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Abigail is 13! | Sarasota Tween Portrait Session

Meet Abigail.

Sarasota Tween Portrait Session.

What if you could bottle up every last bit of your daughter’s childhood and tuck it away to remember forever? Time is a funny thing. It just keeps pressing forward whether we want it to or not. These little humans continue to morph and change right before our eyes. One day they are toddling around like little drunken sailors and the next, they’ve transformed into beautiful young women. But there are glimpses, are there not? Glimpses of that little girl that still shine through…in the crinkle of her nose, and the giggle she can’t contain. So when Heather asked me to capture this transformative time in Abigail’s life. I emphatically said YES! And what an amazing human she is….I’m so excited for you to meet her.

Because of you
I can feel
myself
slowly but
surely
becoming
the me
I have always
dreamed
of
being.

-Tyler Knott Gregson-

 

I asked Abigail a few questions so I could get to know her better. At 13, she’s already wise beyond her years and truly remarkable. Read on to hear some of her thoughts on life, laughter, and making the world a better place….
Sarasota Tween portraits at Sarasota Selby Library, Sarasota Downtown, Sarasota Ringling Bridge by Michaela Ristaino Photography
We met at the Selby Library where Heather used to take Abigail as a little girl when they first moved to Sarasota. It’s a place that holds special memories for them. After that, we searched downtown Sarasota for some interesting spots and architecture.

Sarasota Tween portrait at Sarasota Selby Library, Sarasota Downtown, Sarasota Ringling Bridge by Michaela Ristaino Photography

What is your favorite food?

Either Nutella or avocadoes they’re both so yummy!!!  (I agree. Super yummy.)

Bananas, bananas, bananas, how does one eat such a mushy fruit? (I totally get this. I don’t love bananas either. Unless they are in a smoothie!)

Tween photoshoot at Sarasota Selby Library, Sarasota Downtown, Sarasota Ringling Bridge by Michaela Ristaino Photography

Anything and everything. I often find myself laughing because of the little things in life, or for no reason at all.

Tween photoshoot at Sarasota Selby Library, Sarasota Downtown, Sarasota Ringling Bridge by Michaela Ristaino Photography
Sarasota Tween portrait in from of Sarasota's Florida Studio Theatre by Michaela Ristaino Photography

I wish I possessed the power of empathy or telepathy, to have the ability to understand people and humanity on a completely different level than ever believed possible would be breathtaking.
(see? I told you she was remarkable)

Tween photoshoot at Sarasota Selby Library, Sarasota Downtown, Sarasota Ringling Bridge by Michaela Ristaino Photography
Tween photoshoot at Sarasota Selby Library, Sarasota Downtown, Sarasota Ringling Bridge by Michaela Ristaino Photography

L’elephant s’il vous plait, they’re beautiful, intelligent and seem to have a wonderful sense of community.

Tween photoshoot at Sarasota Selby Library, Sarasota Downtown, Sarasota Ringling Bridge by Michaela Ristaino Photography
Tween photoshoot at Sarasota Selby Library, Sarasota Downtown, Sarasota Ringling Bridge by Michaela Ristaino Photography
Sarasota Tween portrait at Sarasota Selby Library, Sarasota Downtown, Sarasota Ringling Bridge by Michaela Ristaino Photography

My friends and all the connections I’ve made with them, it feels great to be surrounded by witty, intelligent and caring people.

Sarasota Tween portraits at Sarasota Selby Library, Sarasota Downtown, Sarasota Ringling Bridge by Michaela Ristaino Photography
Sarasota Tween portrait Sarasota Selby Library, Sarasota Downtown, Sarasota Ringling Bridge by Michaela Ristaino Photography

I don’t exactly know what I want to be but I do know I want to make the world a better place than when I arrived.
sigh. The world needs more people like you, Abigail.

Sarasota Tween portraits at Sarasota Selby Library, Sarasota Downtown, Sarasota Ringling Bridge by Michaela Ristaino Photography

Thank you Abigail. I loved this time with you.

xoxo,

michaela

Ready to book your Photo Session? Do you know a young person who could shine in a Sarasota Tween Portrait session? 

Contact me here for more information or to secure a date.

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I AM A FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER IN SARASOTA FLORIDA SPECIALIZING IN SARASOTA TWEEN PORTRAIT SESSIONS, SARASOTA FAMILY PHOTOS AND PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS. IT MAKES MY HEART HAPPY, AND I AM STANDING BY TO CAPTURE YOUR JOY!

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    She showed up knowing exactly who she was. That energy, that confidence, that specific kind of ‘I’m not trying to be anyone else’ - it made my job easy.

This is what I love most about senior sessions. When a senior walks in feeling like herself, the photos just follow. We moved around, laughed a little, and by the end we had a whole gallery that actually looked like her.

Not a generic senior portrait. Her.

If your senior has a session coming up - or you’re just starting to think about it - I’d love to hear about her. What is she into? What does she want her photos to feel like? Let’s start there.

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    michaela@ristainophotography.com | 941-957-8088 | Sarasota FL