Brandon's Senior Portraits (part 2)

For Brandon's first senior portrait session, we went to the University of Rochester and the Memorial Art Gallery. We got some really great shots and had a very full day of shooting. However, there were two very specific shots that our locations just weren't right for. Lucky for him, our senior portrait pricing is very simple and fair, so Brandon decided to schedule a second session.

For Brandon's second session, we started at Colgate University. Brandon is a student, as well as a huge fan, of the organ, and Colgate's chapel has a lovely organ. The chapel was closed and the building was locked, but we begged the janitor to let us in, so we were able to get these quick shots:

And with a color cast:





And with an artistic treatment:



Since we were already on campus, we decided to walk around and get some shots:















We then went to Genessee Valley Park and shot on the bridge:





Brandon wanted a bridge for his other specific shot: one of him jumping, High School Musical-style:





And with an artistic treatment:



We are so glad that we were able to give Brandon the exact shots that we wanted, and he was able to get a wide range of poses and backgrounds.


If you would like to see the rest of Dana's shoot, please go to our Flickr page.

If you would like us to shoot your (or your child's) senior portraits, please email us at perezsisters@gmail.com

Matthias' Senior Portraits (aka Real Men Wear Pink!)

This past fall we shot Mattias' senior portraits. He was a senior model for us the year before (he's one of our barn kids) and we were looking forward to working with him again.

When we asked Mattias where he wanted to go, he said that he remembered taking portraits at Mt. Hope Cemetery when his older sister had gotten married, but he wanted his portraits to look nothing like his sisters. Lucky for him, we specialize in different!

The other thing that was really important to Mattias was our post-production. Because he had already done portraits with us, he had seen all the cool ways we can tweak a photo after the fact. He wanted an overload of special effects, and we were happy to oblige.

Here are some of our favorites from the shoot:



With a deep red color cast:





With a high contrast artistic treatment:



Our senior portrait sessions come with unlimited outfit changes throughout the entire shoot. As we moved on to another part of the cemetery, Matthias changed into this great pink shirt. It was very flattering for Matthias' skin tone, and who doesn't love a guy in pink! This is ours - and Matthias' - favorite with the pink shirt:



With a high contrast artistic treatment:



In fact, Matthias liked this shot so much he chose it as his yearbook photo. A few days after he told us what photo to prepare for the yearbook, however, he asked if we could make a few changes. Like, change the color of his shirt (and bump up the saturation in his eyes. And darken his hair). Lucky for him, that sort of work is included at no extra charge in all of our senior portrait packages (although, what is it with these guys and their shirts?) so we made all those changes for him:





With a select color treatment:





With a select color treatment (to emphasize the pink shirt!):





With a vintage color treatment:











With a vintage color treatment:



As it often happens when we shoot outside, it started to rain, so we fled for the car and packed up. But once we left the cemetery, it stopped! We happened to be right in front of Genesee Valley Park, so we popped in for just a few more shots. We found this fantastic tree:





With a blue color cast:







Despite the three and a half seconds of rain, we had a really fun time, and more importantly, Matthias got exactly the photo we wanted for his yearbook. Mission accomplished!


If you would like to see the rest of Mattias' shoot, please go to our Flick page.


If you would like us to shoot your (or your child's) senior portraits, please email us at perezsisters@gmail.com

Pre-Prom Portraits in the Park 2009

Both Melinda and I have been swamped as of late with juggling work and finishing up the school year. But one thing we had to make time for was our annual Pre-Prom Portraits in the Park!

Like last year, we did portraits in the park before the prom, to give the kids from The Charles Finney school (where I teach) something that was different than the typical pictures you get at the prom. This year we chose Genesee Valley Park because it was close to the prom venue.

Alliteration aside, here are some of our favorites:


Will and Rebekah S:





This photo is cute with a select color effect:



Hannah:





Dan and Rachael:





And again with a select color effect (because do you remember when YOU last wore blue eyeshadow???):



We also snapped a quick shot of Dan alone:



Billy and Angela:





I love this photo with an artistic filter applied:



Christoph (our German foreign exchange student) and Rebekah O:



We added a select color effect to this one too:






If you would like to see more prom portraits, please go to our Flickr page.

If you would like us to shoot portraits for you, please email us at perezsisters@gmail.com