{"id":707,"date":"2011-02-01T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendiriggens.com\/blog\/?p=707"},"modified":"2012-01-11T14:23:15","modified_gmt":"2012-01-11T20:23:15","slug":"seniors-wait-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendiriggens.com\/blog\/seniors-wait-what","title":{"rendered":"SENIORS!!! Wait, what?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been no secret among my photography friends, and people I know, that I am terrified of high school kids.\u00a0 I didn’t particularly love high school myself, and I think that has scared me away from photographing senior pics. So, in November of 2007, I decided not to shoot these sessions anymore, and I stopped.<\/p>\n

Last fall, I had the chance to meet Julian, a freshman at Burlington High School.\u00a0 I’ve known his mom, Sarah, on a professional level for years, and she won a portrait session I was giving away to celebrate the pregnancy.\u00a0 To say I was nervous about the session was an understatement. I was a basketcase in the days and hours leading up to the session, and very nearly rescheduled to hold in my topsy-turvy tummy! I met Julian a few weeks before the session and he seemed like a good kid, but I was still a nervous wreck as I waited on them to show up the day of.<\/p>\n

The session ended up being one of my favorite sessions EVER.\u00a0 Julian was a total rock star, and so was I, if I do say so myself!\u00a0 Check out a few of his images!<\/p>\n

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After that session, I started rethinking my stance on senior portraits. Are high school students really that scary?\u00a0 I mean, Julian was pretty cool.\u00a0 Surely there are some other pretty cool kids out there, too, right?\u00a0 And maybe I would want to shoot those pretty cool kids.\u00a0 Hmmm…so much to think about.<\/p>\n

Not long after this, I was talking to my dear friend, and fellow photographer, Devan Whitson.\u00a0 Devan is one of the best senior photographers I know, and that is saying something, because I know a lot of photographers (a lot!!!<\/em>).\u00a0 She loves photography but wasn’t super crazy about the business side of things, whereas I LOVE the business side of things, almost as much as I love photography.<\/p>\n

After weeks and weeks of discussing and planning, Devan decided to officially join my team, and I decided to officially start offering senior photography!\u00a0 I am so beyond excited about this, I do a happy dance just thinking about it!\u00a0 Devan will be my lead senior photographer, but I will be taking on a few sessions myself, just to keep my creative vibe going. We have put together some awesome sessions and packages for our clients, and cannot wait to tackle this head-on!<\/p>\n

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Check out our new senior page on the website at http:\/\/wendiriggens.com\/portraits\/seniors<\/a> and the gallery of some of Devan’s past senior sessions at http:\/\/wendiriggens.com\/portrait-galleries\/seniors!<\/a><\/p>\n

We are also looking for spokesmodels for the Class of 2012 and Class of 2013 for high schools in Southeast Iowa and West Central Illinois!\u00a0 If you are interested in being a senior model, fill out the application at http:\/\/wendiriggens.com\/portraits\/senior-model-application!<\/a><\/p>\n

I am also very excited to welcome Mariah Chaplin to our team as our new office manager!\u00a0 Mari started a few weeks ago, and fits right in with our crazy minds!\u00a0 Mari will be doing some graphic design work as well, and you will definitely see her touch on our senior products!<\/p>\n

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2011 is going to be an AWESOME year at Wendi Riggens Photography!\u00a0 I simply can’t wait!<\/p>\n

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