I met Elias at our Class of 2024 Editorial Moxie prom session about a year ago. I remember when I took my very first photo of him and how it gave me goosebumps, which is the best compliment that I can give to someone that I’m working with. Some people are born to be in front of a camera and Elias is definitely one of those people. Not only is he super handsome, but he is kind, smart, genuine and absolutely hilarious. Getting to know him and his super cool mom, Jill, over the past year has been a blast! We hit up a bunch of different spots during his main session so that we could ensure that his final gallery had a huge variety to it. One of my most memorable moments of the entire season was when we were down on the river and Eli was about to get into the water, but there was an amazing tree area that we were capturing first. The mayflies were thick and HUGE – We are talking thousands upon thousands of bugs! Growing up on the river, I can honestly say that I have never seen anything like this in my entire life. Jill didn’t hesitate to grab my reflector and start fanning them away from me while I was shooting. It was so helpful and so hysterical at the same time, we were all laughing while trying to not inhale bugs!! Elias won the thrift store challenge this year with his killer outfit (I’ll be featuring that on the blog next week – keep an eye out for that). I’m super excited to shoot with him again this spring (more deets coming out on that soon)!! Eli, I am so incredibly grateful that you were one of our Moxie models representing the Class of 2024 and I have loved getting to know you. I can’t wait to see you on the cover of magazines and on billboards!!

Here is a little about what Elias’ awesome mom Jill had to say about their time with Moxie: “The overall experience was better than I could have imagined. It was…..fun!!! At no point was it stressful or awkward. We laughed and we talked and we enjoyed ourselves. The time flew and I felt like I’d known Karen for a lot longer than the few hours of our shoot by the time we were done.  We laughed and shared stories and got to know Karen and she got to know us. She made it comfortable for me and my son. She was open to our ideas and has such a gift for photography. Vision. Artistry. We feel blessed to have found her and we are glad we trusted her with our senior pics! I love Moxie Design because it is so much more than just having senior pictures taken. It truly was an experience that I will remember and am so glad I got to share with my senior.”

If Jill could describe her son’s overall senior session experience in one word, she would choose  “memorable.”

Thank you for letting us be a part of your senior year, Elias!!

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.