Meet Class of 2026 Moxie model Delaney. We met up with this beauty and her awesome mom about a year ago during our editorial prom session. Immediately, it felt like we had all been friends for years! For Delaney’s main session, we started at Orion High School where we got to play around with a fog machine – we had so many laughs trying to time everything just right, but it was so much fun! We were able to capture both of Delaney’s volleyball uniforms, which was awesome, because the black and red both changed the entire look of the photos! For the non sports images, I knew that Delaney wanted to add flowers as an outdoor location. This past spring was a strange one for the spots that we commonly shoot at – the flowers just weren’t growing in the fields as they typically do. I was determined to find a field that would work so I started driving around town, scouting locations. I stumbled accidentally upon this area of yellow flowers that was perfect! I asked Delaney and her mom to trust me – and they did, which led to some absolutely incredible photos. The funny thing about this field is that a girl I was working with the week after Delaney’s session had been watching our behind the scenes videos that we put up on our Instagram story – and after seeing Delaney’s BTS, she requested to shoot at that particular spot. When we arrived – just a few days later – the field was COMPLETELY gone! It had been leveled completely to prepare for a structure to be built and was now a huge area of dirt/mud. Delaney and I completely lucked out in the timing of her session to be at the exact right time to capture the gorgeousness of these flowers – and they are some of my faves from her gallery! Fast forward to the end of the night when we were in the river at sunset – we could see a storm rolling in from the west, which was partly terrifying, but also made for the most beautiful sky. Delaney was such a trooper – she was always willing to try any suggestion I had and her final images are STUNNING!
Here is a little about what Delaney had to say about her session with Moxie:
“My senior photo experience with Moxie was TOTALLY AMAZING!!! I wanted all the looks! 🙂 Karen knew I loved flowers and she did everything to find the prettiest flowers. I’ve seen all of the beautiful and amazing photos Karen has taken and I was worried if mine could equal them. And of course worried about weather – either melting in the heat or a storm coming in. My worry became true and the storm coming in made for the greatest clouds and sky! Love those pics! I loved how Karen got to know me even before we had our first shoot! She made me feel so comfortable and gave me confidence on the other side of her camera. I was nervous and those feelings were completely gone in the first 5 minutes with her. Karen also wanted to make sure she knew the style of pics I wanted captured and also had several ideas of her own that were amazing. Karen & Madeline are a dynamic duo – I love how many laughs we shared. Madeline and the spiders and flying bugs we encountered on my shoot made for great laughs and smiles! My favorite shots are all of the pics in the yellow flowers! Looks like we were in a huge flower field. The most memorable part of my session was how Karen made me feel – I felt so comfortable. I felt like I’ve known Karen for a long time and could chat about anything. Definitely use Moxie Design, you will be so happy you did! And if you can be part of the Moxie model team, you will absolutely love it! I love Moxie Design because Karen makes me feel confident.”
One piece of advice that she has for other seniors getting their photos taken? “Wear the hats, the accessories, and do every idea that Karen has! Karen’s vision is like no other! I’m so happy I did!” LOVE this advice, Delaney!!
If she could describe her overall senior session experience in one word, Delaney would choose “memorable.”
Thank you for being so awesome to work with, Delaney and Brigitte!! I have loved getting to know you and am so happy to call you both friends! I can’t wait to see what your awesome future holds!
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.
