Cozy & Cute Country Fall Senior Pictures with Presley

Cozy & Cute Country Fall Senior Pictures with Presley

Indian Creek Nature Center | Center Point, Iowa

Being from a small town, I feel like I’ve known/know OF Presley’s family forever! My brother used to work with her family and I work with her aunt regularly (she styles my client’s hair for photoshoots on the regular!) so when her dad reached out to talk about a senior session, I was so excited!

When we met for our consultation, Presley had everything planned out! She already knew she wanted to do photos at the Indian Creek Nature Center (I had never photographed there before, so I was excited to try a new spot) and she wanted to do part of her session on her grandparent’s farm with the cute butterfly swing next to the pond that she used to swing on as a child. I was ALREADY imagining what those photos could look like!! I couldn’t wait!!

In the time between her consultation and the photoshoot, she also decided she wanted to include her family’s cool old tractor and her first heifer in some photos. I loved how sentimental this session was going to be! As I was planning out the schedule of our session, I decided to start at the Indian Creek Nature Center and end with the sunset over the pond/swing photos that I had been dreaming of!

The day of her session was pretty darn chilly (I mean, come on! November 5th is PRETTY much still October) and REALLLLLLY windy. We didn’t know it so much surrounded by this building and trees, but when we got into the open fields of her family’s land we had to get creative! BUT!! All. That. SUN!!!

I loved exploring the area and finding cool new spots! (Like those stairs!! I LOVE how the yellow contrasts with her black outfit!) And her sweater dress was the CUTEST!

Finding this bridge was REALLY cool! When I went to scope out this location before her photoshoot, I totally missed this tucked back there. These turned out to be her favorite images!!

As we headed back to the truck for an outfit change, I of COURSE had to take Presley’s photos in these beautiful orange leaves! Isn’t she just gorgeous!? I actually found out that this was Presley’s THIRD senior photoshoot! She had some photos taken during a family vacation in Hawaii (ummm, so COOL) and another one earlier this year with an amazing photographer in Iowa City! It TOTALLY made sense because she was a natural in front of the camera!

When Presley put on this purple top and told me she doesn’t normally wear bright colors, I was so surprised! She looked PERFECT in that color! And it popped against the muted colors of our surroundings! Perfection!

I LOVE how these turned out! These MIIIIGHT be my favorite from her session! Her dad even ordered the close up on a 16x24” metal print for their home! I can’t wait to see it hung up!!!

Then it was on to her family farm for the tractor photos. THIS is when we found out JUST how windy it was! You should see how many outtakes there were - LOL!

We knew it’d be tricky to try to get photos with her heifer. She’s an older gal and doesn’t get around the best.. and she’s slightly grumpy - LOL! So we got as creative as we could and moved fast to keep Presley safe. I think they turned out super cute!!

Next, we headed out to Presley’s grandma’s house for out last location. So of course, we did a few family photos because why not!? I love how cool this family photo turned out!!

The sun was setting in all of it’s golden-ness and I was so excited to see our vision for this swing come to life! How beautiful and special!!

The sun was pretty much gone by the time we wrapped up the last part of Presley’s session but I had JUST gotten this new (well, new-to-me) chair and Presley was up for using it! I saw this little patch of trees with the sun shining through and so we made the trek through to the back of the property to try it out. Presley was FREEZING at this point, so we made it SUPER fast! And of course had to stop for a few images with the cows as we were heading back!

It was SUCH a pleasure hanging out with Presley and her dad! And I LOVED getting to try new locations with her, and am so grateful for her patience when combatting the crazy wind we had! She’s graduating early in December so I wanted to make sure to get her senior pictures back before she GRADUATED!

Your calendar likely fills up as fast as mine does and it’s SO easy to forget to schedule photos! If you are graduating in 2023 or 2024 (or a parent of an upcoming graduate) - reach out with any questions or to start planning!! Check out my Senior Gallery or contact me for more info!

Fall Vibes Senior Photoshoot with Cloey

Fall Vibes & Cheerleading Senior Photoshoot with Cloey

Czech Village | Center Point-Urbana (CPU) High School

Get ready for the cutest rust-colored pants, the most adorable cheerleading photos and ALLL the glowy fall vibes from Cloey’s session! When we met for Cloey’s consultation, she told me she was open to anything nature and I could choose! And when I found out she was a cheerleader from CPU like I was (many moons ago) I KNEW we’d have a blast! She showed me her outfits, including the rust-colored pants and I knew I wanted to photograph her in the Czech Village with it’s cozy, cute downtown aesthetic. So that’s what we did!

We met behind Lucky’s restaurant and started our venture around Czech Village, looking for cute, unexpected locations. We made a stop in front of the cool brown door at SOKO Outfitters, and worked our way around the rest of the main street! What a PERFECT day we had! The weather couldn’t have been better for mid/late-October!

We finished up our lap around Czech Village and headed into Center Point. We made a pit stop at the nature trail - one of my favorite locations for trees when you need a quick, easy place to stop for photos! I LOVED the cozy, fall vibes that her cropped sweater brought! And those shoes?! Adorable!

Then we headed to the CPU track and football field to do Cloey’s pictures in her cheerleading uniform. I always love going back to my high school football field. So many cold, fall nights spent out there cheering on our football players and so many memories. We had lots of laughs at she scaled the side of the bleachers to avoid getting her competition shoes dirty. (They were still clean and rock-free by the end, too!) We had some extra time here so we were able to venture around and try some fun ideas! I love how they turned out!

Then our last stop of the day was a short drive over to the field outside the high school! I LOVE how this place looks in the fall with the sun glowing behind it. And Cloey rocked her cute black dress (AND that hat!) as she danced and twirled.. and tried not to fall over. There are SO many mole holes out there!! LOL! As she sat there glowing in the sunlight, I even coined the term “Glowy Cloey” - at least I thought it was super clever. It turns out she’s heard it before. I’m not as clever as I thought - haha!!

I had SO much fun reliving my cheerleading days through her, hearing all of the stories and updates about what’s going on at my old stomping grounds and just getting to know Cloey and her mom. What a fun fall senior session with this gorgeous CPU (soon-to-be) grad!!

Your calendar likely fills up as fast as mine does and it’s SO easy to forget to schedule photos! If you are graduating in 2023 or 2024 (or a parent of an upcoming graduate) - reach out with any questions or to start planning!! Check out my Senior Gallery or contact me for more info!