Senior Spotlight-ANDY| Cincinnati High School Senior Photographer

I've known Andy for a while. He's the big bro of my sons' good friend. I photographed him and his family way back in 2008. He's changed and so has my style of photography! I'm glad we had a chance to reconnect. I'm hoping to see more of Andy over the Summer. He's very into photography and would like to come along with me to some sessions. He's visited some awesome locations that I can't wait to discover! Sounds like fun :)

My first name is: Andy

I go to school at: Sycamore High School

My graduation date is: 2011

The last thing I ate was: sun chips

My dream job: snowboard photographer

My favorite music/artist: Why? or Ratatat

My favorite thing in my closet: the secret room

My favorite pastime: snowboarding

My favorite website: gorilla vs bear

My favorite magazine: transworld snowboarding

My favorite place to shop: urban outfitters

My favorite high school moment: probably land chicken

I have never… stumbled upon a lost city in the rain forest

If I had $1,000 I would… buy a star

I love Big Shots Photography and working with Marla because she is really easy to work with and is talkative.

Senior Spotlight-CAROLINE| Cincinnati High School Senior Photographer

What a wonderful session. Caroline wanted something very simple and classic. We ventured down to the park and then had a wonderful time exploring old buildings. I felt like we were in another city...so refreshing! Caroline is very interested in history so this setting suited her well.

My first name is: Caroline

I go to school at: Sycamore

My graduation date is: 2011

The last thing I ate was: yogurt with raisins and granola

My dream job: Archaeologist

My favorite music/artist: Beck, by far

My favorite thing in my closet: all my big sweaters

My favorite pastime: Scooby Doo with the brother

My favorite word: bophead

My favorite website: Google

My favorite magazine: National Geographic

My favorite place to shop: Chicago in general

My favorite high school moment: any concert ever

I have never… been to Mexico

If I had $1,000 I would … buy huge original oil paintings

I love Big Shots Photography and working with Marla because: she’s so nice and easy to work with.

Senior Spotlight-JESSICA| Cincinnati High School Senior Photographer

Jessica is such a GREAT girl. You may remember her from Danielle's friend session. We had a blast on her THREE hour Cool Shots Session! All of that time gives me so much flexibility to go new places and try new things. We had so much fun exploring with her friends. I mentioned that I had always wanted to have someone wear a big, fluffy prom dress in an alley and her friend, Jill, just happened to have her prom dress in her trunk! How perfect!

I have to say, I laughed hard (and by myself) when I read what she wrote about me saying "grungy"! Thanks Jessica :)

My first name is: Jessica

I go to school at: Sycamore High School

My graduation date is: June 2011

The last thing I ate was: Chicken Sandwich

My dream job:

My favorite music/artist: Rascal Flatts

My favorite thing in my closet: clothes

My favorite pastime: sleeping

My favorite word: Gumption

My favorite website: facebook

My favorite magazine: Instyle

My favorite place to shop: More than one favorite

My favorite high school moment: Volleyball game against Harrison during Volley4the cure

I have never… been to Canada

If I had $1,000 I would… donate it to cancer research

I love Big Shots Photography and working with Marla because: she is fun and energetic and I love it when she says grungy!

Senior Spotlight-SARIAH | Cincinnati High School Senior Photographer

I'm excited to be posting Sariah's Model Session for many reasons. First and most importantly because she is awesome and beautiful! Second, I haven't posted in almost a week! I can't believe it but I was so intent on launching my new site, I neglected this one. And then I didn't even get to launch the new site (some tech stuff...it's coming soon!!!). Lastly, this is my last model session.
Now we're on to the Class of 2011 and my models are out there spreading the word about Big Shots. It's so exciting! I've loved every minute of getting to know this year's models. I've got such a wonderful, diverse bunch! We had a few glitches getting Sariah all set in her Big Shots model role but we figured everything out and here she is in pictures, words and her image video embedded at the bottom of this post!

My first name is: Sariah

I go to school at: Sycamore High School

My graduation date is: 2011

The last thing I ate was: a fruit crepe…yumm!

My dream job: being a doctor or veterinarian

My favorite music/artist: I don’t have a favorite artist, but I love Justin Bieber, Paramore, The Fray, One Republic…

My favorite thing in my closet: My dresses, or So You Think You Can Dance tour t-shirt

My favorite pastime: Playing sand volleyball

My favorite word: Bahaha!

My favorite website: youtube.com

My favorite magazine: teen vogue or reader’s digest

My favorite place to shop: forever21 or charlotte russe

My favorite high school moment: playing volleyball each year with my amazing team-mates :]

I have never…. ever been in a tanning bed

If I had $1,000 I would… definitely donate half to Unifat (a school in Uganda) and save the other for college

I love Big Shots Photography and working with Marla because: she is super amazing and fun to work with. She takes amazing photos and definitely has an eye for making a picture stand out.

Senior Spotlight-STEPHANIE | Cincinnati High School Senior Photographer

Stephanie is graduating in a few weeks but wasn't super happy with her senior photos she had taken last year so she called me up to book a mini session. Short and sweet but LOTS of great shots. Thanks for spending a beautiful late afternoon with me and good luck at The University of Dayton :)

My first name is: Stephanie

I go to school at: Sycamore

My graduation date is: May 30

The last thing I ate was: strawberries

My dream job: chef

My favorite music/artist- lady gaga

My favorite thing in my closet: my jeans

My favorite pastime: wee sing movies-the big rock candy mountain

My favorite word: superb

My favorite website: Facebook

My favorite magazine: vogue

My favorite place to shop: Nordstrom’s

My favorite magazine: vogue

My favorite high school moment: it will be on Wednesday

I have never…eaten a banana

If I had $1,000 I would… go shopping

I love Big Shots Photography and working with Marla because: you get to do whatever you want!

Meet Class of 2011 Big Shots Model Sariah | Cincinnati High School Senior Photographer

Sariah is the last of the Big Shots models I have to introduce to you! She was worth waiting for! She is beautiful, as you can see, but also very easy and calm. We enjoyed our morning together for her warm, sun filled session.

So intense...

So not...
Love that she isn't afraid to show her true personality in these shots. More to come with her full blog post :)

Senior Spotlight-CATHERINE | Cincinnati High School Senior Photographer

Catherine is graduating this Spring (YAY!) but wanted a Big Shots Session before she went off to college. It's never too late! Here are some sneak peeks from our lovely morning together :) Oh, and that is her REAL eye color!!!

My first name is: Catherine

I go to school at: Sycamore

My graduation date is: 2010

The last thing I ate was: Bananer! Kidding- BANANA, I can spell—I promise

My dream job: Overseas correspondent

My favorite music/artist: Third Eye Blind

My favorite thing in my closet: My leather fossil purse. Clothing favorites change too rapidly for me to pin down.

My favorite pastime: Hiking in Washington.

My favorite word: Peninsula

My favorite website: stumbleupon.com

My favorite magazine: I really like books

My favorite place to shop: Fossil

My favorite high school moment: The anticipation of the week following the release of summer break.

I have never… Been to Europe, even though all I want to do with my life is travel

If I had $1,000 I would… To be frank, save it for a trip to South Africa, Thailand, Germany or Greece.

I love Big Shots Photography and working with Marla because: She made something I’ve never been entirely comfortable with extremely easy. I loved all the angles. This woman loves her tall grass!

Senior Spotlight-CORRINE| Cincinnati High School Senior Photographer

We had to reschedule Corrine's session due to bad weather but I think this gorgeous day more than made up for it for this gorgeous girl and her delightful friends :)

My first name is: Corinne

I go to school at: Sycamore HS

My graduation date is: June 2011

The last thing I ate was: shell shaped pasta

My dream job: journalist

My favorite music/artist: Jack’s Mannequin. Or Matchbox Twenty

My favorite thing in my closet: my old jeans with rips at the heels

My favorite pastime: drawing

My favorite word: smile!

My favorite website: Pandora radio

My favorite magazine: Seventeen

My favorite place to shop: Forever 21

My favorite high school moment: having an all out mud fight with my friends

I have never… surfed a wave

If I had $1,000 I would… Probably save most of it for college. But I wouldn’t be able to resist a small shopping spree.

I love Big Shots Photography and working with Marla because: she makes the whole experience stress free and fun! She allows your personality to come through the photos— she lets you be you.

Senior Spotlight-CAITLIN| Cincinnati High School Senior Photographer

I remember back to last year when Caitlin contacted me about being a Big Shots model. She is only a sophomore so I was very hesitant about "signing" her. She was VERY persuasive so I figured I should meet this girl. Well...SOLD! We had a great get-to-gether and I knew we'd make a great team. This is now my second time working with Caitlin. I first shot her on a cold day in February for a snow session. She was such a trooper in her dress covered in snow. I knew if she could look good and keep a smile on her face in 30 degrees, we couldn't really go wrong.
We left the snow and the suburbs behind and headed down to a very grungy part of town where I had my promo pictures taken (I'm posting those soon!). After my photographer took me there, I HAD to go back. It was like the perfect urban grungy spot. I just mentioned it to Caitlin and she was all over it! She was bringing a bunch of amazingly fun friends too. You can see how close they are. And up for anything too-dancing, jumping, hangin'! I so want to go back...any takers? And, now, I'm so excited to present Caitlin's full blog post. I previewed a few images back in this post but now you can see them all here and in the video embedded below.

My first name is: Caitlin

I go to school at: Sycamore High School

My graduation date is: 2012

The last thing I ate was: An Everything Bagel

My dream job: To be an Art Professor

My favorite music/artist: Janice Joplin

My favorite thing in my closet: My tall brown cowgirl boots

My favorite pastime: Making art

My favorite word: Fudge Monkeys

My favorite website: Lookbook.nu

My favorite magazine: NYLON

My favorite high school moment: U4U idance! Sooooo funn!

I have never… given blood, I’m deathly afraid of needles!!

If I had $1,000 I would… fund a program that brings art into children’s lives. Many schools are cutting incredibly important programs designed to help kids express their creative ability purely because their levies are not being passed thus not providing them with enough money for the arts.

I love Big Shots Photography and working with Marla because: She’s soooo sweet and amazing! She has awesome ideas and is pretty much fearless! Haha, Marla has a great ability to make everything fun including jumping on dumpy mattresses :) inside joke ;) She has a great personality and is generally AWESOME! I can’t think of any reasons why anyone wouldn’t love Big Shots and working with Marla!

Senior Spotlight-JEN| Cincinnati High School Senior Photographer

Jen really had her heart set on going to Ault Park for her session and you can see why. I mean, to me, there is NO other Cincinnati park with grounds as beautiful. If you're looking for flowers, look no further. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy so many of the wonderful parks this city has to offer but when someone calls wanting flowers and a very "parky" setting, it's my go to spot!

So, we planned our adventure! When she walked out of the salon after getting her hair and makeup done, I was speechless. She is a naturally pretty girl but the makeup and hair just added to the WOW factor! I couldn't wait to get my lens on her and when I did, it and she didn't disappoint :) And neither did her friends. How does someone have so many beautiful friends? As you can see in the video, there are a lot of cute images of Jen and her gal pals! This first image is my favorite and it was the last of the day. So laid back and the sun flare-to die for!

My first name is: Jen

I go to school at: Sycamore High School

My graduation date is: June 2011

The last thing I ate was: Carrot Cake

My dream job: Psychologist or Counselor

My favorite music/artist: My all time favorite is the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but also Incubus and Jack Johnson

My favorite thing in my closet: sundresses! and anything from Nordstrom pretty much!

My favorite pastime: hanging out with friends or relaxing

My favorite word: I can’t really think of one

My favorite website: Facebook

My favorite magazine: People or Cosmo

My favorite place to shop: Nordstrom or Urban Outfitters

My favorite high school moment: Going to Europe with my history class last year on spring break with a bunch of my close friends :)

I have never… seen the Pacific Ocean

If I had $1,000 I would… maybe shop a little bit but save most of it… or go on a trip

I love Big Shots Photography and working with Marla because: You aren’t confined to taking cheesy posed pictures and you are free to just pretty much be yourself. Also you aren’t stuck in a studio taking pictures that look exactly like everyone elses!