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Only you can see the world the way you do so be more you.

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Bolivar High School Prom Photos | Bolivar MO

These Bolivar prom photos are from a Bolivar High School group session at a private home in Bolivar, MO and by the time the camera showed up, the group was already fully in it. Corsages going on, suits getting their last-minute checks, everyone hanging out on a property with rolling green lawn and redbud trees coming in pink at the edges. The stone patio was completely soaked. The covered porch was dry. You can guess which one they picked.

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Aileen | Senior Photographer Bolivar MO

Aileen is a Class of 2026 senior and a painter, and she brought both of those things to her session at the studio! She walked in with her canvases, her brushes, her palette full of dried acrylic, and a floral corset top she wore like she painted in it regularly. She probably does.

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Kami | Senior Photographer Bolivar MO

Meet Kami, a senior at Bolivar High School and such a joy to have in the studio. She came in as a friend of our newest team member Emma, and what started as a portfolio-building session turned into one of those shoots where everything just clicks. I'm obsessed.

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Ella Senior Sports Session in the 417

As an athlete myself, something that is super important to me when taking sports pictures is being able to capture the strength, focus, and courage that comes with being an athlete. Ella did a perfect job of modeling these attributes with this sports senior session!

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Ellaina Porter | Senior Photographer Bolivar MO Square Session

Ellaina Porter is a Bolivar High School senior and we jumped out of the studio to get some photos on the square. The Bolivar Square is one of those spots that looks like it was made for golden hour: brick buildings, old storefronts, warm light cutting through at exactly the right angle when the sun starts to drop behind downtown.

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Senior Photos in the Snow: Eisley

Eisley is such a joy and I really wanted this mini snow day session to bring that out while also capturing her soft, introspective side.

It’s been so fun to get to know her as she has worked with me (Hi, Jordan here!) at the studio. She is kind, thoughtful, super fun and down for trotting through the frigid temps for some snowy senior photos.

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