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Sam | Senior Session | Denton Texas
I love doing senior portrait sessions with a good variety of locations. At Sams session we got all this with just a a few miles of each other. Some urban looks at Historic Downtown Plano and park and then headed over to Prairie Creek Park for the beautiful flowers and waterfall. Some nature, urban and a whole lot of purple.
Jacob | Class of 2020 | Frisco Texas
Jacob was my first session following the Covid shutdown. Like many of my Senior sessions this year we had to delay. Although it felt strange to be out and about, since I did stay at home the whole time, but it was also great to get out. When the stay at home happened it was still the end of winter, so I was loving how green everything was.
Kira | Argyle Senior Session with Her Horse.
Kira has been on my model team for several years now. She has a beautiful smile, great style and the camera loves her. And can you tell she loves pink? We did several sessions her senior year at different locations is the DFW area. We did some at the historical downtown Carrolton, Perry Farm and them at her horse’s trainer near Lake Worth.
Summre | Lakeside Senior Session
Summre works as a Trail Guide at local stables in Southlake Texas. She wanted to use her favorite horse, Dallas and the stable allowed her to use him for the session. We did some photos of just Summre at the barn, then we headed to the lake for some water shots. There was a little issue getting to the location, with all the rain the trail where flooded. I was able to drive close to the location, but Summre had to work her way through the flooded trail. It was all worth it!
MacKenzie | FFA Member
We did MacKenzie’s session at what I like to call my outdoor studio, which is my neighbor’s pasture and their “junkyard” I hope they never clean up the area as it is a photographer’s dream. We had a nice overcast day which made for some nice soft light. As the sun started to set, a break in the clouds gave a beautiful glow to the grass field, another photographer’s dream!
Rachel and Her Super Cute Dog
I have been photographing Rachel and her family for years! I have even known Rachel even longer as her and my daughter showed horses and went to the same 4H club together. It seems just like yesterday when did her high school senior portraits, I think time was in fast forward when she asked me to do her college graduation photos, and a Master’s degree too. She brought along her sweet lab, Scout, and he had a matching graduation cap. How cute is that! Rachel graduated from University of North Texas in Denton. Go Mean Green!
Grace's Senior Pictures With Her Charolais
We split Grace’s photo session up into 2 separate sessions. We originally had it scheduled in early spring, but when she found out that one of her show cows was going to be sent to the breeders we moved part of the session to January. It was cold, but Grace never missed a beat. I was all bundled up and kept asking her if she wasn’t too cold and she always said she was fine. We took the cattle photos at her FFA barn and I set up a mini studio in the barn isle. That way we said out of the wind for a majority of the session. She suggested Downtown Carrollton for the second session and I discovered a really cool park close by, which I got lost going to. Didn’t realize the street had an east & west and of course I entered the wrong one. When I got to where my GPS took me, I found an large vacant lot. Oops!
Olivia's Senior Session, Lots of Pretty Flowers and a Beautiful Creek
I have been doing photos for Olivia’s family for several years now. Her father runs a Thoroughbred Racing Partnership and I started doing some promo photos at Lone Star Park for them. I also did her older sister’s senior portraits and have done family photos too. When Olivia applied to be one of my High School models, I was happy to make her one of my selections. One of the perks of being a TCP model is they get 2 different sessions. We did her 1st session at the Dallas Arboretum, which was the same location we did her sister’s a few years before. The second was at one of my favorite locations; Stone Creek Park in Flower Mound.
Claire | Keller Senior Photographer | Flower Mound | Stone Creek
We took Claire’s senior pictures at one of my favorite locations, Stone Creek Park in Flower Mound, Texas, I love this spot as it is always a little different. The water levels are always changing and it gives it a different appearance each time. It is one of the few water locations I know of that I am not worried about snakes. It is a very popular location which keeps the snakes away. We did several outfits in the water and then when it got to dark we move to the lawn area. She worn a dress from my collection, that I thought would look lovely in the setting. The rocks can be very slippery and Claire found one, she slipped and fell,. She didn’t hurt herself or get her hair or makeup wet, but the bottom of the dress was pretty wet. I told her since it was wet she had to options to stay where she was and sit in the water with the dress one or change. Her eyes lit up and was all for the sitting in the water. I applaud her because I know that water was cold. I had rubber boots on and I could feel the coldness as i stood in the water.
Caitlyn | Allen Senior Portraits | Horse and Rider Photography
Caitlyn provided me with plenty of laughs during her session, her fun personality gave me plenty of "bloopers" for the day as well as the laughs. Her mom would say, that is so her! Don;t get me wrong, the girl also knows how to work the camera! We started her senior portrait session where she keeps her horse, Winston. A tall chestnut Off the Track Thoroughbred (OTTB) who also has a personality to match his owner. Together they compete in local Hunter-Jumper shows. We gave Winston a break from "modeling" and headed to historic downtown McKinney for a second location. We then later returned tothe stables Princetonwhere we did some dramaticdusk images with Winston & Caitlyn.
Emily | Liberty Christian | Argyle Senior Photographer
I did Emily's family portraits several years ago and was honored that they had me bad to photograph her senior pictures. I loved all the outfits that she had chosen for her session and Sheila with Horse Show Makeup Artist did her hair and makeup. Emily agreed to do a early morning session and the light was fantastic. Much of the session was done at their neighbors by beautiful stock tank and in their backyard by a wonderful natural looking pool. We then returned to her home do do some of her senior photos with her horse, Vinny. Vinny is an Appaloosa that has tons personality. Vinny is fairly new to Emily and they plan on showing soon.
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David | Senior Portraits | Prestonwood Polo
David has three loves, polo, motocross and his truck! He wanted to incorporate all three into his Senior photos. The motocross part didn't work out for the shoot for this location, but we got the other 2 done! David attends Liberty Christian in Argyle Texas and plans on attending Texas A&M next fall with hopes of making the Polo team. We did his senior session at Prestonwood Polo Club in Oak Point Texas where is horses are kept. Another early morning session that stayed cool and we finished before it started heating up.
Rileigh | Argyle Texas Senior | Equine Photographer
To beat the brutally hot Texas summer day, we did Rileigh's session at sunrise. Sunrise session can be hit or miss on what type of sky you can get. It was a hit for her session and we had some beautiful colors. Rileigh's main horse was Texas so the main part of her session was taken with him, but she still wanted some photos with her other horses, Tess & Manny.
Rileigh attends Argyle High School where she plays volleyball. Her mom who is a professional stylist, did her hair & makeup. Loved this session!
Hannah | Senior 2017 | Weatherford Texas | Equine Photographer
I photographed Hannah and her horse Inviting Rumors "Shea" at Dry River Ranch in Weatherford Texas and rides under the guidance of Stephen Stevens and Terry Cross . Like many spring days in Texas, it was windy and humid. Hannah & Shea where great and handled it will. Hannah will be attending University of Georgia in the fall where she will be part of their Equestrian Team. Hannah asked the photos to show how much she loves Shea. She made it easy, as they obviously have a great horse-human bond with each other.
Katie | Senior 2017 | Senior Portraits | North Texas
Katie will be graduating from Aledo High School. She currently competes in the National Reining Horse Association under the guidance of Jared LeClair in Gainesville, Texas. Her and her horse GVG Electric Spark "Pumpkin" have won numerous awards.
Her senior portrait were taken at Hidden Springs Ranch. Hair and make up by Brittini Gillespie of Lucky Locks in Denton, Texas.
Courtney | Senior Portraits | Callisburg | Gainesville | Denton
So much fun with this session! Courtney brought her 2 horses she competes on plus her adorable mini horse. We also did some super cute photos of her and her boyfriend; Kade. We took her photos at Kade's family land. The cattle there were very interested in what we were doing. Kade's car as well as my ear getting up props was fascinating to them.
Courtney will be attending Texas A&M in the fall on a full equestrian scholarship. She was very proud to show her maroon!
Nolan | Aubrey Senior 2016 | Texas Equine Photographer
I had so much at Nolan's session. We also did his family portraits at the same time, so it was a whole family affair. Lots of inside jokes and laughs!
Nolan is a senior at Aubrey High School and is the current President of the National Reined Cow Horse Youth Association. He plans on attending Texas A&M and majoring in Agri-Business.
Terri Cage Photography is based in Denton County and is available throughout the North Texas and surrounding area. She also will travel if needed.