Arizona Senior Portraits – Mara Blom Schantz https://mbsgallery.com Fine Art Photography Fri, 13 May 2016 21:35:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://mbsgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-M-32x32.png Arizona Senior Portraits – Mara Blom Schantz https://mbsgallery.com 32 32 Congratulations Class of 2016! https://mbsgallery.com/2016/05/13/congratulations-class-of-2016/ https://mbsgallery.com/2016/05/13/congratulations-class-of-2016/#respond Fri, 13 May 2016 21:35:00 +0000 https://artisticimpressionsbymara.com/dev/2016/05/13/congratulations-class-of-2016/ Continue reading Congratulations Class of 2016!]]> Class of 2016!  
I am so proud to have documented the most from your class of any in my professional photography career (29 in total).  From those I have photographed since you were babies to some new people who I just had the pleasure of meeting this past year, all of you are really very special individuals.  
You are from many high schools across Arizona and even one of you from California.  You will be going to schools from the East Coast to the Midwest to California to right here in Arizona.  Some of you are athletes, some have started non-profits, some want to be business people, artists, scientists, engineer, doctors, lawyers, actors and one of you aspires to the presidency.  I am very attached to this Class of 2016.  Maybe because my son was among these very special young adults.  I am excited for all of you and can’t wait to see the great things you do in your lives.
Best wishes Class of 2016! 
xoxo
Mara
Olivia Rue
Poly High School
Riverside, CA

Mackenzie Cantor
Xavier College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ

Julia Williams
Chaparral High School
Scottsdale, AZ

Carter Van Winkle
Brophy College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ

Alissa Stanley
Notre Dame Preparatory
Scottsdale, AZ

Molly Murphy
Xavier College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ

Mackenzie Kaup
Scottsdale Christian Academy
Scottsdale, AZ

Tara Dugel
Phoenix Country Day School
Paradise Valley, AZ

Royal Shoen
Xavier College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ

Colin Thompson
Brophy College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ

Elizabeth Schroer
Arcadia High School
Phoenix, AZ

Ellie Neff
Arcadia High School
Phoenix, AZ

Hannah Pai
Xavier College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ

Samantha Wentworth
Sunnyslope High School
Phoenix, AZ

Libby Fleury
Sunnyslope High School
Phoenix, AZ

Anna Barry
Arcadia High School
Phoenix, AZ

Reilly Gerlach
Sunnyslope High School
Phoenix, AZ

Nicholas Schantz
Brophy College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ

Michael Darby
Brophy College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ

Makenzie Elick
Arcadia High School
Phoenix, AZ

Grant Schucter
Brophy College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ

Michael Christensen
Home School
Phoenix, AZ

Jake, Alex and Drew Elbogen
Pinnacle High School
Phoenix, AZ

Tasha Nutley
Xavier College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ

Annalise Cavender
Chaparral High School
Scottsdale, AZ

Katrina Snedden
Arcadia High School
Phoenix, AZ

Aiden Armstrong
Chaparral High School
Scottsdale, AZ

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I normally don’t share images right after a session because that is not really my thing.  However, since it is senior portrait season, I think it is fun to see how much a skilled photographer can highlight individual personalities.  Molly is a beautiful and intelligent girl, complex (at the same time serious and funny, shy and straightforward), very natural (wearing very little makeup), and seemingly comfortable with who she is.

The images that you see here are made with film, both color and black and white, and have had NO RETOUCHING!  What you are seeing is how they came out of my camera.  I love using film because I can do all the work in my camera to make the most flattering images and also because I HATE spending time at my computer!

]]> https://mbsgallery.com/2015/08/24/absolute-beauty/feed/ 0 Congratulations Class of 2015! https://mbsgallery.com/2015/06/04/congratulations-class-of-2015/ https://mbsgallery.com/2015/06/04/congratulations-class-of-2015/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2015 21:50:00 +0000 https://artisticimpressionsbymara.com/dev/2015/06/04/congratulations-class-of-2015/ Continue reading Congratulations Class of 2015!]]> Congratulations to all the 2015 graduates!  
Every year around this time, I get emotional because it reminds me of how quickly time passes and how quickly our children grow up.  Some of these graduates I remember as little children, having had the privilege of documenting their lives for many years.  Some of them, I only just met this year.  However, 
regardless of when we met, it was an honor to have been able to document such a special time in your lives!  I know that each one of you will do something special and I look forward to hearing all about it. For now, I hope you all enjoy your summer and wherever you are headed in the Fall.  Have a blast!
Madeline
Xavier College Preparatory
excited to be headed to TCU in the Fall
 

Scott
Arizona School for the Arts
Winner of the Flinn Scholarship, he will attend Barrett Honors College

Brooke
Sunnyslope High School
looking forward to attending Barrett Honors college at ASU in the Fall

Tommy
Brophy College Preparatory
excited to be headed to SMU in the Fall
Michael
Brophy College Preparatory
headed to the UofA in Tucson after some summer beach time

Sammy
Sunnyslope High School
looking forward to playing college basketball

Andrew
Brophy College Preparatory
very excited about heading to the UofA

Lauren
Xavier College Preparatory
excited to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Kali
Sunnyslope High School
headed to the UofA

Meredith
Xavier College Preparatory
excited to head to CA to attend Santa Clara University

Carmel
Xavier College Preparatory
plans to study medicine at USC

Darby
Xavier College Preparatory
headed to Texas to the University of Texas at Austin

Hannah
Xavier College Preparatory
excited to head to Texas to TCU
Zachary
Arcadia High School
headed to NAU to stay cool up in the mountains

Jasmine
Northern Arizona University
looking forward to a career in criminal justice

Madison
Xavier College Preparatory
going to St. Louis University in the Fall

Sasha
Sunnyslope High School
For the Class of 2016, just a reminder that we are scheduling now for your senior portrait sessions if you would like to have them photographed in the Fall (in order to meet deadline submissions for certain school yearbook pages, ads, etc.).  If your school requires a certain photographer for your yearbook photograph, you can still schedule with us for an additional, more personalized senior portrait session.  I look forward to meeting the next class of graduates!

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We are so excited to get our hard copies of The Look Book (Fall 2014)  in the studio today!  They will be going out tomorrow so look for them or ask if you would like one sent to you.  We had seven beautiful, talented, intelligent girls model clothes from the best local boutiques in the area!  Thank you so much to Brooke, Madeline, Hannah, Kali, Carmel, Darby and Sasha!  And special thanks for clothing from Muse Apparel, Mombomb, Alixandra Collections, Frances Vintage and Kitten Retro.  You can see the online version here.

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