Class of 2009 - a teaser...

A little fun fact about me and my photography journey... I love high schoolers!

When I was in middle school I was obsessed with those little rounded corner wallets. I collected the images of anyone who would give me a photo. My junior year of high school I actually worked in a studio who's specialty was high school seniors. My little obsession with wallets grew... now I get to create these wallets for my high schoolers!

What I love the most about this sort of session is not just the fashion, poses and backgrounds... but the idea that for one day you can be a star.

Here are some teasers from the class of 2009...

Mastering an image...

I include retouching with all prints 8x10 and larger. Bottom line is that I want you to have a perfect portrait. I will correct the image to look amazing... not to look "photoshopped".

Prior to starting Ardent Photography I was an Art Director and worked daily in Photoshop mastering both images and graphics. I began using Photoshop in 1996 - it is amazing how far it has come since the "one undo"!

Here is an example of a recent order. The bride's mother ordered an 8x10 portrait and I brightened the eyes, softened the skin and just overall "polished" the image.

Joanna & Ben :: July 19, 2008

I first met Joanna and Ben at their engagement session in April. They had booked me over the phone while living in Minnesota. Their engagement session was one of the most fun sessions I've done so I knew that their wedding would be spectacular!

Their ceremony was in Green Bay... the church where they were married had a flood a few days prior. Everything was cleaned up and the wedding went off without a hitch. The light in the church was beautiful as it glowed over the couple during the ring ceremony.

After the ceremony we traveled to the Green Bay Botanical Gardens for some photographs. We only had one hour and it was super hot and humid. I just love photographing at this location. It is like a photographer's candy store! Here are a handful of shot taken at the gardens.

There are just way to many good ones to post here...I hope you enjoyed the "teasers" to view their engagement post click here. The entire wedding will be posted here soon!

What can I say...

...I'm really that good!!!

The GoodYear blimp decided to fly over my house today in honor of my totally AWESOME week of 7 full days of sessions!!! I survived and was welcomed home to this awesome sight!!!

This week I did...
1 baby
3 seniors
1 engagement
5 boudoirs

My trigger finger is sore ;-)

Hope you all had a wonderful week too!!!