by Gavin Seim: I just finished up this awesome portrait session. Jenaia is from Wenatchee and her family spends lots of summer weekends camping at Lake Chelan. She also loves the water, so we decided to make that the theme for her senior portraits. We took it a step further however, opting to go under the surface. I collected some extra gear, including a soft housing that allowed my main camera and flash to submerge with me. When the big day came we headed out on their boat with a few of Jenaia’s friends and family. It’s time to get wet.
Turns out working in the water is a lot of work ;) It was totally worth it however and I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Jenaia was really a trooper, the perfect mermaid. She wore her prom dress (not easy to swim in) which we scissored up a bit on the bottom, allowing it to flow beautifully in the water. Jenaia worked hard at giving us great movement and expression. My favorite is this top one, but there’s lots more that came out really cool.
Once out of the deep water we had fun with more poses near the shore. I just love working with water and the scenes fit Jenaia so well. After drying off we followed up with a few classic poses to round her collection off with some variety. I especially like the one of the rock that we grabbed right at sunset. It was a fun, challenging session, but I think they came out amazing. I’m confident that Jenaia will not soon forget her senior year.
This one on the dock is another favorite and we’ll be making it into a thirty inch heirloom canvas that will look stunning their wall. For those interested in what I learned about working underwater, stay tuned to my f164 blog as I’ll be posting more detail and tips soon. There;s More of my favorites below. Enjoy… Gav
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Here’s a few favorites from Kylie’s session in Wenatchee. We hit a few great spots including Ohme Gardens. Kylie was super fun to work with and did a great job.
The first image is from the fountain in Downtown Wenatchee. Slowing things down gave the great silky water and post processing using Seim Effects finished it nicely. This will be a thirty inch canvas and is going to look. stunning in their home. I’ll stop talking however and show you some results… Gav
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There’s three key control points I find in a portrait. The eye’s, the mouth, and the hands. By guiding those three points, and letting the subjects own personality do the rest, you can make them laugh, smirk, and jump for joy all in the same session.
The backgrounds and the props are useful tools of course, but are all relative to helping with the three keys. Almost any scene can be a great one. I just say a prayer for some guidance in helping me find what’s great about it, and how to put it to use.
I shoot all over the state, so this session for Casey in my own town of Ephrata was relaxing and fun. Casey did a great job. She came off a little shy at first, but I soon decided out she wasn’t really that shy. She just needed to start having some fun, and once she did we were off.
Here’s a few of my favorites. click any for a larger view… Gav
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Sarah’s picture are all done. I posted a few the other day, but I’ve finally worked thru all the 500+ images and taken out the best. I know it sounds like a lot of pictures, but it’s actually normal for me to have a large quantity. At weddings I sometimes shoot a couple thousand.
I’m really happy with how Sarah’s portraits turned out. I’m posting a few more here, but the complete gallery is online is will be available for the next few months. Enjoy, and I always like hearing what you think… Gav
