Meet Alyssa, a beautiful senior from Fluvanna County High School. One of my favorite things is when seniors personalize their portrait session and Alyssa certainly did that! She has been swimming almost her whole life so it was only fitting that we have part of her session at a pool where she practices. This was my first time photographing a swimmer and I loved it! All of the colors in the background looked so cool against Alyssa dresses!
We then headed to downtown Charlottesville for some urban photos. When I found out Alyssa loved to read, I knew exactly what I wanted to do! I borrowed an awesome chair from a friend (thanks Megan!) used a combination of my books and Alyssa’s, and put her in front of the coolest graffiti wall I’ve ever seen! A quick trip to the top of a parking garage gave us a few photos of Alyssa and a small fraction of her shoes collection…I have never seen so many cool shoes outside of a shoe store!
We spent the last part of the session taking photos after the sun had gone down…another first for me! I love the way all the lights in the background look! At the very end of the session, I noticed how incredible the sky looked. All of my lights had been packed up so I took a few photos using the available light. The photo is totally different than my usual style but the sky was too beautiful to pass up!
I had a wonderful afternoon you and your family Alyssa. Good luck at Virginia Tech and enjoy the rest of your senior year!
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