stacy

We keep looking for a better term than 'Senior Photos.' It just reminds us of our own painful, first solo photoshoots at 17 years old: leather jacket slung over shoulder, cheesy smiles, studio lights, and lots of 'editing.' We worked with Stacy just how we work with a model or a commercial client: she worked with us on concepts, was open minded, professional, adventurous, and gorgeous. 5th & Elm's Boone loaded us up with some black coffee (thanks!) and studio manager Meghan got out of the studio for a couple hours and joined us on this one which was a treat. She had scouted locations that fit what Stacy was looking for and we did clothing changes as we changed scenes. The clouds were a little ambiguous which always makes for changing light, and more annoying – changing light temperatures, both of which require continuous, on-the-fly thumb and finger work adjusting exposure and white balance. Congrats to Stacy - who like most of our wedding and portrait subjects lately - had no problem lying in the woods, sprawling across fallen trees, or standing waist deep in a swamp. Ha! Her shots are worth it and we hope she'll have less traumatic memories (and photos) from her first pro shoot.Unedited images below were shot with a combination of natural and reflected light with a 200mm 2.8 and 50mm 1.4.