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Meet Megan | DSHA Class of 2018 | Waukesha Senior Photo Session

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Meet Megan | DSHA Class of 2018 | Waukesha Senior Photo Session

There is just something so comforting about going home. It’s been SIX years since we moved away from Wisconsin, but it will always be home. The air is sweeter and I can just breathe.
So, when I met Megan last December while I was home for Christmas, it was so fun to hear about her adventures in theatre. Even more exciting was learning that she would soon be a senior at my alma mater, Divine Savior Holy Angels High School in Milwaukee. Megan is a part of the elite show choir, the Angelaires. Believe me when I tell you that this ensemble has a rich and famed legacy. It had already risen to this status when I auditioned 30 (ahem) years ago. Being an Angelaire was a huge part of my high school experience. Having this shared experience (albeit 30 years apart) made me adore Megan even more. When she asked me if I would be in Wisconsin at all to do her Senior Photo Session, I jumped at the chance!

There is nothing better than summer in the midwest.

Am I right? After a long winter, there is nothing like the vibrant greens and blue skies of summer in Wisconsin. Megan wanted her senior portraits done in a grassy field showcasing Wisconsin in all her summer glory. We settled on the beautiful Retzer Nature Center in Waukesha and it fit the bill perfectly. Take a look…I think you will agree.

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Oh Megan, I wish you the very best of all life has to offer. Enjoy every single moment of your senior year and your DSHA experience. I hope that 30 years from now you will get to meet another young Dasher and will look back on your high school years with fond memories and love. Go out and take the world by storm. You’ve got this.

xoxo,

michaela

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  • Kim McFaddenJuly 8, 2017 - 6:39 pm

    You are simply amazing, Michaela!  How blessed and lucky both Megan and I to have discovered you!  You are in our lives forever now!! Love you so much!!!ReplyCancel

  • Ellen Winters ReynoldsJuly 11, 2017 - 7:35 am

    So happy to two got connected!!  Always a joy to share my favorite headshot photographer with others who appreciate her gifts.ReplyCancel

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I hear it every single time. “I’m not really a photo person.”

And then golden hour hits and she can’t stop laughing and I catch the shot and she is absolutely a photo person. Always was.

That part never changes, no matter how many sessions I do.

If you have a class of 2026 or 2027 senior, let’s start dreaming up her perfect session. Link in bio.

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I hear it every single time. “I’m not really a photo person.” And then golden hour hits and she can’t stop laughing and I catch the shot and she is absolutely a photo person. Always was. That part never changes, no matter how many sessions I do. If you have a class of 2026 or 2027 senior, let’s start dreaming up her perfect session. Link in bio.

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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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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