CASTING CALL: class of 2015 senior models

Eek!  Every year about this time, I start to get SO. EXCITED. for the upcoming senior portrait season!  I absolutely cannot wait to start meeting the lovely class of 2015!!  I have met some of the most wonderful girls and it's so much fun to get to know everyone - there are still seniors I shot 5-6 years ago who I keep in touch with and see regularly! So fun.So, I'm excited to announce that applications for the Senior Model Program for the Class of 2015 are now open!  We're looking for girls from the Class of 2015 from BOULDER, LONGMONT, LOUISVILLE, FORT COLLINS, CASTLE ROCK, the BRECKENRIDGE area, and the DENVER area.

WHAT IS A SENIOR MODEL?

Senior Models at Cedar House Photography get a free early-season mini-session, and have the opportunity to be first in line for exclusive styled shoots throughout the year.  Spots in the styled shoots always go quickly, and as a Senior Model, you would get the first chance to participate, at no extra cost!

A few examples of fun past styled shoots are our Road Trip shoot, our St. Lucia shoot, our Pool Party shoot, and our Salvation Mountain shoot.  You're pretty much my muse for the next year :)  This is the perfect opportunity for girls who love being in front of the camera, or who are considering getting into modeling in the future.

Also, when you refer your friends, you can earn a discount on your session & prints!

We’re looking for fun, outgoing girls from the class of 2015 who are comfortable in front of the camera, friendly, and creative.  There is no extra charge to be a part of the Senior Model program, but you will need to be punctual and have reliable transportation.  Senior Models will act as ambassadors for Cedar House Photography in their schools and communities, sending friends our way who you think would love distinctive, laid-back, custom senior portraits.

SOUNDS AWESOME.  WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

- Click here to fill out the Senior Model application.  Please fill it out completely, being as detailed and creative as possible.

- If you are accepted, you’ll receive an email with details about the Senior Model Program.

- Make sure to run this by your parents!

I’m so excited for the Senior Model Program this year, and I can’t wait to get started!  We’ll be accepting a maximum of 2-3 girls per school, so if you’re interested, apply ASAP!  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at: molly@cedarhousephotography.com.  Yay!

emily (sedona commerical photography)

I loved having the chance to shoot with Emily while I was in Sedona!  We got together at the Amitabha Stupa at sunrise for an amazing session.  I love prayer flags, and I love sunrise light!  Thanks Emily!

anika (salvation mountain session)

Oh my gosh, THIS. PLACE.  I have been dying over Salvation Mountain ever since I stumbled across it online a few years ago and found out it was a real place and not part of some epic movie set.  This place is stunning and the stuff dreams are made of.  I've just been desperate to shoot here for years, and when I realized we'd be in the area during our epic road trip, I was so excited to schedule a shoot with Anika!  Even though she ran into a bit of a hassle with border patrol that only left us with 15 minutes of daylight, we still got some epic shots and I was so thrilled to finally be able to shoot there.I was saddened to read today that Leonard Knight, the creator and artist responsible for Salvation Mountain, died in his sleep, at the age of 82.  So here's to you, Leonard.  Thank you, sir, for such a lovely and inspiring creation, and for giving us all a chance to share it with you.

(day 10) long exposure fun at the salton sea

So we've been on the road for 10 days now; on one hand, it feels like we've been living this way forever, and on the other hand, it's totally flying by.  We spent the last week or so in Flagstaff and Sedona.  Originally, we thought a week would be plenty of time, but we felt like we could have stayed another month.  I have like a trillion photos of Antelope Canyon to sort through, but I'm hoping to be able to blog that all soon.  In the meantime, we're currently camped out at the Salton Sea in California.  We had actually no plans to stay here.  I knew the Salton Sea was a place I wanted to check out, but I didn't envision staying more than a few hours - all of the photos I had seen were of Bombay Beach, an abandoned, formerly submerged town with an eerie quality to it - a place that would have been cool to take a quick look at and then move on.  We still hope to check it out, but two days ago we were driving out of Thermal towards Niland, saw the sun begin to set, and pulled over into what we thought was just an old parking lot but which turned out to be actually a quite nice campground... and we've been here ever since.  Who would have guessed this place was so beautiful?  We've been seeing the most incredible sunsets and sunrises, and I've been having so much fun messing around with some long night exposures and light painting... although, I remembered to bring my tripod but somehow managed to leave every single one of my quick release plates at home so I've been using a stack of nutrition books on a picnic table in place of a tripod.  Oops.

This next shot was taken in total darkness, about an hour and a half after sunset.  The colors were so crazy!

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^ You can see the stack of books I used as a makeshift tripod on the table above.  Heh heh.

beret & jeff (sayulita photographer)

I'm lucky that my sister and her boyfriend are the cutest ever.  Portraits taken in Sayulita, Mexico.