Chasing the light with Kyle – Senior Session

Kyle is graduating El Dorado High School next year. His mom, Tess, saw my Senior session with our mutual friend’s daughter, Megan, on my blog a few weeks ago, and decided to book a session for Kyle. That’s how things go down in this neck of the woods. Forget 6 degrees of separation, it’s more like 2!

We started the session photographing Kyle with his bike and truck.  He’s into motocross and that gave us the perfect opportunity to whip out the flash and grab some dramatic, editorial-type shots of him on the back of his truck, the evening sky the backdrop behind him.

After capturing his love for basketball, we ended up on the point at the edge of Pinecone campground. Tess jumped into a few pictures too, emotional to think about her only child leaving for college. Love those mom moments.

Kyle isn’t quite sure what his plans are for college yet but he loves the outdoors and would love to work outside; he’s thinking about a Game warden or something similar. I definitely understand that desire to be working outdoors and being active vs. having a desk job. I hope he finds something where he can live out that passion!

As the light started to leave the point, I happened to notice some incredible, golden light passing over the shoreline across from us. I couldn’t let it pass without us capturing something of it and so I told Kyle “We’re going to chase the light. Let’s see if you can beat me there!” Which, of course, he did, as he’s a teenager who plays basketball and I’m, well, not (but to my credit- we did arrive there basically about the same time…likely a gentleman move). Meanwhile I ran with cameras flying hoping neither of us would twist an ankle (it’s the mom in me!)

So worth it, however. The light we caught was fantastic, if very fleeting. It was gone by the time Tess and Rachael made it over there! Thanks Kyle!