Monday, June 20, 2016

Sand Springs Senior Portrait - Jamil Gotcher Photography

Shot another class of 2016 Tulsa area senior girl who loves fashion and also is a professional model! Grace is not a new client for me, we have worked together before, so it was the ultimate compliment that she wanted me to be her senior portrait photographer! She has worked with several other photographers in Tulsa but chose me to shoot her senior pictures and model portfolio images. My daughter Jade who is also a professional fashion model and stylist provided some wardrobe for the shoot. My Dad, John Shoemaker, who is a very established Tulsa photographer assisted me on this photoshoot. Sometimes I'm his assistant and sometimes he's my assistant.

Grace was ecstatic about her pictures when she viewed them. She said her headshot was "perfect" and she wants it to be one of the 4 wallet size photos she passes out to friends AND she also wants the same image enlarged for her professional model portfolio. There really could not be a greater compliment to me than a professional fashion model ordering an image for her model portfolio created by me and my team from her senior portrait session. This is why I'm shooting senior portraits, because senior portraits today are like fashion photoshoots. As a former high fashion model I'm able to utilize my fashion and modeling background. I also utilize my Dad's expertise as a Master Photographer PPA. To complete our team we have my daughter Jade who is a professional model, wardrobe stylist and makeup artist. 

Because we never want to get into a rut with our photography of shooting the same locations, Dad and I scouted our beautiful city, downtown Tulsa, for new locations. It's also very important to know which locations are better for the morning and which are better for the afternoon because of the light. Location scouting was lots of fun especially when I got to splash my feet in the waterfall! It takes time to location scout but the value it adds to our senior portrait photography and for our clients is well worth it. We've already done another senior portrait since we shot Grace's senior portraits and are clients are loving the fun waterfall shot. Our photoshoots are a fun experience for the high school senior and their family. We also watch their hair and clothing just like when we shoot fashion campaigns, so our high school seniors really do get doted on like a fashion modeling photoshoot experience. Something we also have is a changing tent so they can change into many different outfits!