You might recognize this stunning girl from her sweet sixteen portraits in 2010. This year, I’m so, so lucky to be able to work with her again for her senior portraits in El Dorado Hills.

She has an ease and grace in front of the camera that comes through in every picture.   I caught this one below slightly out of focus to add to its dreamy, soft quality. I had so many favorites from the shoot, but this is definitely one of them.
Just before sunset is one of my favorite times to shoot, and you can see why here…
I like to ask people why they came to me for their photography, and Kailey and her mom said that they were looking for someone who could capture images that showed Kailey just as she is, without the ubiquitous heavy-handed retouching you see being done on so many senior portraits these days. I couldn’t agree more. Why distort the image to make her look like someone she isn’t? She’s beautiful and perfect just the way she is.