{class of 2011} taona

I have been dying to post these! And so, on this fine Thursday morning, I decided it was time.

Taona’s deluxe senior session was wonderful from the very beginning. I joined her at her home to help her choose her wardrobe for the shoot and got to see her ridiculously cool style from the vintage Vogue covers to her modern art paintings. Then Caylan Wagar rocked out Taona’s makeup! For those of you out there who are deciding between a regular session and a deluxe session (with styling help + makeup), I have to say that Caylan’s makeup work takes the session to a whole new level.

Perhaps it was the incredible light that day, the inspiring locations, Taona’s beauty or the fact that she made me a mix CD (!!!)…but something just clicked and I have to say I think this was one of my favorite senior sessions. I hope you see why.

There was an incredible moment driving home…we had already wrapped up and taken the final images for the shoot. We were losing light quickly. But driving along the highway, the sunset was so gorgeous mixed with the landscape that we just HAD to stop again and take a few more. One more picture turned into ten more…ten more turned into a hundred. So worth it.

Thank you Taona for trusting in my creativity and making one of the best mix CDs I have ever heard!