Quad City Senior Pictures | Meet Sydney

Meet Sydney. Working with this beautiful Moxie model and her family over the past year has been filled with lots of fun and laughter. The day of Sydney’s session, we had planned to end the shoot at sunset along the river – but the Mississippi was really high due to some flooding, so we had to pivot our final shots and it ended up being perfect! I love all of the photos from the shoots that we have had, but one of the silhouettes of her is one of my favorite shots – the colors in the sky were so amazing! I don’t think that if the river was at normal level if we would have been able to get a shot like this. It was so incredible to include some fun elements during Sydney’s session – bubbles, glitter and a cap and gown! We even got to work with her adorable brother, Trevor, in a few shots – I love their smiles!! Another fun moment was when we were at the park and we had dozens of pieces of sheet music and we threw them in the air for a photo – SO MUCH FUN!!

Here is a little about what Sydney had to say about her session with Moxie:
“I absolutely loved my senior session! While working with Karen beforehand, I was so unsure of what I wanted in my session. When Karen asked me where I wanted to shoot I had no idea!! She helped me to narrow down options and she was so helpful in deciding the locations that best fit the vision, outfits and items I wanted to incorporate! If you know me, you know I have a lot of different personalities! I love to get fancy and dress up so I knew I wanted a classy, stylish look. I am also so passionate about music (especially country) so, of course I had to add in a little country style. I love water and being by the beach. So, I wanted to include a sundress in as well! So instead of just having a “look”, I added every part of my personality into one session and Karen put it all together just the way I imagined 🙂 I was worried I was not going to get enough of a selection of pictures. I thought I would get a couple images per outfit and I ended up with a handful of them!! I wanted to be able to do “Senior Sundays” and I was worried I would only have a couple of images to use for these, but I have so many pictures that I actually do them all the time! I’m so impressed with almost every picture I received from Moxie and I am amazed how many images she was able to capture in the amount of time we had together. I loved how both Karen and Madeline were so supportive of every new idea my mom and I threw at them! Especially when I asked if I could I add my younger brother into some of the photos and they knew exactly how to do it! I loved getting to know Karen and Madeline and watching my vision come to light! 🙂 My favorite picture just makes me feel like myself. I am religious and it is a big part of my life so I loved being able to incorporate my love for the lord into my session. I loved the way Moxie makes all of my senior photos and sessions all about my passions and the person I am on the inside, not by the way I look through a camera lens.
I loved being able to incorporate my love for music by adding in a photo with it. My mom and Madeline tossed sheet music into the air while I stood and smiled. I loved watching Karen time everything out. It was such a load of laughter! I loved how much Karen and Madeline got me out of my comfort zone and had me try things I would have never thought about doing! I am so grateful to have had experienced photographers capturing my senior pictures and loved every minute! I love Moxie Design because Karen makes things so easy on their models and they turn your vision into reality!

One piece of advice that Sydney has for other seniors getting their photos taken? “Don’t be afraid to speak up! The Moxie Crew loves new ideas and the last thing they want is for you to be dissatisfied with your pictures. It is your senior session after all. So, speak up and don’t be afraid to throw new ideas at them. I know they would love to hear what you think :)”

If she could describe her overall senior session experience in one word, she would choose  “Blissful.”

Thank you for letting us be a part of your senior year, Sydney!! You are an amazing human and I’m so glad that i was able to capture your senior pictures!! Thanks for being on the Moxie squad!!

xoxo,

Karen

Moxie Design is an award winning boutique photography studio that specializes in providing a boutique high school senior photography experience in the Quad Cities and surrounding areas including but not limited to Moline &  Rock Island, Illinois, Davenport & Bettendorf, Iowa.  Karen Bishop, owner of Moxie Design, has been recognized on both a national and international level as one of the top up and coming high school senior photographers in the industry.  Moxie Design will offer you not only images that represent the awesome person that you are, but an experience that you will remember for years to come. 

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