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Last fall I saw a photo of myself that broke my soul.

I was standing in a beautiful studio seeing shots pop onto the screen. I stared at the images and couldn’t breathe. My stomach flipped. I was looking at a photo of me – and I couldn’t even SEE myself….

The photo of me that changed everything….

model portfolio photographer, senior photographer, rebecca shepard studios

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What happens when every girl on the team loves shades of purple and lavender, and I find a scrap of vintage fabric at a goodwill?

Senior Team Modern Studio Shoot *PURPLE*

dark academia photoshoot

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How do I begin to describe Paige? Normally I ask my seniors what they are involved in and what they do in their free time. With Paige I never got to the second question! Maybe it is the fact that besides being an online Honor Role High School student, Paige is a firefighter (who was […]

Dark Academia Senior Session, Paige

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  If you know Emily – you probably know she loves to sing. She has performed countless times throughout her high school years-  and she wanted to incorporate her talent and passion into her senior session. She even brought all the different musical pieces she has performed to her session! I love the way our […]

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“I have found as much beauty in the dark as I have found a lot of horrors in light…”             I want to thank Kera and Laila for an AMAZING day. You girls were fantastic to create with. Also Andrea Schibi and Amber Jarman for HMU and Assisting the shoot.  […]

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Meet Labette County High School Senior and 2020 Senior Team member Abigail! You might say I saved the best for last! Thank you for waiting SO patiently Abigail!!  Abigail has cheered at Labette County Highschool, and for years of competitive cheer from an early age. She may have a slight obsession with sunflowers – which […]

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Meet Labette County High School Student and 2020 Senior Team member Abigail! Abigail plays basketball, volleyball, and softball.  She loves flowers and spring blooms and her session is coming up soon! Given how loooong and cold this winter has been I am beyond insanely excited about the sunshine and warmth of spring than! Ironicially – […]

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Meet  Oswego High School Senior and 2020 Senior Team member Emma! She stays busy at school with track, cross country, and is part of more clubs than I can keep track of! Emma is a National Honor Society member, and plans to go to school to become a Surgeon. – Even with her busy school […]

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Meet Labette County High School Senior and 2020 Senior Team member Ethan! Ethan plays football, and basketball – but his greatest passion is track and the high jump,  where he has excelled.  He has already competed Nationally and I can’t wait to see what he accomplishes in the coming season! I can’t wait to get […]

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When I talked to Brannin about what he envisioned for his senior pictures – quickly apparent that he is anything but conventional. And I LOVE shooting with kids who think outside the box.  One of the first things I learned about Brannin is that he is a musician  – drummer in the school band who […]

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Is it possibly ALREADY time for Senior Team 2020? I am SOOO excited about this team and what we will be creating this year!! I’d like to introduce you to Aubri Hoffman of St. Mary’s Colgan High School.

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High School Senior photos don’t have to be boring. This entire shoot from beginning to end is proof that with a little inspiration – we can create magic!!  For the last part of this shoot – I invited a few little girls to join us.  These  little girls modeled from head to toe and blew me […]

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Months ago I was talking to Senior Team for 2019,   Brooklyn,  Jensen,  Kynli  and Halle.    These girls were ready to create senior pictures that were anything but ordinary. And as we talked about some ideas for their theme shoot – a clear vision emerged that excited me to no end! * All black prom […]