I had the intense pleasure of meeting and photographing Melissa recently. We met at the Starlite bar in 5 points, shared a beer and some conversation (if you call me watching her drink a beer–”sharing”) before heading off to the location I chose for her shoot.
As we chatted throughout the shoot it became apparent that this was a girl who is comfortable in her own skin–and a complete natural in front of the camera. This was one of my favorite sessions, ever. Melissa, who has never had pictures taken before, slowly changed from one gorgeous “pose” to the other with minimal direction from me.
In 35 minutes, I took nearly 200 photos. Here are just a few:
These 2 called for a little different processing- and though all the pictures from this session are “favorites”, the motion of these two just makes me giddy. 
Thank you Melissa!
Tags: "my neighborhood", Jacksonville, portrait, riverside, tattoo
well how COULD you pick a favorite. WOW!!! these are all so awesome! so completely beautiful and a perfect choice of locations… just gorgeous!
natural beauty is right. she is gorgeous, and so are the photos!
Isn’t she lovely! You two were a perfect match.
Fabulous session! I am LOVING your Black and White conversions… so yummy!!!!! Great job!
I absolutely love these pictures. They are so natural and gorgeous. I Love you Mom.
This session is by far my favorite of all you’ve done – WOW. That’s all I can say. What an amazing opportunity and you did an awesome job! Each and every picture is just beautiful and I could not even remotely pick a favorite.
Well done!!
Great stuff Katelyn. Your capture of Melissa is perfect!
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