Jessica {High School Senior Portraits}

We spoke over the phone about what to wear, where to go & how the session would be. I hadn't ever met Jessica, but I felt like I was chatting with a friend. I knew while I was driving down to her favorite beach, Crystal Cove, that this was going to be a fun session! I love doing senior sessions, there's just something so magical about seeing a 17/18 year old as they're about to go through this Rite of Passage... the future holds so many possibilities & they will head out from the known to the unknown. Jessica definitely had this look in her eyes, the look of anything is possible! We ended up having a great time at the beach, and the weather was amazing! Many thanks to Jessica & her mom Linda for bringing me along to capture this amazing time in Jessica's life! I know Jessica is heading into great things & I can't wait to see it! Here are my favorite moments of the day....







Isn't she gorgeous...


And I fell in love with her laugh....




This next set of photos was probably my favorite moment of the day... Jessica, after being on the rock, exclaimed "mommy, I'm a mermaid!" And it reminded me so much of my youngest, Kate, who tells me that exact same thing all the time! (Jessica is also the youngest in her family, so if Kate turns out like her, I'll be in great shape!)




Before leaving the beach, Linda (Jessica's mom), asked "Can we do a jumping shot, because it would be so her!" I of course happen to love the jumping shot, so I said yes! And Jessica was quite the jumper, this was her first jump & she was perfect! I later found out that she's a diver, so jumping comes naturally!





And here is Linda & Jessica together...

This last picture is one of my favorites, I just loved Linda & Jessica's mother-daughter relationship, and even though they said "don't post this one on facebook" I figured I could post it here, because it's just soooo cute!


Thanks again to Linda & Jessica, it was a super fun afternoon!

Diana Rush