We have been so lucky to work with such fun seniors this year. That is one of the highlights of this job! Cameron Sanchez, from Copper Hills High School in West Jordan, is no exception.  Our time with Cameron was a blast mostly because Cameron was such a great sport!  In addition to climbing on our assistant, Miranda, in order to hop a six foot fence, he was also willing to do Air Jordan layups to get some amazing portraits.   If you’re looking for great senior portraits, an adventurous spirit goes a long way.  Not to mention, we get a bit of your personality to shine through in the photographs!

Cameron was born in South Jordan, but currently attends Copper Hills.  He loves to play basketball, and wanted to highlight that passion in our portrait session, hence the Air Jordan lay ups!  He is also an aspiring graphic designer. In fact, his dream job would be as a shoe designer for Nike.  That graphic design experience would go a long way with Nike!  He also loves the color red.  He is really looking forward to graduating, mostly for the chance to go to college!

We had a great experience working with Cameron, and he assures us the he felt the same.  We love working with seniors like Cameron who bring their personality to the shoot.  Those are always the best.  Not because of the camera, or the setting, but because those are the portraits that show everyone what that person is really like.  So, if you have a fun personality and want portraits to match, give us a call.  We would love to find your personality in a set of portraits for you!  To see more of our work, be sure to check out our Senior Facebook page.  We can’t wait to meet you!

We were thrilled to work with the Van Wagoner family recently.  Liz contacted us to do their family portraits just in time for Christmas Cards! We were lucky to get some beautiful weather in some beautiful locations.     Liz chose an organic session, and an amazing color scheme for the pictures.  The bright fuchsia stood out beautifully against the bright green grass. The Van Wagoner family were a great family to spend an afternoon with.  We started with some group shots of the whole family and then went on to individual shots. It was great to give each person a chance to let their personality shine. We were able to get some fun and really creative portraits.

Liz and Jonathan were obviously so in love!  It was so fun to take pictures of them together.  Conner is the oldest and is 12 years old and is a big skateboarding fan.  He was also a big fan of the band aid on his elbow!  Anna is nine and is all girl.  But maybe not in such an obvious way:  She is very into fashion, and, as you can see, is a big fan of girl rock!  Luckily, Anna and Conner really like being together, despite the brother vs. sister sibling rivalry myth.

After our portrait session we were able to meet with the Van Wagoner family and they ordered some gorgeous portraits for their home  They also fell in love with some really adorable Christmas cards to go along with your pictures.  Check out our previous post to see some of our Christmas card selection for this year.   And don’t forget about our upcoming Holiday Vignette Sessions.  They will fill up fast, so be sure to book yours soon!  Make sure you follow our Facebook page for updates on events like the Holiday Vignettes.

We were so excited when Bo contacted us for his senior portraits!  We take lots and lots of girl senior portraits, which means it is even more fun to do portraits for a guy!   This Herriman High School senior was so much fun to work with!  He has a great personality.  We spent some time doing an organic/passion session and had a great time.

Bo loves playing basketball and wanted to incorporate that passion into his photographs.  We had a great time trying to find the best place to get some great shots to highlight that passion. But basketball isn’t all that he is passionate about.  He also loves lacrosse, eating, and, well, girls.  He is a high school senior!  In addition to all that, when he does have a free minute or two to himself he enjoys FIFA 12.

He is more than just an athlete, Bo is most proud of his academic accomplishments.   Which is particularly great because he has ambitions to become a doctor someday.  Those academic accomplishments will really come in handy during the middle of med school!

He is really looking forward to graduating, mostly so that he can go on his senior trip!  If it was the trip of his dreams, he would be headed to Australia.  That would be one amazing senior trip!

We really enjoyed our experience with him, and we hope that he did too!  He said, “My mom loved it! Monica and Jacob were fun and made it painless. Monica is very artistic and has an eye for what makes a great picture. ”  Thanks, Bo!  If you are interested in having your senior portraits feature one of your passions, be sure to contact us.  You can also check us out on our Seniors Facebook Page. We would love to work with you!

We had a great time at this organic senior pictures session with Ashley Heuser of  West High School in Salt Lake.   Ashley just happens to be one of our 2012 Senior Reps. Each school year, we spread the word to Seniors across the valley, looking for a representative from each school to spread the word about our senior picture program.  Then, we choose one or two from each school and hope that their experiences with Photoumbra make their friends want to see what all the fuss is about!  Ashley was chosen from West High School in Salt Lake. We hope that they have such an amazing time with their senior picture sessions that it will be less work and more privilege!

Ashley was a blast to work with.   We had her working hard too. Jumping all over the place!  In addition to jumping, Ashley love to play softball.  She also loves music and writing.  Ashley has a great personality and she was game to try out any thing we could think of!

If you are interested in applying for one of our Model Rep spots, be sure to keep a close watch on our Facebook page.  Keep your eyes open for any new updates.  You can find our previous model reps on our blog.   You can also subscribe to the blog to watch out for more of our 2012 Model Reps.

Every once in a while we get an extra fun high school senior with an obvious passion.  Chelsea Bastian’s is Tweety Bird!  We had a lot of fun at our senior portrait shoot with her stuffed Tweety Bird and her fun personality.  Chelsea was great to work with and has an awesome tan as a result of her job as a lifeguard this summer.

Chelsea is a senior at Lehi High School.  She loves to play guitar, sing, run, hang out with her friends, write poetry, play piano and sports.  She also loves to dance and is even considering teaching dance someday. That is in the instance that she doesn’t get her dream job at the FBI.  Which happens to be what she looking forward to most after her graduation.  Well, that and acquiring a puppy!  But isn’t that every girl’s dream?

In addition to her love for Tweety Bird, Chelsea is also passionate about helping animals.  Her favorite color is blue and her favorite food is ice cream.  She is most proud of the fact that she is confident enough to talk to anyone and be herself no matter what.  She is crazy and fun and has no intention of changing for anyone!

She had a great experience with Photoumbra and said “Taking pictures with Photoumbra was exciting and fun, they knew how to make me feel welcomed and comfortable. The first day we met, we talked and were able to get to know each other so that the day the big photoshoot came, I was able to do everything and not feel stupid.  They are super nice and I love how their photos turn out!  BEAUTIFUL!”  Thank you so much for your sweet words, Chelsea!  If you would like a session highlighting your passion, please check our our senior portrait web page for more details.

We have had a summer full of amazing senior picture shoots! Rachel Ramierz was born in Las Vegas, but is currently a student at Copper Hills High School in West Jordan.  For her senior pictures she chose an urban and organic two hour session.  We had a blast experiementing with a beautiful and colorful wall of grafitti.  While we were there, Rachel let her personality shine through with a little bit of blue lipstick, which we loved. The urban setting created a piece of pop art.  Incidentally, her favorite color is also blue!  Or maybe not so incidentally!

Rachel is a busy and talented high school senior. She dances when she gets the chance and sings every Wednesday night with her church youth group. She also plays softball, basketball and she loves to swim.  Not to mention her part time job. And if all of that wasn’t enough, Rachel will be graduating from Copper Hills in West Jordan with not only her high school diploma, but her associate degree as well. Way to go, Rachel!  She feels like that is her greatest accomplishment to date, and we have to agree!

Rachel’s favorite food is Italian and it follows that her dream vacation would be to go to Italy.  She is looking forward to college and living in a dorm room. Rachel is planning on being a business major, and from the looks of things she is off to a great start.

She had a great experience with Photoumbra and said “It was awesome! Photoumbra made me feel so comfortable posing for them. I mean, come on, if you have never done that before, it’s intimidating.  But I loved it.” Thanks, Rachel!  If you are looking for a great experience with your senior pictures, check out the Photoumbra Facebook page or follow us on Twitter.

Our senior portraits with Heidi Fishburn were beyond fun!  Heidi is a Davis High School  Senior and wanted an original photo shoot for her portraits.  Well, she got exactly what she wanted.  While we were in Salt Lake, a carnival was being set up and Heidi’s mom decided to see if they would allow us to use the carousel in some of our photos.  The carney was happy to oblige and all of Heidi’s dreams came true!  We had a great time playing around, and Heidi’s fun personality came out in full force.

We were also really excited to pull out Betsey, our new mannequin bust.   She will be appearing in the future in some of our couture photo shoots.

Heidi’s passions go along with her personality.  She loves baking cupcakes (see video below) tumbling, coloring, cooking and frolicking. She even won first in State with power tumbling.  I wonder if there are any competitions for frolicking?  She is quirky, fun and a blast to spend time with.   Her dress was perfect for her, as her favorite color is sparkly.   She and Barney Stinson would be best friends, because when Heidi grow up she wants to be Awesome.  She is most looking forward to some freedom after graduation, and if she could go anywhere, she would go to Las Vegas and stay there!

She said of her experiecne with Photoumbra, “I loved working with Monica and Mirenda. They made me feel so comfortable and natural. They were so great at giving me ideas on how to pose and even better at taking my suggestions!”  Let’s be honest, Heidi, you did have some great ones!  If you are looking for a one of a kind senior portrait experience, let us know!  We would love to work with you. You can leave a note on our Facebook wall, or shoot us an email.  Any way you do it, we can’t wait to hear from you!