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8Sep

Quad City Senior Photography | Bryce’s session

I knew going into Bryce’s session that we were going to get some pretty cool shots factoring in his wardrobe looks, our locations and his passion for football. What I didn’t expect was how much fun we would have over the next couple of hours. We ventured from place to place and this Wethersfield High School senior absolutely came alive in front of the camera. I remember that he definitely leaned to having more serious images taken than smiling, so every time we would hear music from a car passing by, I would start dancing. Did I look completely ridiculous? Absolutely. Bud did I get some genuine smiles out of him this way? Yes, 100%.

Here is what Bryce had to say about his session with Moxie Design –
“It was a fun experience and you should get your pictures done by Karen. The most memorable part of my senior session was having so many laughs. Describing the experience in one word? Awesome.”

His advice to seniors getting ready to have their photos taken? “Be loose and act yourself.”
I couldn’t put it better myself, Bryce.
Cheers to an amazing senior year! xoxo

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 men about buy testosterone cream in australia what 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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3Sep

Quad Cities Senior Photography | Jaime’s Model Session

I knew the minute that I met Jaime that we would create some beautiful images together so I was super pumped for the day of her session… until I looked at the weather. The forecast showed 100% chance of rain for most of the day, but the radar map showed that it was hit or miss, so we decided to move ahead with her session and throw caution to the wind. Location #1 – Rain. Jaime worked through it like a pro and didn’t let it phase her. We had intermittent showers, but we also had the amazing cloud cover, so we rolled with it. Next up? Location #2 – More rain (however this time the storm was amazing because the sun peeked through the clouds and we were able to capture the most beautiful sun rays in some of her images. Location #3 – Rain again. By now, I was super frustrated with Mother Nature, but we scooted under a Willow Tree and waited for it to pass. Location #4? You guessed it – RAIN! We had our off camera flash setup ready to go and we shot in between rain drops and captured some absolutely breathtaking images.

Jaime was going for a boho chic look for most of her session, adding in some volleyball editorial images and she absolutely nailed it. Jaime said the following about her time with Moxie:
“My senior photo session couldn’t have been better. During my session the weather was unpredictable. It rained off and on throughout the session but it ended up making for some really cool shots. It was so much fun and I felt very comfortable modeling for Karen . Having a down to Earth, nice and funny photographer makes all the difference and that definitely shows in the pictures. My biggest fear for my senior session was how the pictures would turn out – and they turned out absolutely amazing. Karen is the best senior photographer in the area. The pictures turn out amazing and she makes you feel very comfortable (which is something a photographer should do because the pictures turn out better when you are yourself. My experience was FANTASTIC!”

Stay tuned for another blog post featuring the beautiful Jaime as we made our way to a sunflower field one afternoon this summer. Love you, Jaime! xoxo

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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15Aug

Quad Cities Senior Photography | Amy’s Midwestern Session

To say that I was excited to shoot Amy’s senior session may be the understatement of the year.
Amy and I go way, way back… here’s the story:

Amy’s mom is my amazing cousin, Julie. I have always looked forward to their trips to the Quad Cities (as they live in Colorado) and have enjoyed watching Amy and her brother Matthew grow from tiny toddlers to (gasp) young adults.
I was so excited when I got the message last year that Amy wanted me to do her senior photos. Fast forward to this June, when the entire fam came into town and we got to spend a week together, which was so much fun!

We took time the day before her shoot to get her outfits selected, pull some props from the Moxie Style Closet and get everything loaded and ready to go. We kicked off Amy’s session at the amazing Haus of Heir boutique salon in Davenport and they made her feel & look absolutely breath taking. The only thing that Amy knew she wanted in her images were some balloons and she had the perfect dress to compliment that look. I LOVE the images that we captured because they look so playful and full of color (good call, Amy)! When we finished Amy’s session, we headed directly to Whitey’s (one of a few trips we made there during their week long stay) and I couldn’t say enough about how wonderful the images were going to turn out. Below are some of my faves (shout out to Hannah at HOH as she makes a guest appearance in the first few images – Hi Hannah!). Congrats on your senior year, Amy! I am so glad that I got to be a part of kicking off your last year in high school and can’t wait to see what the future holds for you. Love you bunches! xoxo

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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13Aug

Quad City Senior Portraits | Maya’s gorgeous senior session

Maya’s senior session was my first official Moxie model shoot for the Class of 2017 and we couldn’t have kicked off the season any better! This Geneseo High School senior is not only absolutely STUNNING, but she is as sweet as can be. This soon to be fashion merchandising / fashion design major wanted to incorporate some vintage vibes into her images as well as a high fashion look, which we were able to do by playing with some accessories & off camera lighting. Maya brought four looks to her session, which she thought made for the perfect amount of wardrobe changes with the amount of time we had to shoot. I can’t pick just one thing that I love about this girl and her session, but one of my faves is that she didn’t shy away from LIP COLOR! I tell this to my girls all of the time and they never believe me / want to take the plunge on experimenting with some bold lip colors (even in the last few images). Maya’s bold choices made for some killer images, one of which was featured multiple times by numerous national high school senior publications (get it, girl!). I love her fearless attitude and the fact that she hiked for what seemed like miles in the most gorgeous prom dress that I’ve ever seen. Top that with the fact that she even climbed a tree wearing said dress and I mean she basically wins an award for being super AHH-Mazing.

Maya’s feedback from her session revealed that she would tell her friends that “a senior experience with Moxie Design is the best experience you will have” and that we will “take the the best photos ever.” Bonus in that she left her thoughts with “Karen makes it so fun and makes you feel super comfortable” and in one word, she would describe her overall experience as memorable.

Look for more on this gorgeous girl come winter time… we may have something in the works.
Sending lots of love and hugs your way, beautiful! I’m so happy to have your beautiful face representing Moxie Design for the Class of 2017.

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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12May

Quad Cities Senior Photography | Austin’s Session

I knew that Austin was going to have some spectacular images from the first shot
that I took when we were testing the lighting.To say that he is photogenic is the understatement of the year –
let’s get this guy set up with a modeling contract – STAT!

I was so proud of him – he came prepared with some killer style and wasn’t afraid to try different things in front of the camera (which always produces amazing images – future seniors: take note)!
Special shout out to Austin and his amazing mom, Teena for helping me capture a creative image. I had read in Austin’s information sheet that he enjoyed fishing. Being the daughter of an avid fisherman, as soon as I saw that I knew that I had to try to capture something epic.
I will tell you that anyone that saw us taking this shot would have thought we were crazy, fishing off the wrong side of the levee – Teena pulling down on the line to get a bend in the rod, etc. but I was able to piece together a pretty fun shot through photoshop that turned out well.
Cheers, my friend, on your graduation!

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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12Apr

Meet the Class of 2017 Faces of Moxie Design

I am so pumped to debut photos of all the models representing Moxie Design for the upcoming Class of 2017 school year.
This team is filled with so many amazing soon to be seniors that I can’t even wrap my head around how much fun we will have over the next year and what amazing images are soon to be captured.

In my opinion, the key to a successful session goes way beyond the photos. It’s about getting to know each of these amazing people and capturing who they are at this exciting time in their lives, showcasing their personality in the final images. I can say, after getting to know each of these outstanding teens that I am so proud to have them representing Moxie Design and I’m even more excited to be a part of their senior year.

Cheers to an exciting journey, my friends!

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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29Mar

Quad Cities High School Senior Photography | Kat’s senior session

It was amazing for me to photograph Kat for her senior session for a variety of reasons. For one, we had been chatting it up for a little while before we met up, deciding the perfect wardrobe selections for her shoot. For another, she has the most amazing sense of humor and I was literally cracking up for the entire three hours of her session. Last, but certainly not least, Kat is one of those people that absolutely comes alive in front of the camera. I remember the first shot that I took of her was with her pups and I remember thinking – wow, this is breathtaking (and the pups were running and jumping all over the place but Kat looked amazing). And add to that Kat had some great ideas on how she wanted to show her personality and interests, incorporating her love for music into her senior photo shoot – I loved that she knew what she wanted. We had so much fun during her session that we were shooting even after the sun had set, experimenting with off camera lighting. When I got home and uploaded her images, my jaw literally dropped to the ground – these were some of my favorites from the entire season. It was a no brainer that I wanted to shoot with Kat again, so we did a little in studio mini session and she absolutely rocked the socks off those images. She soon became the new face of Moxie Design, with her face adorning the cover of the Class of 2017 Welcome packet as well as the Class of 2016 Moxie Style Guide. I hope that I get a chance to work with this beauty again in the near future (if you’re reading this Kat – hint, hint). Whatever this girl puts her mind to, I know she will succeed. Congrats on your graduation, Kat! xoxo

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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23Dec

15 of my favorite images from 2015

As 2015 comes to a close, I find myself looking back on my shoots from the past year and having such an overwhelming sense of gratitude that I am able to do something that I am so passionate about for a living. What’s even better is that I have come across such an amazing group of clients and their families – people that I will call friends for the rest of my life. Last week, I decided that I wanted to showcase my ten favorite images from 2015. Yeah right, this task was much harder to narrow down than I had anticipated. My favorite ten became twelve and when I was done I had over three dozen images in the “Must have” folder. I have managed to whittle the list down to fifteen images and they are listed below in no particular order. Enjoy!

Photo #1 – Lakin. To me, this image represents a great deal more than the awesome photo that it is for so many reasons. First off, I absolutely love Lakin and her family. I met them through my Class of 2015 model rep program (Thanks Kristie!) and we hit it off right from the start. What is so special about her session is that we made my first marketing video during her shoot. Shout out to my uber talented husband Matt, owner and cinematographer at MotionSix Creative for capturing The Moxie Senior Experience within a three minute video (to check out more of Matt’s awesome video work, click here: MotionSixCreative). Last, but certainly not least, this image shows me how far my photography skills & creativity have come within the last couple of years. Off camera lighting & smoke bombs? Yes please.

Photo #2 – Erin. This beauty is absolutely drop dead gorgeous. This image was chosen to represent Moxie Design on the We Are The Seen website and made the finals of a national high school senior modeling campaign. Work it, girl!

Photo #3 – Colin. This image is what I love to refer to as a happy accident. Although I always scout out locations before selecting them for photo sessions, this gorgeous ivy wall was an amazing surprise that we found towards the end of his session. The color, the depth, the texture – I. love. it.

Photo #4 – Will. Let me tell you, it was tough to narrow down my favorite image of this guy. What’s even more awesome is that he is just as nice and genuine as he is handsome.

Photo #5 – Rachel. I recently published this beautiful girl’s blog post and again, I could have chosen a dozen of her images to make the favorite list because she is photogenic with a capital PH. She is what I would officially call a classic beauty.

Photo #6 – Kennedy. The moment that we captured the image below, it was thunderstorming like nobody’s business. In hindsight, I’m so glad that the storms pushed us to think outside of the box to score some pretty phenomenal photos using off camera flash. Gorge!

Photo #7 – I had to select an image from my first stylized shoot with some of the Class of 2015 Moxie girls. I still remember how hot it was that evening with literally hundreds of mosquitoes surrounding us. I love each of you girls! xoxo

Photo #8 – Alex. This is one of my all time favorite sporting shots that I’ve taken. Alex is an all star on the football field and this image kind of gives you an idea of how fierce he is. Sidenote* This image was picked up by the national organization, Modern Senior and was featured on their social media sites – super exciting! Looking good, Alex.

Photo #9- Rachel. I mean seriously, girl- you have some absolutely beautiful eyes. I just LOVE this image.

Photo #10 – Mary. Mary, her awesome mom and I had a blast during her photo shoot and I knew the second that I took this image that it would be one of my faves. The pose, the hair, the wardrobe – stunning.

Photo #11 – Trevor. Out of over six thousand photos submitted, this image of Trev was selected and published in Senior Style Guide’s Hot 100 issue. That alone is pretty awesome, but the personality and genuineness that this senior possesses makes it outstanding. Rock it, Trevor!

Photo #12 – Emma. I was lucky enough to do two shoots with this senior stunner and I had a serious hard time trying to narrow down my favorites from her sessions. The sunlight in this one just makes me smile, so I chose it. I should mention that this gorgeous girl also made the finals of the Seen modeling competition (along with Erin from photo two). Woop woop!

Photo #13 – Kat. From the minute I met this awesome girl, we just clicked. I can’t even put into words how much my camera loved her and how much fun I had during her session. Looking forward to doing some stylized images with her in the near future…

Photo #14 – Bret. Bret Michaels, how the heck did you sneak into this top 15? You’re not a high school senior!
I felt compelled to put this image in because it was such an awesome experience, being able to work with someone who I listened to growing up (okay, so it was mainly my sister that bought his albums (tapes?), but I definitely knew most of the words to the songs he was singing during his show. Rock.

Photo #15 – Maddie. Last, but certainly not least, is this gorgeous girl. Maddie was one of my Moxie girls this year and it was so much fun getting the opportunity to work with her not one, not two, but three times over the course of the year. Looking forward to our next session, girl!

So that concludes my list of faves and as the album to 2015 closes, I’m getting so excited to meet the class of 2017 in the coming months. Cheers to a wonderful new year, my friends! 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.

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29Aug

Quad Cities Senior Portraits | The Senior Experience Featuring Lakin

The day of Lakin’s session went by so quickly it all seemed like a whirlwind. Where do I even begin? My husband spent the afternoon with us filming a marketing piece showcasing “The Senior Experience,” which ended up being so much fun. We met up with Lakin, her mom Jana and cousin Cobey at Haus of Heir to capture the glam process as it was happening. Within minutes, it was like we were all old friends and the day had begun.

I could have never known before hand what an absolute natural Lakin would be in front of the camera, but wow, it was absolutely amazing. Getting to know Lakin and her family was so much fun and as we traveled from location to location, the photos just kept getting better and better. I was so excited for the last shot because we were going to be using a combination off camera lighting and smoke bombs, looking for an image that would be an epic combination of a senior photo and an editorial shot from the likes of Rolling Stone. Mission: Accomplished.

Happy senior year, Lakin! I’m so glad you were a Moxie girl!

If you want to see her video, check it out:

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.

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28Aug

Quad Cities Senior Portrait Experience | Rachel’s Model Session

Rachel was my first model to go through the Moxie Senior Experience complete with hair and makeup (at the amazing Haus of Heir). We met up at the salon so that I could document the glam process before we hit the road to start her photos. It was a super sunny day so we started out shooting near an ivy wall and quickly realized that there was an awesome building across the alley – that’s where the magic began. This girl has the most beautiful eyes and when she smiles they absolutely light up, which made her so much fun to photograph. I had so much fun working with my girls this summer and am so sad to say that we have finished our last photo session. That being said, I don’t think that my camera has seen the last of this beauty. Congratulations on your senior year, Rachel – I’m so glad that I could be a part of it!

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.

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