Our model program has become quite popular and has grown every year. I love photographing the girls at their model session in full makeup and hair and then photograph them again for their senior pictures. It can be quite a dramatic difference. I think both the girls and parents are surprised at what an asteem building experience it can be for them. For this shoot, I wanted to play with geometric designs and repeating patterns. I pulled clothes from Maurices and they had a great collection of black and white so I build the set around that. I found the perfect fabric for the background. My mother, who is an amazing seamstress helped me sew it together. My husband got some used tires from Les Schwab and I painted the tread white so the black showed through. I added a few fun props like chinese lanterns, umbrella and stuffed animals. My sister, carolyn, and I built the set in my studio the day before and she also helped style the clothes. The girls all moved well and my sister showed them some model poses. I think it was a big success. Thanks to Gaylyn’s Salon, Maurices and Carolyn for all your help with the shoot.
