the divine danielle

fun. fabulous. smart. gorgeous. kind. sweet. adorable. wonderful. and she is only a high school senior. my word. I am pretty sure I was never even *close* to being as awesome as the debonair danielle when I was a witty teenager on the verge of graduating and taking on the big bad world. I am pretty sure I am not that cool even *now.* but danielle? she does it without even trying. and with one of the most fantastic, infectious smiles ever. and did I mention she laughs at my attempts at making jokes? mmhhhmm. because she is kind. and she has some seriously super sweet red hair with perfect pale skin going on.




(and? she laughs. at *my* jokes.) and it is a really good laugh. and did I mention her fantastic sense of fashion? um, yeah. pretty amazing really. like "top model" fabulously amazing. and some gorgeous pierce your soul eyes. which leads into my most favorite image *ever* ( you have missed it, I know...)

rawr, danielle. (I hope your mom doesn't mind me saying that....) but rawr.




gorgeous. I know. and those accessories?





hello! I *know.* she is fabulous, I told you.





and towering high with her super fab heels and awesomeness abound, she really could *be* a top model if she wanted to. and after our shoot? I sure did feel like I just walked around town with one.


*love*




she was ready to get down to some serious business.




wardrobe changes. hair fluffing. laying on the damp ground and random park ramps? all in a day's work for a supermodel, senior style...










own it, own. it. (I think she may have thought I lost my mind. I mean, I was *really* getting into it....)










LOVE. sass. style. spycee.









hello evening lighting that decided to grace us with one fabulous image.




top. model.




who was ready to work it on all kinds of crazy angles to get that *one* super awesome shot.




did I mention those eyes?




and that fantastic sense of humor and fun...




yes.




one of my favorites *ever* (again. yes. I know.) really. who would have thought a playground could be so awesome?










and finally, as the clouds slowly covered the sky and the moon graced us with its presence (and the really cool owl necklace, most coolest necklace *ever*) got its turn to shine...















the fabulously danielle and her owl necklace and custom feather headband (because do you know how important it is to be *you?* especially when you are a kick butt cool you....)




well, she is ready for the world. and the world? is *so* ready for all the incredible greatness she is going to bring to it.
but mom?

might not be *quite* as ready....(though I am pretty sure, lisa, that with a daughter as fabulous as danielle? you will never have a *thing* to worry about.

a boy and his guitar

and some cool cars, rusty old train tracks, a sweet, snazzy suit jacket, captivating green eyes, great laughter, and a fantastic sense of direction. by me.
okay, not so much with the directions, but after traveling around town with tenacious t, (the just plain awesome senior, tony) for some fabulous exclusive jam sessions, where even with just the stroke of a few simple chords, I could identify some good, old school rock songs, I was feeling pretty much the coolest groupie ever. can you blame me?




my lens loves a good rock star. even in "disguise," he just can't help but have THEE look.

did I mention some really cool cars along the way?

a boy can dream. and so he will.

let the jam sessions begin...

I never realized there were so many places to play a guitar. and to look absolutely natural doing so? not a problem.

oh and his favorite band is Metallica. um yeah, THAT cool.





this should really be the cover of your first album, tony. seriously. one of my favorites. ever.














please don't forget us little people when you make it big. because no matter what you inevitably decide to do with your life, I know it will be smashingly successful. you just can't help it.

but maybe, just once, you could smash a guitar. on the ground. and I could be there capturing the coolness one more time.

super *cool* senior shoot

*cool* in more ways than one....but you would never have known the blistering winds were a whipping as we strolled around downtown grand haven like it was our business to get some fantastic rock star shots of *thee* super awesome tommy lee...
great laugh, great taste in music (hello jack johnson and the beatles), great hair (so NOT like adam lambert, though he is a rocker himself..) great style. and did I mention he is also an artist? yeah. cool definitely applies here.
sometimes waiting until the last minute, well, is a good thing. especially when you capture some fabulous images like these during a mini session in the midst of winter's fury...

yeah. like Elvis cool. I know.








and the tags that adorned his neck throughout our shoot? his *mother's*

if that isn't the definition of cool, well, then I think cool needs to be redefined.

I almost forgot how much I adore working with high school seniors. so much anticipation and enthusiasm for what is waiting for them tomorrow, so many dreams for what that tomorrow can and WILL be. so much style and personality and not afraid to be who they are. so much coolness.

tommy lee, you are awesome.

thanks for trudging through snow and crazy wind tunnels with me.
rock on with your super awesome self.

*always*