Madeline is a Bayfield High School Class of 2013 Senior, one of our amazing models, and is the youngest sister of one of my best friends. We were doing the math during Maddie’s model session and I have known her for 15 years – since she was 2! That made me feel older, that’s for sure. And now she’s going to be a senior in high school – wow, how time flies! I photographed Maddie’s older sister, Audrey, for her senior portraits a few years ago (and I photographed Emily, another of Maddie’s older sisters and my friend, for my portfolio while I was still in school at the Art Institute of Colorado) and have been excited to photograph Maddie ever since. I was excited she wanted to participate in our model program (and would love some more BHS representation). We had a blast, of course. We started at Hair Fusion for hair and make up and Lacey did an incredible job. They decided to keep Maddie’s hair straight and sleek, which was fun to play with for the pictures – so long and pretty! We shot a few portraits in the studio, then headed out to the river. At first, Maddie was in and out of the water often because the water was so cold. Eventually, her feet went numb and she could stay in longer (kidding, kind of). We splashed and played for a while in the water, then we headed over to Santa Rita Park. I had spotted a tree with orange blossoms on it that I really wanted to use. On our way back through town, we stopped at the Brick House because there were a couple of really pretty trees with beautiful white blossoms. Maddie has such a great natural smile and I had so much fun photographing her. Hope you love these few of my faves! As always for our models, check back for Maddie’s music video!
