So sometimes I spaz out a  bit over new clients. And by spaz I mean, run all over the lab hollering “OH MY GOSH! Such and such just signed up as a new client and THEY ROCK!”

In particular, when Alisha Ekstrom of Oakstream Photography signed up I was a bit over the moon. See, Alisha and I were facebook friends and I was constantly fascinated by the fun, fresh images she posted there. I braved up one day and sent her an e-mail asking her if she’d consider giving us a try. When she put through her new client application you bet I ran through the lab like a whirling dervish (Oh, how much Sam must love having Hurricane Katie work for him).

One thing in particular I want to note about why Alisha’s work stood out to me: Her senior portraits. They’re age-appropriate, modern, artistic and well, I don’t know how she does it but she finds cooler places to shoot than anyone I know (big drawback to living in the OC – no big red barns or bitchin industrial junkyards).

When I asked Alisha about how she gets such amazing posing and genuine expression from her Seniors she said “I’m about having FUN…I talk ALOT during the shoot which makes the seniors feel comfortable…I laugh alot..I say things like…oh you’re BEAUTIFUL…GORGEOUS…YOU ROCK! This is sooo awesome….I mean it’s so hard to describe how or what I say. I am a VERY VERY friendly HAPPY, talkative person so even the shyest of seniors feel comfortable cause I ease their nervousness. I always compliment them on SOMETHING…their eyes, their hair, their clothes, their shoes….I stay POSITIVE & HYPER through the whole shoot!”

Check out Alisha’s work HERE and make sure you leave her some Comment Love so she knows you stopped by!

Alisha, thanks for giving Fotoworks Pro a chance. I LOVE seeing your orders come through and even when I’m not working in the “lab” area that day, I always sneak back there to see just what kind of yummy goodness you’re printing with us!