Meet Ella.
This beauty and I met up last spring for her senior session on a day where the weather was threatening us with scattered storms all. day. long.  We escaped the majority of the rain until the last 30 minutes, when we were shooting down along the river. A crazy storm barreled through, but luckily it was just a scattered spot, so it passed within 15 minutes and we got back out and finished her shoot.  Huge props to Ella for being up for literally anything and everything that I suggested including laying in the absolutely soaking wet grass following the rain that we got.  Ella had put together so many amazing looks (still obsessing over her Converse with flames) and we matched each look with an area that would best compliment that.  I remember we walked around a corner of an alleyway in downtown Davenport and I saw this entire block of yellow scaffolding.  Some people would have looked at me like I was crazy when I asked if she would walk through it, kneel down in the middle of it, etc. but Ella was immediately like “Absolutely!”  This girl is so beautiful both inside and out – and has been featured nationally multiple times with images from her senior session.

Here is a little about what Ella had to say about her session with Moxie:
“My session was amazing. Karen and Sam do a great job at making you feel relaxed and comfortable and do everything in their power to make you look and feel confident! My shoot was for my senior photos so I had many different looks and I tried to match each look to whatever vibe of the location we were at. My biggest worry about the shoot was thinking it was going to be awkward and that it would show in the photos but it was the complete opposite! Karen does an amazing job at making you feel comfortable and helps guide you throughout the whole shoot while hyping you up after each picture which made the shoot even more enjoyable! My favorite part of my Moxie Senior Experience was how welcoming and helpful Karen and Sam were. They make the whole experience super enjoyable and fun. I loved how there wasn’t one moment where I felt unsure or uncomfortable about the way I looked or how the pictures were going to turn out. I was confident the entire time that my pictures would turn out just as amazing as I felt.  The most memorable part of my session would have to be the last location that we went to. There was perfect weather for my entire shoot until it started pouring. Karen was so willing to wait out the storm with us to get the last set of pictures in and they turned out AMAZING!  If I had to tell my best friend about my experience with Moxie Design I would say that they should book a session! I can’t say enough about how great my experience was from the hair and makeup to the beautiful locations to the comfortable environment. It was an all around great experience!

One piece of advice that Ella has for other seniors getting their photos taken? “Not stress out about the shoot. I know I was worried about how I would look and if it would be awkward but it was no where near what I thought it would be like. Karen helps you all throughout the shoot and makes sure you’re comfortable and is open to any suggestions or fun ideas that will enhance your photos and your overall experience!”

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

Thank you for letting us be a part of your senior year, Ella!!  You are one in a million!
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.