WOW. I can’t tell you how thrilled I was to photograph Taylor. I first met her when I moved into the neighborhood six years ago and she was the sweetest little kid who always rode her bike around and stopped to pet my dog. Well, when I was taking my dog and my two kids for a walk last week, I saw Taylor getting into her car and my jaw just dropped. I totally didn’t recognize her – she is so grown up (not quite a senior yet though), not to mention downright gorgeous. I was so happy when Taylor told me she wanted me to take her photos. I knew they would turn out good, but I am seriously thrilled with how they turned out. I was so excited when she mentioned she liked to sing and play guitar; I instantly had so many shots in my head. Prepare yourself – I posted a ton on the blog and there are so many that I haven’t even edited yet.

I truly love photographing babies and toddlers, but it was so much fun shooting a teenager. Taylor brought along her friend, Ayaka, and I got some great shots of the two of them together. I forgot how much giggling teenage girls do.

I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I do!

We’ll start off with my favorite from the session. I’m not sure why, but I love everything about this photo.

Ugh. Those eyes. I would seriously kill for lashes like that.

How fun is she?

I really felt old after I looked at this photo on my camera and said “Wow, you look like Alicia Silverstone” and they both said “who???”. Was “Clueless” really that long ago?

These two reminded me of how much fun I had with my best friend WAY back when I was in High School.