I have something to admit. I’d never shot any senior portraits until just the other week. Not because I’m incapable of shooting them; I’ve just never been asked until very recently! I guess the clients I reach aren’t in the market for senior portraits. I certainly don’t advertise my services in this area, but I’m not going to turn anyone down when they ask, either!
This lovely young lady happens to be my niece. Kind of makes sense that she’d ask her photographer uncle to shoot her senior portraits, doesn’t it? I picked her up in the morning and spent the next few hours doing her “black drape” studio portrait, then we headed down to the Shockoe Bottom area of Richmond to find interesting backgrounds.
This portrait session also gave me the chance to play with some new lenses I just picked up: the legendary Canon 24mm f/1.4 and 35mm f/1.4 prime lenses. Wonderful glass! Can’t wait for my next wedding to use these hunks of glass during the reception!
The first image above is a simple setup near the Tobacco Row condominiums. The second image is under the railroad trestle near the canal. We had a blast walking through the area, taking pictures as we came across interesting areas. I remember baby sitting her when she was, like, four years old. Now she’s a senior on her way to college. Sheesh, I’m getting old!