Meet Malia, My Maui High Senior Rep!

Last week I had the pleasure of taking Malia's senior photos! We started at White Rock and made our back up South Kihei Road and ended up snapping a few shots at Kamaole Sands III.

Malia is my senior representative for Maui High, which means that for a discounted price on her senior photos, she gets to represent my business (with awesome business cards with her pictures on it--and hey! if you get one of those cards you get a discount on your photos too) AND earn cool rewards. The more people she refers to me, the more rewards she can get (ranges from iTunes gift cards, gift certificates to the theatre, free prints, and even cold hard cash)! I am still looking for reps for Lahaina Luna, St. Anthony, Seabury, Kekaulike, Kihei Charter, and Baldwin High School! Please contact me if you are interested! This is a win-win situation, folks!

But anyway, on to our senior session. We had a great time cruising around South Kihei talking about songs on the radio we don't understand and looking for spots to take photos. We were on a quest to find this bridge I once saw on a beach in South Kihei, but I'm starting to believe it was fictious. Oh well, we found some cool spots regardless. Earlier this year I took some shots for her to start her modeling portfolio. Beautiful, photogenic, kind and athletic--what is there not to love about this girl?

Thank you Malia for not only representing Angela Nelson Photography, but also being super easy-going and fun! You are beautiful!

Liz Graduates!

Well, not quite yet seeing as the school year hasn't started. But soon enough she will be adorning a cap and gown and receiving her diploma.

I met Liz through my good friends the Yamashiro's (they own Ululani's Shave Ice, and if you haven't tried it yet...sweet mother of pearl, you are missing out!) when she and her family came out to visit. Malia, the youngest Yamashiro and Liz have been friends since their early soccer days and have maintained a relationship that has spanned nearly 2500 miles! I had the privilege of spending a delightful afternoon with part of the Yamashiro family and the Yankee family as we hiked Four Waterfalls in Haiku.

And even more exciting (though swimming to that fourth waterfall, rock-hopping, and mud fights were pretty fun), two days after our hiking adventure, I got to take Liz's senior photos and spend more time with these awesome Vancouver-ians!

 Even the family got in on the action! I love it!

See what she is sitting on? When I said "Hey Liz, go sit on that precarious, questionable bench" she fired right back "OK!"

Liz is incredibly natural in front of the camera. Of course, you didn't need me to tell you that. From standing in ankle deep water to cautiously stepping around lava rocks at Secret Beach, this photo session was quite the adventure. Thank you Liz, Shari, and Pete for choosing me to take Liz's senior photos!

Venessa Graduates!

On April 28, Venessa and I traveled into the Iao Valley to do her senior portraits at the Chinese Garden, Bamboo forest, and the Hawaiian Hale. Once again, this is a location I have never been to. This island is so small you would think I would have discovered all of these hidden gems! Good thing I have great clients to show me the hot spots!

 

 

 

 

 

Venessa is naturally very photogenic which made this shoot an easy task for me! I just couldn't help but smile every time Venessa would pose; when she smiled she would actually giggle. Looking back through these pictures I can still hear her laughing. Thanks again, Venessa!

Mahea Graduates!

Mahea was kind enough to let me take her senior photos. What I like most about Mahea is her quirky and genuine sense of humor. She is not afraid to be herself; it clearly shows in her photos! We had a blast exploring the Old Maui High (how have I never been there before? For shame!) and then cruising along Baby Beach in Paia. We got many laughs from tourists as I was literally running beside her taking photos! We rounded out the day with some shave ice. It couldn't have been more perfect, in my opinion.

Thank you Mahea for giving me the opportunity to capture you being YOU!