I HAVE BEEN KNOWING THIS STUNNING LADY SINCE SHE WAS A TODDLER. A LONG TIME AGO WHEN I WAS JUST BEGINNING MY TEEN YEARS, I DATED HER BROTHER JAI. ALTHOUGH HE IS NO LONGER WITH US, I CAN STILL SEE HIM IN HER EYES WHEN SHE SMILES. I KNOW SHE LOVED HIM SO MUCH AND I CAN TELL YOU HE WAS TOTALLY WITH US THE DAY OF HER PHOTOSHOOT.

​CHEYENNE MADE THIS YEAR A LITTLE MORE SPARKLY FOR ME. SHE IS A SENIOR AT HAHNVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AND PART OF THEIR YEAR IS SPENT WORKING ON A HUGE ASSIGNMENT CALLED THE SENIOR PROJECT. I REMEMBER GETTING THE EMAIL FROM HER LIKE IT WAS LITERALLY JUST YESTERDAY. SHE WANTED HER SENIOR PROJECT TO BE FOCUSED ON PHOTOGRAPHY. SPECIFICALLY, HOW THE DIGITAL WORLD HAS IMPACTED THE PROFESSION AND HOW TO HOLD A SUCCESSFUL SESSION FROM START TO FINISH. I SERIOUSLY THINK I BLUSHED A LITTLE WHEN I READ IT BECAUSE IT JUST MADE ME SO HAPPY THAT SHE WAS INSPIRED BY MY WORK. WHAT IS EVEN MORE PERFECT IS THAT I ALSO DID MY SENIOR PROJECT AT HAHNVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ON PHOTOGRAPHY IN 2004. IT GAVE ME GOOSIES KNOWING THAT IT CAME FULL CIRCLE AND I GET TO BE A MENTOR WHEN I WAS ONCE I STUDENT. 

WE MET QUITE A FEW TIMES OVER THE YEAR, I TAUGHT HER THE FUNDAMENTALS IN A CLASSROOM SETTING AT MY HOUSE. WE ALSO SPENT HOURS TOGETHER TRYING TO FAMILIARIZE HER WITH MY CAMERA AND ALSO HOW TO APPLY WHAT SHE HAD LEARNED TO REAL LIFE SITUATIONS. SHE ALSO SHADOWED/ASSISTED MY DURING A FEW OF MY RECENT SHOOTS.

FOR HER PRODUCT, WE SET UP A MATERNITY SHOOT FOR HER SISTER. I WAS THERE AS HER ASSISTANT AND GUIDED HER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS. SHE DID SO GREAT! I WILL BE BLOGGING ABOUT THE IMAGES SHE TOOK LATER IN THE WEEK SO BE SURE TO CHECK THAT POST OUT.

TO SUM EVERYTHING UP, SHE IS ONE REMARKABLE YOUNG WOMAN. SHE HAS DELT WTIH ALL OF LIFE'S CURVES WITH A DETERMINATION AND DIGNITY THAT I AM NOT QUITE SURE I COULD HAVE. CHEYENNE, STAY BEAUTIFUL AND STRONG MY GIRL. YOUR PATH IS NOTHING BUT YOURS AND IT IS SO BRIGHT. :)