abby // portraits

October 14, 2012

This is Abby, who's not only a senior, but also my cousin (second cousin, really, but same deal). The wonderful thing about family is that no matter the distance or time, you're still family. Any nervousness falls away after the first hug and the rest of your time together is like being with your best friends. I love family and I especially love being able to take photos of my family. What a cool thing to come alongside people -- as they're barely born, as they're graduating, as they're in love, as they're getting married, and as they're surrounded by their own little families -- and to be there to tell a little of their story.

Abby is graduating this spring and I'm super excited for her. She has big dreams and big plans and I can't wait to see where she goes in the next few years. I loved being able to not only take her photos, but reconnect after a few months of only Facebook to chat. Because while it's wonderful to be able to talk online, face to face chats (preferably with coffee in hand c:) are the best. It was windy and wonderful the day we took her senior photos and we laughed a lot.

Happy Monday!

46 comments:

  1. some of your best. honest. love these so much.
    potato.

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  2. these are absolutely gorgeous! definitely pinning some. <3

    eve @ essence of eve

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  3. gorg. love how her personality shines through these.

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  4. Hannah these are all so good!!! You are amazing girl! :)

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  5. such a pretty girl. your family is seriously epically gorgeous.

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  6. LOVE the picture of her hand in the grass.
    But really, every one of these is stunning.

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  7. so so lovely. I really love the one of her had brushing against the grass or grain or whatever it is. :)

    love your work, Hannah.

    Blessings!

    ~Madi

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  8. beautiful! I loved the ones with the shop window and her reflection. You have a gorgeous cousin :)

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  9. ADORE would be an understatement :D these are AMAZING! GREAT job! i love the ones with the wheat :D

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  10. Wow, your photography keeps getting better and better! These are gorgeous!

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  11. this is by far my favourite person shoot you've done hannah! you've captured her so perfectly in every way.
    and to top if off, she's gorgeous! :)

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  12. my gosh. these are so good, hannah. i just died.

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  13. Beautiful, just beautiful. :) Great job, Hannah!

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  14. How is it possible that your family have SO MUCH beautiful in the family!? Not cool.. But these shots are. I'm with Ellie, some of your best ever!

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    1. That sunset-in-lace-dress shot? I think is one of the best in this whole shoot!

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  15. so good hannah! she is gorgeous, and i love how you can see her personality come out in these. :)

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  16. she's beautiful. love the in-town location! the lighting and styled-look of these is gorgeous!! :)

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  17. Hannah these are so, so good. I love them so much. :)
    I can't even pick a favorite!

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  18. Aw she is so pretty. and the photos are beautiful! You are very talented.

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  19. Hannah, these are beautiful! Abby is gorgeous, and there's also a sense of family and love in these photos which comes from your talent behind the camera.
    Do you ever get a bit uncomfortable doing your photoshoots when they're with people you don't know as well? I'm very introverted so stepping into portrait photography sounds terrifying for me--how do you do it?

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  20. she is really super gorgeous, and i love her colorful scarves. great job on these, hannah, as always. xo

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  21. amazing! love the color in these pictures...another great job Hannah!


    -p.s. love your new header-

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  22. These are so precious and Abby is stunning :)
    Kimmy x

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  23. Okay, so I was gonna tell you some of my favorite shots, but these are all so gorgeous! Ahhhhh...<3

    But seriously, girl. 3, 8, 12, 23, 25, 29, 30, 33, 34...okay, okay, I'm done. ;D

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  24. You're blowing me away with each shot, Hannah.

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  25. Wow she is gorgeous!! Your photography is amazing...:)
    -Allison

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  26. These are GORGEOUS! Seriously, wow. I love your brilliant photography and she is a total model.

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  27. Wowzers, Hannah, these are just so beautiful. I really loved those ones where it looked like you took them on Main Street, maybe? Those were so cool, definitely some place I'd like to do a shoot, or have my senior ones done.
    I also really liked the lighting in the ones like 8 & 35, I love sunlit portraits <3

    ~Molly~
    mollyslittlecorner.blogspot.com

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  28. gorgeous must flow through your genes! sheesh!

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  29. okay. stop it. I can't. I just can't: your photos leave me speechless EVERYYY time.

    oh my goodness gracious.

    xx a.

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  30. these are so gorgeous in every.single.way.possible!

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  31. These are amazing Hannah! =) I love the last 10 or so...Some of the shots I thought "She totally looks like Hannah!" I think it's the eyes. :) <3

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  32. your cousin is SO gorgeous. like seriously. she is so photogenic. a photographer's DREAM subject. her beauty + your photos = something amazing. i want a PIN ALL button right about now. ;]

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  33. i think i can pretty well say that these are some of my favorite portraits of yours, EVER. they are honestly so good. <3

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  34. These photos are priceless! You did such an amazing job Hannah. :)

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  35. Stunning girl! This is the first post I view your blog, but I`m sure it`s never be the last. :)

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  36. these are just gorgeous, Hannah.

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  37. these are ah-mazing!

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  38. this is so, so, so, pretty. just beautiful. <3

    -Jessica

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  39. hot diggity dog, if i see one more pretty photo i might die. seriously thought, these are STUNNING. beautiful work, hannah, and she is beautiful as well! xx

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  40. I think I recognize the town you're in! Fellow Minnesotan and all :)
    Your second cuz is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. I'm surprised she didn't have to get locked up in a tower somewhere to keep the mob of guys away.

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  41. Love those photos so much~

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