Patrick Collins Photography

Kylie is extraordinary.  Let me tell you why.  We had originally scheduled her session for this past Saturday.  Because we do everything on location, rain is a deal breaker in most cases, so Saturday was a wash.  No problem, we have a plan B and reschedule for Sunday. Now, we’re up against a bit of a deadline, so Sunday is really it for us.  And when I look out the window Sunday morning, it looks perfect: blue skies, cool clouds and some sunshine - awesome!  Then I actually step outside and get completely blasted with what feels like full blown arctic gale force winds.  AWESOME!  So, what do you do in a situation like that?  Well, you just hope (pray, beg, plead, whatever) that you get to work with someone like Kylie.

We worked outside for most of her session and she never complained.  Not once - not when she was cold, not when the wind was whipping her hair into her face (which was pretty much constantly), not when I kept moving her from place to place as the sun moved in and out of the clouds - not at all.  Kylie was like a pro.  Throw in her fantastic smile and great attitude and… well, we think the pictures speak for themselves.  Kylie, you did a stellar job, you look amazing and I hope you like the images as much as I enjoyed working with you!

Now some of you may remember Devin from an earlier post a few months ago.  Ten minutes into our first session, I knew that she would be a perfect fit for our Model Rep program so we were thrilled when she accepted.  One (of the many things!) that we love about Devin is how incredibly versatile she is - and it’s completely natural.  She can go from edgy to “All American” to athlete faster than I can change lenses!  Throw in her creativity and enthusiasm and we’ve got an extraordinary addition to our team.  There is one very important lesson that I learned while working with her in downtown New Haven: you have to be very careful photographing Devin near busy intersections with heavy traffic.  Why?  Because it stops.

Senior year probably seems a long way off for the current class of juniors right now - but we’ve been busy working with our Model Reps getting ready for the class of 2010!  We had a great shoot with two of our reps last week (don’t worry Devin, yours are coming soon!!) and we’d like to take this opportunity to introduce you to John.  We’re excited that he’s part of the Inspired Image program - he’s exactly what we were looking for - friendly, easy going and a very talented musician (seriously - check out his music  here).  John - you did a great job and we’re looking forward to working with you again.  Let us know when you’re playing and we’ll be there!