Meet the absolutely beautiful Grace.  I knew that I was going to love this Rockridge girl after about thirty seconds of having met her.  The day of her senior session was absolutely FREEZING.  Like sleeting and freezing rain for the first two hours of her shoot.
When we met out at Loud Thunder, I got out of the car wearing long johns under my jeans and sporting my heated jacket, complete with hat, gloves and scarf.  Grace was wearing an adorable spring dress and I felt awful the second that she got out of her car because the weather was so terrible.  I led with a “It’s so nice to meet you, if you want to reschedule your session, I am–”  She cut me off and said “Are you okay with me going barefoot?”  Uh… YES!  I knew at that moment that she was ready to work it and let me tell you, she surpassed any expectation that I could have had for the day and absolutely blew me away.  She has the looks of a fashion model, super amazing sports skills and is genuinely one of the greatest and sweetest girls I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting.  Since her shoot, she has modeled for me a few times and every time I am blown away by how she can work every angle, every light – she is just a natural born model.  I am so glad that I got to be a part of her senior year, but more than that, I’m so proud to call her a friend.  Can’t wait until our next shoot, my love!!

Here is a little about what Grace had to say about her experience with Moxie:
“My overall senior photo session experiences was absolutely AMAZING! Karen is unbelievably talented in what she does. She made my senior pictures perfect, they turned out better than I could have ever imagined. My pictures were more than I could have ever asked for. I was terrified of not getting the pictures that I wanted. Also, not looking the way I wanted myself to look. However, my pictures turned out picture perfect, literally. Not only did I look amazing, but Karen also made me feel hands down great about myself.  My favorite part of my Moxie Senior Experience was the whole thing. The fact that I felt so confident in myself the entire time was so AMAZING. Karen was the a big factor in making me feel that way. I picked Loud Thunder because it was woodsy and outdoorsy, but I didn’t pick the specific locations until I was with Karen. We kind of went by the seat of our pants, and she picked out what would be cute scenery for my pictures. I also picked my family farm as a location and I let Karen pick where to take the pictures for the best results.  The most memorable would have been when Karen asked me if I wanted to do my session that day because it was freezing and raining. I told her that of course I did and then asked her if I had to wear shoes. After that, she told me no and that she loved me!  You have to go to Moxie Design for your senior pictures! I felt like a super model purely because of the person who was taking my pictures. Get a spot now before they are all filled!  I love Moxie Design because it’s run by Karen, and I love her!”

One piece of advice that Grace has for other seniors getting their photos taken?
“be yourself and have fun. Karen will do the rest.”

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

Shout out to my hair and makeup friends at Haus of Heir boutique salon in Davenport – we love you (and Grace’s makeup did not budge through the two hours of freezing rain!!

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.