Oh my goodness, this high school senior is so beautiful AND talented AND smart (!), her senior portraits make my heart stop a beat everytime I look at them! When I first spoke with Ellen’s mom for her pre-portrait consultation, and then read Ellen’s responses to my senior portrait questionnaire, a few themes emerged. And when I asked Ellen and her mom to pick some words to describe the senior portraits they want, these are some of the words they chose:

dramatic… artistic… beautiful… relaxed… simple…

And during her senior portrait session at Rockville’s Glenview Mansion in Maryland, as Ellen twirled and swirled, oh my goodness, she was so GRACEFUL, no wonder she’s achieved the highest level in the state’s youth ballet pre-professional program! Congratulations to this high school senior, class of 2013!

Does the idea of dramatic, artistic, and relaxed senior portraits speak to you as much as it did to Ellen and her mom?