Archie is one awesome Senior. Of that I was convinced after first contact by his Dad. A prouder father you cannot find, and rightly so. His dad (a busy man himself) took the time, to send me photos and newspaper clippings to help me start getting to know Archie before the shoot. Archie is ranked #1 in his class, is on the board for the National Honor Society, and is team captain for of both the football and tennis teams for Twentynine Palms high school. He’s also involved in church and dedicates his time and talents to giving back to the community in many ways. Among many other things, Gary expressed to me what a moral guy Archie is, a man of values. “He is an exceptional young man and his success is my proudest accomplishment. I always want the best for him, because I think he deserves it based on his dedication to succeed and become a productive member of society.” I was honored to be asked to take Senior Portraits, even more so because Gary said he chose me because he felt like I could capture “the soul” of his son. That’s a tall order. But it’s always my goal to go deep with photographs. And I am honored that he entrusted me with that task.
We started out our session on the football field, meeting up just about Sunrise.
The car shots were a kind of photography bucket-list fulfillment for me. I’ve always wanted to take some Senior Portraits with a classic car or truck. Archie brought along his ’66 Mustang and made my dreams come true. 🙂 I’m definitely willing to do it again though. It’s awesome. Cars are such great props.
We finished up our session on the grounds of Twentynine Palms high school. We took so many photos, I wish I could share them all. This post is getting long, so here’s just a small sampling.
I was very much impressed by Archie and by his family, obviously a solid, supportive family unit. Great kids usually do have great families supporting them and Archie got a leg up because of the home he was raised in. He’s graduating next week, a semester early, so that he can head out to Japan with his family for a few months before attending the Naval Academy in the fall. He has a bright future ahead of him if he stays grounded in the way he’s been raised, as I’m sure he will. He is capable, intelligent, personable, dedicated.
More great things await you, Archie. I’m so glad I had the opportunity to meet you and get to know you and your family a little bit. Best of luck and blessings on your graduation, move, and initiation into another great adventure next year.
Oh, and the medal above was given to me by Gary “for an exceptional job,” one of the very nicest things, a client has ever said to or done for me. Thank you so much!
