Jenny graduates this year and I had the pleasure of shooting her grad portraits including some in her pink prom dress. Long before that I came across Jenny one day dressed up in this outfit, and told her that I envisioned taking a photo of her like this —in braids and chewing bubble gum—the polar opposite of pink dresses. The original plan was to have her sitting on a fence (and there are a bunch of shots of her sitting on a fence), but this one just seemed to have the right attitude.

Anastasia Graduated this year from Northern Lights College, and we had the honour of capturing her in her beautiful dress with her family. Two years ago we photographed Anastasia and her son shortly after he was born and we are so happy to be able to be included in another great moment of her life. Despite rain earlier in the day, the weather broke and it was beautiful for the session. The result is some amazing outdoor pictures at the Tumbler Ridge Golf Course.

Congratulations Anastasia!

Here’s a few more photos of four Dawson Creek dancers out in the Boulder Gardens near Tumbler Ridge.

I got to spend the afternoon with four dancers (ballet and jazz) in the boulder gardens, taking pictures. Okay, it was a little cool and a little windy and it rained a bit, but…wow. I had a couple ideas, and then I just let them interpret as they liked. These are some of the results.

This is the black and white set. I have a colour series coming later. The dancers are out of Dawson Creek.

June is Graduation Month and we will be at the Tumbler Ridge Graduation Celebration on June 29. If you are interested in a photo session in full regalia with your family we will be booking 1/2 hour sessions in advance. Contact us at info@eyefordetailphoto.com for more info.

Interested in something a little more creative? Check out our GRADitude site and discover what a Grad portrait session can really look like! We’ve made it easier than ever to book your personalized GRADitude session: as well as our three inclusive sessions, this year you can create your own session to suite you. Choose from our studio or on location sessions, and add only the items you want. Check out our new Offering Section, Wall Portraits and Album and Book selection for some great new additions!

Book your GRADitude session in the month of June and receive 25 5X5 custom shaped cards with your favourite image as a bonus!

Congratulations to Kassandra Palmer  from Tumbler Ridge and Melanie Moch from Dawson Creek who won the Show Us Your ‘Tude Photo Contest. Each of these grads will be receiving a half hour portrait session and 20X30 gallery wrapped canvas of their favourite image. Thank you to everyone who came out and voted.

For the rest of you grads… stay tuned for info about our GRADitude offerings for 2011!

Hey out there:

If you were thinking about entering the Show us your ‘Tude contest, we’re down to the Twilight hours. The contest is open to students in Grade 11 and 12 in Dawson Creek, Chetwynd and Tumbler Ridge. Here’s where to go to enter: http://apps.facebook.com/promosapp/167122.

You are not the same as the girl who sits beside you in Chem, or the guy at the back of English class. You are unique.

We like unique.

To celebrate you and your individual take on life, we’re holding a photo contest. It is open to students currently in Grade 11 and 12 and going to school in the South Peace.

We’re looking for a photo that shows us who you are. We want to see a bit of your attitude. Your personality. Your style. Make it count, because you’ve only got one shot at stardom.

To enter or to vote, click on the image above to be taken to our facebook page, where the contest is running.

I posted a handful of shots from this a while back, but here are a few new ones. And yes, I have a lot of new stuff to put up, just been waiting for people to see their images before they wound up online….

In 2009, I got some stunning shots of grads and assorted teenagers under the GRADitude moniker. For 2010, I’m hoping to get even more great pictures of great teens. Here’s some of my favourite pictures from the last year.