Who says you can't have fun at a photo shoot?

It sure is not Lauren. I photographed Lauren for her senior portraits this afternoon at The Ritz on Lake Oconee. What started out to be a rather cloudy day, turned into a beautiful afternoon...great weather for a shoot. Right when we got out of the car, Lauren's Mom told me she read where I posted that I love when a client knows what they want, however she said they really did not know what she wanted. I have to disagree, she said all she really wanted was Lauren to be Lauren and for me to capture her personality...that was so easy to do. Lauren was so much fun to work with and was so relaxed in front of the camera. Not afraid to act like herself. It is so nice when a subject can just be themselves, it really shows in a photograph. We did get a little bit of a work out walking around the grounds, but hey, who does not need a work out. There was even a playground for Lauren to swing, slide and yes, even climb the monkey bars. Her Mom had told me when we spoke about her session a while back that if anyone knew Lauren, they knew she loved cars...so it was fitting that as we were leaving she spotted a Mercedes in the drive. We could not resist and took a couple. I hope her personality will show through my work and she and her family will always remember this special time in her life.