Archive for the ‘senior portraits’ Category

Why Do I Feel So Sad

October 21, 2009

As I capture high school senior from time to time, i run into some seniors who honestly believe that they are ugly (of course there are those on the other end of the spectrum!) and I can understand them to a point… If you always compared yourself to a celebrity with their team of makeup artist and hairstylist i would start to think that i am ugly too! that’s why i thought this video was so important as it shows how a celebrity or model gets from point A to point B.

I used to watch America’s Next Top Model and I too was amazed how they would take a person off the street and made them look amazing. These were women that we pass by each and every day at the grocery store, office or football games and they have been made to be super models with just a comb and some paint.

So my advice is to not compare your looks to a celebrities in magazines, movies or videos as they have all been ‘enhanced’ and believe it or not you are just as beautiful*. I put the asterisk there because a person’s personality and attitude has a huge affect on whether you are perceived as being beautiful. So make sure the inside is beautiful first then work on the outside. I know this is hard to do because no one approaches you and says….”you have a great personality” but try try t-r-y to emphasize you inner beauty as it will help enhance your external beauty so much more!

disclaimer: all the portraits on images by andre have been enhanced…too!

Risin’s To The Top

October 20, 2009

Rising To The Top

…color me badd

April 24, 2008

no, i am not talking about the color me badd music group! i am thinking how i wanted to use more color this year so i tried to add some color to the studio by adding reds, oranges, greens, purples colored backgrounds and furniture. i guess i was getting too earth toned so i wanted a splash of colors to liven things up a bit

…but you do know i will get tired of color and go back to more earth toned colors…then more brighter colors…then more earth toned…

~ andré

…fanboi!

April 9, 2008

Fanboy (sometimes spelled fanboi) is a term used to describe an individual who is devoted to a single fannish subject, or to a single point of view within that subject, often to the point where it is considered an obsession. Fanboys remain loyal to their particular obsession.

we have been updating the images by andre facebook fan page and its now to the point where we feel comfortable launching it. its geared mainly towards high school seniors and the photo album will only contain senior style images…or maybe some j-kids photos that i am still working on
so please feel free to stop by and become a stalker….uhmmm i mean ‘fan’


moving on

October 1, 2007

i have been waiting for an opportunity to experiment with a different style of lighting and i was fortunate enough to test it out. i would like to take all sports related shots with this style of lighting so what do you think?

while i love my favorite spot, i stumbled upon another location and i like it because of the abundance of color and…and…i really like to shoot in the run down places in the city as i like the contrast of nice clothing versus a run down scenery

and finally i was surprised to find this location right underneath my nose! i like this shot as it still has some urban elements in it (pipes and etc)

i was able to expermint a little more with this session and here are additional images

i had another opportunity to visit my favorite shooting location (run down, ugly, undesireable and etc) this time it was later in the day but the sunlight was surprisingly still good! you have got to get a session at this location before i move on to my next favorite spot :-)

thanks lauren for allowing me to use this spot after your session was over!

i know, i know….you’re not supposed to wear pattern tops/bottoms for your senior pictures so why the change andre? well…printed dresses and tops are trendy right now so what am i to do when a client has spent hard earned $$ on an outfit…tell them to take it off? …….Y-E-S in some cases :-) , but i am finding out that under some circumstances its okay to wear some pattern outfits

this outfit really works with a solid colored background but if i were to place here with a printed background or even outside next to some tree and flowers we would have some trouble! anyway it here are a couple of my favorite pictures from a session with kaitlyn or was it katelyn :-)

…sabrina

June 5, 2007

i haven’t been writing much because i have been so busy the last 6 weeks or so, i usually comment a little more about the images but my creative writing skills have diminished in the last 6 weeks or so. good thing shandrea has been picking up the slack for me!

anyway, while we were in the Bahamas i noticed the vibrant colored walls on some of the building and I wanted to bring that style back to the studio so here is my attempt at that.

i really like closeup images so here is another example of the style of images i like…