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Trying to make a short and sweet blog post out of Carolina’s 600 images was so much tougher than I thought it would be. Usually I can select them very quickly, but in this case there were so many great ones it was like a kid in a candy store being told to pick just one or 5 in this case. We ended up doing two sessions due to windy weather – twice in Vizcaya – and the second time around was absolutely picture perfect. We ended at the beach with some hippie chic shots that are some of my favorites. Soooo…here’s a long post of this stunning girl, truly beautiful inside and out. Enjoy! ♥ Vanessa

Hello everyone! Happy New Year!! After a very restful week off, we’re hitting the ground running for 2012 beginning with lots of blog posts. I’ll be posting sessions every day until I catch up with posts, so stay tuned for all the fun final sessions of 2011. Here. We. Go!

This Quinceañera did a studio session and a 3-location session which yielded nearly 500 shots! She is contagiously fun and relaxed which served the long shoot perfectly, specially when she could barely walk in those mammoth heels on the railroad track. :) Here are some highlights of fabulous Stephanie. Enjoy!  ♥ Vanessa

We had planned two location shoots for Emily’s Quince portraits, but the heat and incessant rain during June and July threw a monkey wrench in our plans. Fortunately, we were able to battle through the heat in her first shoot to come up with some gorgeous images. I was in LOVE with the blue/teal dress…it’s one of my favorite colors – as you can see by the colors on my website . Emily has amazingly piercing and revealing eyes that speak volumes without her saying a word. It was fantastic seeing them through the camera. Here’s a highlight of both shoots. Enjoy! ♥ Vanessa

We had planned Gabriella’s session with a very whimsical and romantic style which dictated her choice of clothing, accessories and location. The planning is always great because it gives me an general plan around which to visualize the images, but I’m completely open to (and make sure to leave room for) improvisation and unpredictable variables. The day of the beach session, Gabriella forgot ALL her accessories. No Problem. We made do with what we had available including using the earrings I was wearing. :) The location was closing earlier than expected. No problem. We begged and pushed it until we got kicked out and went to another location to finish. Those two minor setbacks could’ve killed the mood and energy of the shoot, but fortunately Gabriella and her Mom were open and relaxed as well, so everything came out as beautiful as it was supposed to come out. A few days later we did another shoot in the studio and Gabriella ‘brought it’. Such a sweet young lady. Here’s a taste of both shoots. Enjoy! ♥ Vanessa

When I first met with Angie to plan her sessions I asked her what she was into…”what’s your thing”. She said, “I don’t do anything”. What?… She said she wasn’t into sports, or dance, or anything in particular…but then she said she LOVED to read. A-ha! Her favorite book is Alice in Wonderland. Excellent! So inspired by her love of reading and Alice, we came up with some ideas. The first shoot was going to be a classic beach shoot and the second would be Alice-inspired. It was a blast photographing Angie…check out the results. What a beauty… Enjoy! ♥ Vanessa

This is hands down the boldest Quince dress I’ve seen so far. When I finally saw it in person I gasped in glee because I knew it was going to photograph amazingly. Needless to say, neither the dress nor the model disappointed. Although by the color you might think otherwise, Monique is very shy and quiet. We had a nice relaxed fun time, even with the weather threatening to dampen our spirits. I’m in love with the photo of her sitting down (second one on this post), it’s my favorite from this session. Beautiful job Monique! Enjoy! ♥ Vanessa

What a gentle beauty Natalie is. She had a magical teal dress that seemed to match everything around us. We did some shots with little sister Rachel who is a bucket of love, so cute! Everything was just lovely. Even with the crazies that came out at the last location fabulousness ensued. Enjoy! ♥ Vanessa

To mark Ashley’s “Quince Primaveras” (Fifteen Springs) we did 3 shoots over 4 days. They were all incredible which is why this post took me forever to do and why it has so many images. The studio session was a favorite because she was so ‘game’ for my Spring showers concept and it came off without a hitch! Love those images. She’s been waiting patiently for this post, so I’ll let the images do the talking. Enjoy! ♥ Vanessa

Photographing Quinceañeras that are budding artists is always exciting as I get to imagine new ways of incorporating their art into their photos. For beautiful Briana’s session we had discussed a few ways of doing that, but they were not panning out. Then, a last minute location addition and a minor cold on my end (which caused a reschedule), invited the concept of bringing the easel to the beach to get some shots with her artwork. Of course, luck would have it that the beach location would be busy, add to that very windy, plus daylight was running out, and energy was running low after 3 hours of shooting. But, that last image was so worth it. The artwork in that is from Briana herself. Can you say talented? Briana, stay true and you will go far. Enjoy! ♥ Vanessa

Everyone… meet Arabella. This sweet Quinceañera is a star in the making (even if she doesn’t quite agree with me). I think it’s telling that she loves stars because, soon enough, this rising star will shine high and bright. For now though she is somewhat skeptical of her star power; SO, I made an extra long post to try and sway her into realizing that her beauty is deep and her spirit is luminous. We did three shoots over two months and there where a TON of great shots. Don’t you just LOVE that red dress? Leave Arabella some blog love (comments) to let her know you agree with me! Enjoy! ♥ Vanessa