Nancy outtake, sorta. I like it.

Ok. This is part of my outtakes series, but Phillip is a special case. (OOHHH in so many ways!
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You couldn’t know this, but in many ways this really isn’t an outtake. To get Phillip to give me a traditional portrait pose, now that would be an outtake. As I’ve mentioned previously, these photo sessions are necessary for our organization, but an enjoyable necessity for sure. I like to think the traditional style portraits reflect at least a bit of the immense personalities, substance and possibility of each of these students. But the outtakes… well judge for yourself.

Still enjoying photographing my students very much. The style needs to be fairly traditional, but my students for the most part have never had a chance to get photos done in this way (honestly, I’m not trying to inflate my abilities). They’re very happy with the results.
For me I quite enjoy the in-between moments. I hope to post a few more soon.

It’s incredible how much the students physically mature after just one year in the program. They enter our program in the summer before their eighth grade academic year. I’m really enjoying doing these portraits.
