First Communion: Salem, Oregon Child Photographer

I met Mckenna and her Mom for some First Communion and spring photos last week on a pretty spring day by the capitol.  Mckenna arrived in her beautiful white dress and we took some photos inside the nearly empty church to celebrate her First Communion which will be taking place very soon.  I brought along my portable studio lighting which worked out really well and we were able to get some dramatic lighting.

After we got all the photos we needed in the church we headed across the street to the cherry blossoms by the capitol building.  We weren’t outside five minutes before Mckenna swapped her white dress for a more casual outfit with some saucy red boots!  Changing her outfit brought out the real Mckenna and she was like a different kid…a very fun loving and silly girl who really let her true self shine through.

It’s a pleasure photographing school aged kids, once they get comfortable in front of the camera they really open up and it makes for some really great portraits.