| Mahala | Class of 2020 Senior Portraits |

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I’m excited to share Mahala’s senior session with you all today! I met her family a few years ago when her sister Kayle was one of our senior models. And then I got to photograph her for the first time at their family session that year. This beautiful family moved to sunny Florida (#jealous) so getting the chance to create again for them wasn’t on my radar making Alicia’s message about planning Mahala’s session such a wonderful surprise.

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We had a small window of time to work with while they were in the state, but that was no problem (thank goodness weather worked out for us!). It was so much fun to hang out with Mahala AND her sis and momma joined us on session too so I got to hang with them all for a bit! Now, her canvases and album are all being carefully printed and will be in the mail on their way to Florida in the next few days so it’s time to share the whole thing with you guys too!

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My vote for their next family session is a destination session for me in Florida 😉 #soundslikeaplantome !!!

| Shelby | Argenta-Oreana High School Senior Model Portraits | Class of 2018 | Decatur, IL |

Today I get to show off all Shelby’s favorite images with you today. This lovely gal is one of our class of 2017 senior models and will be graduating from Argenta-Oreana High School this spring. She’s been a blast to have as part of our senior model program and I loved working with her to create her senior portraits.

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We had some fun exploring a few new little pockets of the downtown area and though it was a little gusty we got some fun hair blowing images along with our usuals too!

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Here’s what Shelby herself had to say about her SJP portrait experience:

Tell us about your experience about SJP. What did you like best? *

i loved all the options i got to have with my senior pictures. even though we got the shorter session i still loved it and i know the pictures will turn out great!

What would you tell a friend who was considering coming to SJP for their portraits? *

not to be upset about gettin he cheaper package (like i was) because it seems like no time at all, but the time was well used and it seems longer than it says it lasts.

What made you choose SJP for your portraits?

i loved the other pictures she had taken for families i know and other people i knew.

What could we have done differently to improve your portrait experience? *

i don’t think i would change anything! i loved everything. sarah is very sweet and very polite and patient.

Please rate your Session Experience *

Perfectly Happy

Please rate the Product Selection & Quality *

Perfect

Please rate the Product Value *

Great Deal

| Alyssa + Corey | Engaged! |

I’m so excited to show off Alyssa and Corey’s engagement session today! This week’s blog post is a bit late due to us taking a little family vacation time for the fourth but it’s worth the wait because these two are just adorable and so sweet. I was lucky enough to meet Alyssa a year or so ago and was thrilled when she called me to tell me she was engaged and to setup a time to bring Corey by to chat about having me as a part of her wedding day.

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Choosing a wedding photographer can be overwhelming (just like choosing every other piece of your wedding day!) because it’s such a big event and your photographer is not only there with you all day (like right there, so you better like them) but they are also creating the images you have left from the day once everything else is over. So though Alyssa had worked with me before I encouraged her to explore the others she’d heard about too just to make sure I was the perfect fit for their day and we were both SO excited when she came up to my booth at the Decatur Bridal Expo to tell me to pull out the contract they were ready! Of course, I’m thrilled to be a part of their day and honored that, after doing some looking, they chose me and SJP. Now it’s game-on to make their wedding day and images as perfect as possible.

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I was really excited when she told me they wanted to personalize their engagement session a bit by bringing along Corey’s stunning el camino and to add a little of their personality with a campfire feel (and luckily our fire pit fit in my car!).

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Be sure to stay tuned for a look at their big day this fall. <3

| Abby S | LSA Senior Model Class of 2017 | Decatur IL |

I’m so glad the time has come to show off and share Abby’s full senior portrait experience with you! The lovely Ms. Abby is a senior at LSA high school here in Decatur and she was one of our class of 2017 senior models. That means that her portrait experience with us started small, with a quick 5 minute debut session here in the studio….

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and it grew and grew…. That individual quick session was followed by our model session event in the beautiful (but WINDY) spring weather at Ryder’s Garden center. The yellow blooms were perfect with her golden blond hair and I love the Greek goddess look that the floral crown by The Secret Garden gave her! ryder's garden center, mt. zion il garden center, senior photos, senior photographer, senior portraits, high school seniors, siblings, outdoor portraits, outside, sun flare, sunshine, forest, trees, decatur il photographer, photographer, photography studio, lsa, lsa seniors, spring flowers, yellow flowers

After those two model sessions, which were really about creating fun looks I loved, it was time for HER senior sessions which are all about creating looks that SHE loves. We hopped back in the studio for a few more looks in the early spring but the real magic happened in the summer when we hit the town…seniors photos, sarah janephotography, decatur il, central illinois photographer, forsyth park, outdoor portraits, class of 2017, argenta oreana high school, downtown portraits, forsyth il, outdoor photography, rock springs nature center, outdoor, fall, what to wear, hat, ivy, best senior photographer, senior models, decatur lake, studio, cheerleading, cheerleader, lsa high school, lsa, decatur il photographer, photographer decatur il, central illinois photographer, photography studio, high key, low key, sports photos, boxdropsbysjp, boxdrops, box dropsseniors photos, sarah janephotography, decatur il, central illinois photographer, forsyth park, outdoor portraits, class of 2017, argenta oreana high school, downtown portraits, forsyth il, outdoor photography, rock springs nature center, outdoor, fall, what to wear, hat, ivy, best senior photographer, senior models, decatur lake, studio, cheerleading, cheerleader, lsa high school, lsa, decatur il photographer, photographer decatur il, central illinois photographer, photography studio, high key, low key, sports photos, boxdropsbysjp, boxdrops, box dropsseniors photos, sarah janephotography, decatur il, central illinois photographer, forsyth park, outdoor portraits, class of 2017, argenta oreana high school, downtown portraits, forsyth il, outdoor photography, rock springs nature center, outdoor, fall, what to wear, hat, ivy, best senior photographer, senior models, decatur lake, studio, cheerleading, cheerleader, lsa high school, lsa, decatur il photographer, photographer decatur il, central illinois photographer, photography studio, high key, low key, sports photos, boxdropsbysjp, boxdrops, box dropsseniors photos, sarah janephotography, decatur il, central illinois photographer, forsyth park, outdoor portraits, class of 2017, argenta oreana high school, downtown portraits, forsyth il, outdoor photography, rock springs nature center, outdoor, fall, what to wear, hat, ivy, best senior photographer, senior models, decatur lake, studio, cheerleading, cheerleader, lsa high school, lsa, decatur il photographer, photographer decatur il, central illinois photographer, photography studio, high key, low key, sports photos, boxdropsbysjp, boxdrops, box drops, high key, white backdrop

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Don’t forget you can still apply for your chance to be a class of 2018 senior model for a full year portrait experience just like this! Model applications are accepted from now until March 31st so don’t wait!

And be sure to head over to Abby’s Facebook Album to give her some likes/comments.

** Some images edited using BoxDropsbySJP overlays and most backdrops used are available to purchase at www.boxdropsbysjp.com!