I work with Zach’s mom at the local pregnancy center, CHOICES, which you know is near and dear to my heart. When she talked with me about getting some shots of Zach for their graduation invites, I was excited but also nervous. Honestly, photographing guys by themselves isn’t always my strongest point. I don’t feel completely comfortable in this area of creativity, so I’m always slightly outside my comfort zone (and, in fact, my future focus will shift away from guys as I work toward how I’ve always envisioned my creative career), but Zach made it much easier for me (even if Mother Nature was intent on graying up the afternoon and spreading a few snowflakes).

Because of both of our limited schedules (him with all the end-of-the-year/high school activities, me with getting Studio K2 ready), we decided to meet at my studio and give the area around it a go. I was not unhappy with the final results.

Some of my favorites -

And this final one is officially the first client photo taken in the studio. The walls were still wet, in fact. (I was also covered in paint, as I had been painting all day, but neither Zach or his mom much cared. Note: I am typically not covered in paint on photo shoots.)

Zach, so many amazing things are on the horizon. I wish you the best every single day. Congratulations!