Shanelle Bogus is one of our Class of 2013 Senior Models from Durango High School. She is also the younger sister of Garrett Bogus, one of our past Class of 2011 Models from DHS. We adore the Bogus family and had such an amazing time with Garrett; so we knew working with Shanelle would be just as amazing. In fact, one of our all time favorite images is of Garrett, sitting in the river with his tux on. To see that image, click on Senior Guy in Water Picture. Well, Shanelle’s model session was just as unique; we used her stunning prom dress and her two beautiful horses. Now at least two of my all time favorite images are of the Bogus’s! We started at Hair Fusion for hair and make up and Mary Beth used 47 of the 48 rollers that come in the box. That means Shanelle has A LOT of gorgeous hair. I’ve been thinking of putting some highlights in my hair and I love Shanelle’s so I just might have to copy her. We started the session at the studio so we could photograph a few prom dress portraits before getting the dress dirty with the horses. We headed over to the barn next and the horses were all groomed and braided and portrait ready too. Jet (the black one) and India (the paint) were perfect for pictures and let us do pretty much anything we wanted. Shanelle did great, having to lead a horse while not stepping on her own dress or letting the horse step on her dress. I’m in love with all of Shanelle’s portraits, but I have a soft spot for horses, so I really love all the images with her horses. We finally let Shanelle change out of her dress and into her riding clothes, which were just as fun because of her red boots. We ran around the barn for a few minutes and Shanelle did a little riding. Then we headed over to Dalton Ranch, where Shanelle lives, and photographed her there, in the beautiful greenery. I love this time of year because of how green everything is and all the blooming flowers. The light was perfect and Shanelle was an amazing model. She has a beautiful smile and a beautiful serious face too. I hope you love these few of my faves (it was really, really hard to pick just a few) and please come back to see the music video!
