Most of you know that the majority of what I've always called "busy season" runs from the moment kids get out of school until the snow flies (usually sometime in November or December). With that in mind... the majority of seniors I, and most other photographers in these parts, will be asked to shoot senior images during those months. Why? Because that's when the weather/seasons are most conducive to producing beautiful outdoor images comfortably.
It's not exactly a newsflash to say that the winter isn't comfortable around here... nor is it particularly easy to produce salable images when cheeks are red, eyes are squinty, noses are running and one can see their own breath.
And while this week's sudden turn of temperature has us all busting out the shorts and flip flops in the "balmy" 50 degree temps, reality also says that the real pretty spring scenery is still several weeks away.
All that being said... it almost is without fail that I will be asked to photograph seniors during the winter or early spring. Yearbook deadlines... tax refunds... just finally getting around to it... you name the reason.
Tama's, Kirby Brown is one of the nicest senior dad's I've dealt with. Always the one to call and set things up and get things going... Kirby is on the third go around with our studio. With daughter's Isabeau (Class of 2008) and Pfieffer ('10) he called after busy season had completed both times. Isabeau was a February girl... and Pfieffer was the end of March.
So with THAT in mind... I would have thought something was indeed WRONG if daughter No. 3, Cayenne, would have visited us last summer or fall!
But instead... Kirby stuck to his plan... went with what he knew.... and busted out his winter/spring M.O. one more time.
That finally rolled around last week when Cayenne did come through our front door. Wanting to keep it simple and sweet.... Miss Whitefish was a young woman of few words... despite my desperate efforts to try to pry something from her.
I knew I was going to have a proverbial tough nut to crack when I asked our guest of honor something I often do to break the ice.
"So.... tell me a little bit about you... what makes you tick? Got any hobbies?"
Answer?
"Sleep."
I have to give the girl credit... she was honest! And for those of you knocking it... who DOESN'T want or need more of THAT?!? :)
I was able to figure out that Cayenne is hoping to attend art school out in San Francisco someday... which sounded way cool... but other than that... it seemed just as we were getting rolling... her session was complete.
So while I gave my best effort to pepper her with 20 questions and peel back the onion, Miss Cayenne will, for the most part, remain a big mystery. And you know what? I think she likes it that way.
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