Oooh, am I ever stoked to share Maelyn’s University of Montana graduation images with you today! When Maelyn’s mom contacted me about making grad photos for her college graduation announcements, I was excited to get to work with her. Especially when she told me she wanted to go off campus to make her photos. (We opted to photograph towards the campus and have it just visible in the valley below.) Heck yes please!

Making these images to celebrate such a major accomplishment is always so special to me. I can’t help but remember that time in my own life, and how giddy, excited, nervous, and exhausted I was. I was beyond ready to graduate, while simultaneously terrified about what would come next.

Maelyn’s also “so ready to graduate,” and I don’t blame her. She’s been working hard in school these past several years, and will walk across that stage with not one, not two, but THREE degrees! She’s been studying Ecology, Organismal Biology, and Wildlife Biology — talk about wildly impressive!

As we meandered around the property close to where she lives, she told me that she made her own earrings (with feathers) and has been doing so for ages. She also ties flies and fly fishes. Upon heading into the trees, Maelyn’s experienced eye noticed some upturned rocks where a bear had been active. But thankfully the only critter we encountered during our session was her sweet cat, Tiger.

Maelyn and Tiger have been together since she was a kid. At age 19, Tiger is one of her best buds, and a really awesome adventure cat! Maelyn told me that Tiger is sort of a dog-cat — she likes to hike and ski with her! How cool is that?! These two clearly have such an incredible bond, and I was just so glad to capture it for them. (Big props to Tiger for being such a sweet participant, even though she really wanted to go on a hike and smell all the smells.)

Thank you again, Maelyn, for such a fun session, and for fitting it in amongst all the things I know you’re wrapping up with school! It was such a pleasure to meet you and Tiger. Happy graduation to you, too! 

I hope you all enjoy a little peek into Maelyn’s college grad session!

On the docket:

Portraits and weddings and more! Stay posted!

See another college grad session here!

Cheers,

-Kristine

Brooke was so enthusiastic when she contacted me to make some University of Montana graduation portraits and headshots of her to use for her graduation invites and in the professional world. I knew we’d have a great time working together because of her awesome positive energy. And we even lucked out with gorgeous spring weather and lovely light (although I swear, that 70 degrees sure felt like summer to me!).

Brooke’s also got THE most sparkly blue eyes I’ve ever seen – no need to visit the Caribbean – just check out Brooke’s eyes! We had such a nice time laughing and chatting about her plans for the future during our quick little session. Brooke is so excited to be graduating from the Journalism School and is looking forward to pursuing photography as well.

And if her vibrant, positive attitude is any indication of her future success, she’ll be doing very well!

Congrats again to you, Brooke! Being a college graduate is such a profound accomplishment! Here’s to a fun future ahead!

On the docket: portraits and weddings! Stay tuned!

Cheers,

-Kristine

It is always such a treat to get to work with clients multiple times, so when Cheyenne contacted me asking me if we could meet up again, this time with her mother and grandmother, to make some portraits to celebrate her graduation from the University of Montana and also celebrate the fact that three generations of her family were together, I was excited and jumped at the chance!

We managed to dodge the raindrops (for the most part – we got a bit soaked as soon as we finished our portraits – see the last image to view the clouds we were up against), and had such a great time. These ladies obviously have a blast together, and it was so much fun to be able to make images of the three of them doing just that.

Thank you again, all of you, for such a fun session. And Cheyenne, congratulations again on your graduation! Best of luck on your upcoming adventures in Africa! I wanna see some photos. :)

On the docket: more portraits and weddings! Don’t miss ’em!

Cheers,

-Kristine