Michaela & Ann - High School Senior Best Friends

These 2 girls came down from the Fitchburg area for senior portraits on the beach. Earlier in the day we almost rescheduled due to a forecast of rain, but we decided to take a chance. It turned out to be an absolutely beautiful July evening at the beach.
Michaela & Ann compete in gymnastics together. Look at all those medals! Michaela was Level 7 State Champ in vault this year.

Here's Michaela:

and here's Ann:

Here they're trying to show off their gymnastic skills and jump really high. :)
The Olympics start this Friday! Swimming and Gymnastics are my favorite sports to watch. I've actually watched Olympic Gymnastics since I was a kid....I remember when Nadia Comaneci got the 'Perfect 10' score. Comment on your favorite Olympic sport or athlete!

Julia and her horse named Blue

I had the most amazing session this past week. Julia, who will be a senior at Barnstable High School this year, and her horse, Blue. Her mom searched for the perfect location and found it at the Hoxie House in Sandwich. This was a brand-new experience for me, as I've only seen horses at the Barnstable Fair (where, by the way, Julia exhibits Blue), but have never been around them nor photographed them. Inspired by the beautiful surroundings, a beautiful young woman and a beautiful horse, here's a sample of the images we made:
Julie will be going to college to study Equine Science. She'll even get to bring Blue with her to college!
She needed to be talked into a doing a few images without Blue - I hope she's glad that she did. :)

And Blue...

Worth the wait...

This family was vacationing at Sagamore Beach last week. The session had been postponed twice during the week because of weather. We finally got together last Friday night...and it was a perfect evening at the beach. I'm so glad we waited! This was a beautiful family inside and out. The two little girls had to be the most well-behaved I've ever met. And they were so cute, too! The youngest just celebrated her 6th birthday, and the parents just celebrated a wedding anniversary. I was honored to photograph them! Here's some of my favorites from their beach session:
We also had a perfect sunset to end this gorgeous evening...

Family Session

Here's one of the families taking advantage of the Complimentary family sessions for my High School Senior customers. Since the 'kids' are now getting older, it's not often they all get together in one place!

Natalie from Bourne

It was my pleasure this week to photograph Natalie, a senior this year from Bourne. However she and her family are moving to Nashville this week where she hopes to attend a performing arts high school. She was such fun - I'm sure her friends here in Bourne will miss her. And I bet she'll be famous someday...I can tell she's a performer at heart!
She brought one of her favorite belongings - cowboy boots!
She definitely knew how to play up to the camera - she's seen every episode of America's Next Top Model - multiple times!Who knew she could jump so high?!?

High School Seniors! Join my txt Blaster Group!

Class of 2009! Join my text message group and get text messages about specials, contests, and more! Just text the word grad to BLAST (25278) to sign up. A few times a month I'll send out a text message about a special going on, session availability, or even a contest - you could win free wallets or a free session (or whatever I feel like giving away!) just for texting me back! The 10th person to join the group gets a FREE Session! Tell your friends!

Alyssa from Colorado

Alyssa is a high school senior from Highlands Ranch, Colorado - just south of Denver and Littleton. She's vacationing at New Seabury and wanted her senior portaits taken on Cape Cod - for something just a little different than the rest of her classmates' portraits.

We featured her Letter Jacket in some of the images - notice the pins for her participation in Cross Country and Soccer, and for Academic Excellence.

This is one of my favorites - Alyssa is just stunning!
The day lilies are spectacular right now - they made for a beautiful background!

High School Seniors - 2 for 1 Sessions are back!

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July special now going on! Reserve a beach session in July with a friend and have your portraits taken at the same time - each only pays 1/2 the session fee - $50! Great for Twins, cousins, boyfriend/girlfriends - and of course your best friend! You'll also each get 1 5x7 of the two of you together with your order! Hurry and reserve your session NOW - session times are filling up fast!

Certified!

I recently received word from the Professional Photographers of America that I am now a Certified Professional Photographer!. To earn this certification, I first had to pass a 100-question written exam on the technical aspects of photography - lighting, lens and camera choice, processing images, color theory, and things like that. Then I had to submit 20 of my images from real customers' portrait sessions for review by a panel of judges made up of Professional Photographers. (Click Here to view the image gallery I submitted - maybe one of the images is you!)
With this certification, and my continuing commitment to furthering my photographic education through professional workshops, conventions, and competitions, you can be assured that your important memories will be recorded by a professional photographer committed to excellence!

Best Friends Forever

I had THE BEST time the other night photographing a group of High School young men and women (mostly seniors). Samantha, a high school senior that I photographed last summer, brought a group of 19 of her closest friends down to the beach to be photographed together before they all leave for college. They came from towns all over - Holbrook, Bridgewater, Abington, Brockton, Randolph, Duxbury, Kingston....they all know each other from school (Cardinal Spellman High School & Notre Dame Academy), and/or they grew up together. They're going off to great colleges - Villanova, University of Miami, UMass Amherst, and Brandeis were some that I remember. I am so honored that Samantha chose me to record this important memory for them all. My favorite part was when the girls asked if they could change into their prom dresses. What fun!
After first review of all the images, here's a few of my favorites:All the way to the right is Bonnie, who I also photographed last year for her senior pictures.

Sports Composite

This is one of my favorite products that I offer. I love going to the High School sports games to take pictures of the action. Then during the senior portrait session, we try to get an image of them wearing their Letter jacket, or with something having to do with their sport(s). Then I get to play with the images and create a composite! Here's a recently completed one of Brad from Plymouth South:If you're a member of the Class of 2009 and are interested in one of these, give me a call or send me an email (info@cassandrasphotography.com)!

More Danielle

Now that Danielle has seen her images, I wanted to post a few of her favorites (and mine!)

Danielle from Sacred Heart High School

Meet Danielle from Plymouth, a senior at Sacred Heart High School. I photographed her at the beach just the other day. It was a beautiful and warm evening. Notice her gorgeous naturally-curly hair! I think we'll see her on TV some day - she's going to college to study Broadcast Journalism, and she's been dancing for 15 years - her favorite styles are jazz and hip-hop. Here's a few of her images - All of a sudden in the middle of the session she decides to go chase some seagulls....!

Just kidding - I told her to do that. :)