Dear Blog....It's Been Awhile....Part Two

So, Tanja and I came back from St. Louis and back from our photography conference (the ride home was another story that will live in the good memories part of my brain forever....so much laughter!). We both started working hard on our respective model programs.

I was prepared for the best year ever for the Class of 2015! We had some amazing models lined up.  We were running some fun contests for some creative shoots that the models were competing to win! And, they did win! And, the creative shoots were SO much fun with some great images!

Tanja came to Parker for our group model day and we had a FULL day photographing 16 models and LOTS of looks! Starting with hair and makeup, we then had lots of great food and both photographed some fabulous images from our all day Senior Around the World Model Tour. The models received a travel case with t-shirts and all sorts of other goodies!

Slowly, I started releasing images from the group Model Day and the Creative Sessions to build interest in the program and get Class of 2015 excited about senior portraits before leaving for a trip to LA.

And then.......well,  Part Three is next.....and, spoiler alert...it's not so happy.

ThunderRidge Poms...You Rock! | Highlands Ranch, CO

Poms Teams are so much more than just the girls you see on the sidelines and at halftime at high school sporting events! Yes, they are great spirit supporters of their athletic teams BUT they are also amazing athletes, scholars and SO much more!

For example, this ThunderRidge High School Poms Team. Did you know that they were recognized as one of the top 15 fundraising teams for St. Jude's Children's Hospital for the second year in a row? They will have three representatives traveling to Memphis this spring to visit the kids and the facilities at St. Jude's. AND, will be bringing EVEN MORE in donations with them when they go! I love that!

On the athletics side, this team had a great year in competitions. At the league competition, Varsity placed second in league. In Regionals they placed first in both Pom and Hip-Hop. At the CHSAA State Spirit Championships they were the state runner up in in Pom. And in Nationals, at the Universal Dance Association National Championship in Orlando, Florida they placed 14th out of 81 teams in the small Pom division. Making it to the finals in an amazingly competitive field competing against the top teams in the whole United States!

And the JV team they also had some great wins, winning the JV Invitational (the JV State Competition in spirit) and the JV Small Pom Regionals!

AND, all the while they were competing they were honoring an athlete on the team whose mom recently died of cancer. Raising funds for cancer and also participating the the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Walk. Way to go girls! You should be so proud of all the accomplishments you have had this year! We are honored to have had the opportunity to photographed you.

The Broncos aren't the only ones competeing for a National Championship this weekend...

Yes, these lovely ladies will have to hear about the Broncos score back stage at the UDA National High School Dance Championships this weekend. We SO love photographing Poms Teams! So much that we have made a special section in our new website specifically for teams. You can visit (and order) portraits here. We wish you girls SO much luck this weekend and can't wait to hear how the Colorado teams represent at UDA! We will be tuning into Varsity.com this weekend to follow you and cheer you on!!!

Cassidy

We loved beautiful Cassidy's eyes...and her hair...and...well, everything! We kept telling her she looked like a Ralph Lauren model with her all American girl good looks. We had a great session with some great light and a beautiful senior. Finished up with some Volleyball pics...didn't have a ball but just so happened to find a net laying around, so got to use that! You got some great senior pictures Cassidy!! Reveal sessions getting booked today! Can't wait to see you again!

Lots of Achievements We are Starting to Hear About!!

Two Beautiful Blondes....One from Ponderosa, the other from ThunderRidge. Both Blonde, both dancers and both oh so bright!

On the left, Karina from Ponderosa. Karina was just one of 15 undergraduates to be accepted into the Exchange Scholarship Honors Program at the University of Idaho.

On the Right is Natalie from ThunderRidge. Natalie just made the Hastings College Dance Team,  a very well regarded Dance Team in the nation. Not only that, but she also received the Trustee Scholarship, a scholarship that covers almost all of her tution!!

Congratulations Girls!!! You are both amazing!!!!

Let us know about your achievement and we will feature you on our blog. Or, we just might feature you anyway, like we did with these two girls. Facebook newsfeeds and comments are a wonderful thing. Then, you get more of the recognition for hard work that you both so deserve!! Congrats again girls!

Coming up Kudos to Jenna, Brooke, Amanda, and more!!!