Why's that you ask?
It has to do with road trips... and where we choose to go.
Often times, especially when looking at young ladies' attire, I'll take a glance at the selections and make a judgment call.
If there's a pair of heels or an outfit that features an abundant amount of bling, I take one look at and think... THAT's not gonna work in this rural town of 200.
The trees, grasses, barns and flowers are nice, to be sure... but what if the senior's LOOK calls for something else?
Enter Taylor Muhlstein.
Sure she had the killer jeans and boots... as well as a super cute white dress...
But then... it was time to go to town.
Here's where the ironic part comes in.
When making the extra effort to get that urban look, it's often the case that I'll swing over to uptown Toledo... park there on Broadway and pop out of the H3 and start shooting. Right there along Broadway is a local establishment by the name of Bumblebee's Pizza. I've shot right THERE many times over the years...
So, what's the big deal? Well... it just so happens that Taylor's FAMILY runs the place. I've talked with her grandpa on a couple occasions when I've been over there. He's even given me a tour of the place and talked small business shop with me.
I bet you're thinking that we took Taylor there for her senior session, right?
Wrong.
My deal is that if I have a South Tama senior, I often times will take them into Marshalltown if we're gonna do the urban thing. And if we have a Marshalltown senior? You guessed it... Over to Tama/Toledo.
Sort of the lets-try-something-different or a grass-is-greener-on-the-other-side type deal.
So Marshalltown it was for Taylor, Mama Christi and I. Oh we knocked off the rural stuff first in her country kicks... but it wasn't long and Miss Muhlstein was turning heads uptown in the county seat of Marshall County.
We hit every nook and cranny between Main and State Streets, and even made small talk with one of Marshalltown's finest policemen before returning to the studio.
Once back, we of course, had to get one more thing taken care of. And this may have been the reason why she was at our studio in the first place.
Trojan Athletics, of course.
The past two years have found a renaissance of demand for our studio at South Tama County High School. Exclusively on the girls' side of the fence, so to speak. Girls Volleyball... Girls Baskeball... Girls Track. Basketball and Wrestling Cheerleading, Girls Soccer, Girls Tennis. It's been a wonderfully long list and a evidently a great way to connect with future seniors, because I'm nearly positive that some clients... like Taylor have been convinced of the merit of our work... from some of the very most simple things we do as a professional... our sports stuff.
Not to minimize it... because it's clearly important... but many of the STC gals have appreciated our different approach... and have told us so, by continuing to ask us to come over and shoot their activities... and more importantly... they choose us when it's THEIR image on the line... for senior pictures.
So Taylor wanted another of our trademark sports collages... and I did my best to deliver.
Taylor has waited long enough.... come get your images, girl. ;)
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