Here is the last of our series of four Senior Portrait Sessions! Adam shot Colleen’s sister’s senior portrait a few years ago, so he was excited when he got the opportunity to shoot Colleen’s as well. This was a beautiful shoot! They went to the Westlake Village Inn to start, which has amazing gardens. They were able to get a huge variety of great portraits. And, Colleen is such a natural – she looks like a model. They ended the Senior Portrait Session at Leo Carrillo Beach in Malibu and got some really amazing portraits there too. And, Colleen wasn’t afraid to get her feet wet (literally) even though the water must have been a little chilly.

Also, check out the fun slideshow we put together for Colleen’s parents at the bottom of this post.

I love this Senior Portrait Session! It was such a great day at a beautiful location with an awesome high school senior. Kaytlyn loves the beach and wanted to do the shoot around her house. And, it worked out great since she lives on the beach. Kaytlyn even brought out her guitar and got some really great portraits with it. Adam has an obsession with clouds and one of his favorite shots ever had his glorious clouds in them. Such a perfect day!

This is Amber again. This next Senior Portrait Session is very special to me because it is my sister’s senior portraits. This was extra special because I was able to tag along on the shoot as well. We had so much fun going around different places in Moorpark and Westlake and getting some really beautiful shots. There was even a fire that day and you can see the smoke in the background of some of the portraits, which helped the sky just look amazing. It is hard to believe that my sister is going to be graduating from high school this year. But, I am so excited she was able to get some gorgeous senior portraits to always remember her senior year by.

Hi everyone. This is Amber, Adam’s wife and studio coordinator. I have been working awhile on putting together this whole series of Senior Portraits for the blog. And, it is finally done! We have senior portrait sessions from four senior girls who attend different high schools all over southern California.

The first senior portrait session is of Adriana. Adam has known Adriana’s sister for several years and was excited when he was asked to do this shoot. Adriana will be graduating from high school in Orange County, but she wanted to do the shoot in Malibu. So, they were able to go to some of Adam’s most popular portrait locations, Paramount Ranch and Leo Carrillo Beach in Malibu. The portraits turned out beautiful. Adriana has such great style and brought a ton of different clothes, which just helped to show off her awesome personality.

Adam had the opportunity to shoot in Westlake Village on a perfect California day with two wonderful kids. Everyone had such a great time and when it was time to go the little girl didn’t want to be done. So, we took some extra portraits at the end that would never have happened if it weren’t for the enthusiasm of an awesome 2 year old. What a great shoot!

Chloe and Luca’s dad (once my high school teacher!) asked me to create portraits of his beautiful kids as a surprise for their mom on Mother’s day. I loved the idea and working with the kids was a blast! Here a few of the great portraits we made together:

Last week I saw a story in The Acorn, our local newspaper, about a fundraiser for 2 year old Quinn McMurtry of Oak Park. Quinn was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia and is undergoing cancer treatment at Childrens Hospital.

Some of you know that my daughter Faith spent a month in the Grossman Burn Center after a campfire accident when she was just 22 months old. (You can read about that, here.) When we were going through that difficult time many friends, family and strangers helped us with the financial and emotional burden of Faith’s treatments, including The Acorn by getting her story out there just like Quinn’s.

I just had to do something to help the McMurtry family! Embrace Life donated $1500 of studio credit to the silent auction held for Quinn this past Sunday. While it’s a small gesture, I know from personal experience that every little bit helps and knowing you have emotional and spiritual support is just as much of a relief as the financial support. If you think about Quinn, say a little prayer for her health and for her family in all they’re going through.

Fortunately, just before reading about the fundraiser for Quinn I had taken Faith out for a photo shoot. I chose to display one of my favorite photos from that shoot at the silent auction. As you can see, Faith is a happy, healthy child and has made a complete recovery:

 
Adam George Wins Five Accolades of Excellence
in the
2009 Awards of Excellence 16×20 Print Competition
 

Adam George of Moorpark, CA has received special honors in the WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL (WPPI) 2009 Awards of Excellence 16X20 Print Competition. Designed to recognize outstanding photographers, the judging was held in Las Vegas, NV on February 14 and 15, 2009.

“Soul” received an Accolade of Excellence in the Individual category. “Untitled Wedding Photograph” [1], “Untitled Senior Portrait”, “Untitled Engagement Portrait” & “Untitlted Wedding Photograph” [2] each received an Accolade of Excellence in the Premier category.

George competed against an international field of photographers to win such honors.

The Awards of Excellence 16×20 Print Competition awards are presented each year at the largest trade show, educational platform and convention in the United States for professional photographers. The 2009 competition included 2717 prints in 19 different categories submitted by photographers from all over the world.

 

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