Daniela’s senior session at Historic Leduc Estates turned out to be a little more eventful than we expected! When we arrived, we discovered that the estate was hosting a historic Civil War weekend, complete with reenactors and all kinds of fun historical details happening around the property. Definitely not something we see at every senior session! We had fun taking a little time to peek at everything going on as we walked close by during Daniela’s photos. Historic Leduc Estates made such a beautiful backdrop for her senior session, with its historic architecture, open spaces, and plenty of variety to work with. And Daniela brought such a natural, easygoing personality to the session that made it so much fun to photograph her.

Meet Ravi! He’s a Roseville High School senior with his eyes set on a pretty awesome future.

​We met up the evening before his first day of senior year—or his final first day of school!—at Leduc Historic Estate in Cottage Grove. It was a mostly beautiful (but definitely cloudy!) September evening, and we spent our time walking around, chatting, and talking about what’s ahead.

There are some senior sessions that feel like a portrait session from beginning to end—and then there are the ones that turn into a little bit of everything. Sydney’s session was definitely the latter, which I loved because it was so her!

Sydney is a senior at Park High School, and when we started planning her session, we knew we wanted to include some of the things that make her who she is right now. That meant her new motorcycle, her boyfriend, her brother and his Supra, and plenty of time for her own senior portraits, too.

And yes—her motorcycle is very new. She’s only had it for about two months! She actually got her permit before her boyfriend did, but he got his motorcycle first. Sydney got hers about a week after him, so naturally, a mini motorcycle couple session had to happen. (The two of them actually met while working at a haunted house, where they are both scare actors. ​)

There’s something really special about photographing a family for years and getting to watch their kids grow right in front of your camera.

This family has been in front of my lens for quite a while now, and every session feels a little different as their kids grow and their personalities come more and more to life.

Their daughter has grown into the sweetest little girl. She wanted to hold my hand as we walked, and more than once she proudly showed me how she could make a heart with her hands. ❤️ Those little moments are the ones I love catching.

And their son? He’s growing into such a great young man. You can see how closely he watches his dad—what he does and what he loves—and he has such a sweet instinct to look out for and protect his little sister. It was so fun to watch. He's also pretty proud of where he's at in his reading levels (way to go, teacher mama!).