Bonnie' Senior Session at Lars Anderson Park

Not too long ago I was driving from point A to point B, taking an unusual route for me, when I drove park Lars Anderson Park in Brookline. I took mental note of it because it had a lovely pond and some bridges and a gazebo.

Shortly after that, Bonnie’s mom got in touch about a senior session and wouldn’t you know, Lars Anderson Park was a convenient and approved location for her session!

The pond ended up being all cracked and dried up, and the gazebo was overtaken by wedding guests and also was rather unimpressive in person, but no matter! Bonnie and I made some cool photos together in unexpected spots of the park.

Carissa

Carissa is a fan of animals, Marvel comics, and all things creative. We met at Boston Public Garden (a reoccurring location this season!) and had a great time chatting and making photos while her two lovely parents hung back and enjoyed watching their daughter have fun.

Ivone's Boston Public Library Senior Session

When Ivone got in touch with me about a senior session she told me she’d been looking around for the right photographer for quite a while. She was excited to have found me. I was excited too! Then my most favorite thing happened. When I asked Ivone to bring her parent or guardian into the email conversation to confirm her as a client, her mom popped in, confirmed, and then shared with me “(Ivone) will be your contact, as I’m trying to raise her to advocate for herself but if you need me just let me know.”

I could not have loved this more. The importance of being comfortable speaking for yourself and talking to strangers is an essential life skill, and I loved that it was being encouraged and instilled in her.

I met Ivonne, her mom, and sister in Boston on a gorgeous Thursday evening and we made our way first through Boston Public Library, then wandered the surrounding area for fun architectural details to work with. We had a blast and I think Ivone - as the kids say - ate it!

Seniors!

In mid-April I was really excited about how my next two months were looking. The school year was wrapping up at Boston University where I work full time as a photographer, and with that end of year comes lots of fun events and festivities to photograph.

For Cydney Scott Photography, I had booked more senior portrait sessions than any past seasons and I was so excited because I love them so much!

Around this same time, I was walking around the BU campus and turned my ankle off a step I didn’t see, spraining my foot and chipping a bone on the top of my foot as well. I was out of commission and I didn’t know for how long.

To say I was crushed would be a gross understatement. I contacted all my seniors, some of whom I was supposed to work with within the next two weeks. I updated them, offering later dates and other photographers to consider if they couldn’t reschedule. Predictable, many cancelled and went with someone else. ‘Makes sense as most students leave the area after graduating!

The next month was a study in patience for me. I do not sit still well. Not being able to work and being very limited in my mobility was a big bummer, and a lesson in the importance of simply sitting still and healing.

After an orthopedist gave me a “you’ll be better by then” date, and by the luck of Jada being too busy to respond to me and cancel like my other clients had (understandably) done, Jada was one of my later sessions and I was able to keep in the books. Hurrah!

So in mid-May with very mild soreness (which I didn’t even notice because I was enjoying myself so much!), I had the great pleasure of photographing Jada, who was vivacious, friendly and so fun to work with!

Congratulations to Jada and thanks for being a kind client to dip my toe back into the job with!