Lauren is so gorgeous and so much fun to photograph, that we went a little over the usual two hour session.  By the time, we got to the school to photograph her “track” portraits, the wind was blowing us everywhere!  We decided we would come back another day, when it wasn’t so windy.  Great decision, I must say, because these images from our recent revisit to the track are some of my new favorites…

This is a reminiscent of my early photo years… black & white… funky wall… classic…

Stttttrrrrrreeeeeeettttttccccchhhh….

Lauren runs something called the steeple race.  I don’t understand jumping over a giant hurdle into a big bank of water, but I bet it’s fun to watch.  Lauren is leaning on the hurdle in this next shot…

Drum roll please, no make it a marching band… I want a soundtrack for this super cute shot…

Go Bees!

Okay, now that I got that out of the way… let’s get on to the real fun stuff! I feel like I should change the name of my blog to “Teens of Central New York Got Talent!” Ali has been playing the violin most of her life.  As a non musician/ music lover, I’m always so impressed with anyone that can truly tune their own instrument.

Love this next shot…

Ali also brought along a beautiful guitar to her senior portrait session.

When  she began playing,  I assumed, like the violin, that she had been at it for a long time.  But no, she is just incredibly talented… she has only been playing since THIS summer.  I’m not joking, when I say she is really great at it already.  So it is no surprise to me that Abby said Ali also has an phenomenal singing voice.  Watch out Taylor Swift!

Up next… softball.  As a visual person I always get excited about the props/ accessories that the seniors bring with them.  If your sport requires a helmet… I’m going to want to put it on you.  Just ask Ali…

Ali pitched herself some softballs to hit, and I wish I had an audio track for you to hear the cracking sound… PURE POWER!

Last but not least, Ali holds a special place in my heart because she wants to become a veterinarian. Love this shot with Autumn and Jim, who make up just a handful of the family pet population!

Ali, you rock!