Studio B Portraits studio in olde town Issaquah — indoor, outdoor, urban, country…all here. But for my clients that I have worked with many times, or a teen & parent that desires something EXTRA we do offer “destination senior sessions” like this one that we photographed at The Club at Newcastle. YES they are more expensive and YES due to limited availability you might have to be up at the crack of dawn but oh-so worth it! (– uh, perfect time to say…”thanks for meeting me at sun-up Matthew & Lisa Gaan! “:-)…just kidding…it was only 9:00AM)
On a somewhat (but not really) related note, I did want to to make a priority booking announcement regarding our general Studio B Seniors and Studio B Family Summer-Fall schedule. This is hands down the busiest time of year and I’ve never seen us book-out so quickly. It’s really important to me that we give priority booking to our current clients and referrals by current clients but I need your help. If you’re planning to schedule with us, please contact us to reserve your senior and family session dates right now so that we can make every effort to lock in the most convenient days & times for you. (FYI: The high schools are getting ready to announce their yearbook deadlines and when they do, we see it every year…it’s every man & woman for themselves — a mad scramble to land a senior session ensues)
These senior pictures don’t need to say 1000 words, just 5 will do – serious athlete and simply stunning. With her supermodel height and perfect bone structure, International School Senior Samantha clearly has the genetic gifts (shout-out to her Mom) to score big time with just a basic white tank & blue denim combo. Makes you want to run right out to the Gap doesn’t she? (as if that’s the reason she looks so amazing )
Sometimes I look at a portrait and I’m immediately struck by how much one of our Studio B Seniors looks like a celebrity. That’s exactly what happened for me here when I was certain I was looking right at Dancing With the Stars pro Juliana Hough. Issaquah High School Senior Dayna is going to be totally prepared for Facebook “Doppelganger Day” (For folks that may not be active on Facebook, “Doppelganger Day” is a randomly chosen date that you replace your Facebook personal profile image with the famous person that you most resemble.)
Talk to Mount Si High School Senior Elly for just a few minutes and your realize right away that she is a girl with a plan….a young woman with a calling actually. Elly told me that she would like to be a missionary. When we asked her to bring something personal to her senior photo shoot, she brought her bible and the most beautiful cross. Since senior year is such a milestone and symbolizes a time of possibilities I immediately wanted to create a piece that Elly could look back on years from now and see where it all started.
by brooke
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