I’m pretty sure I said “Okay, just one more!” about twenty times during Ava’s senior session. It was freezing, the wind off the lake was doing its thing, and it drizzled on and off pretty much the whole time. You’d never know it looking at these photos, and honestly, I still didn’t want to be done. This was easily one of my favorite sessions ever!


When I asked Ava what she had in mind for her senior pictures, she said Lake Geneva. So we took that and ran with it! There was still the prettiest fall color in downtown Lake Geneva, and I already want to go back for more senior portraits there.


I had the best time with Ava and her mom, Jen. I usually get to see Jen when I photograph the annual Mother’s Day Tea for Moms Not Forgotten, the organization she started to support and celebrate birth moms. It was really special to spend an afternoon with her and Ava and get to celebrate something for their family, too.


Ava, thank you for braving the cold with me and making this afternoon so much fun! Now grab a blanket and snuggle up. Your sneak peek is live!

Fall senior portrait in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, of a high school senior smiling over her shoulder on a leaf-lined path.
High school senior laughing as she sits on a stone ledge beside the Lake Geneva waterfront path.
Full-length senior portrait on the Lake Geneva lakefront path with red fall trees overhead.
Senior in a brown cardigan and jeans smiling off-camera from a stone ledge with red fall foliage behind her.
High school senior standing among shoreline rocks during a fall portrait session in Lake Geneva.
Close-up senior portrait of a girl in a brown cardigan smiling as she brushes her hair back.
Double-exposure senior portrait blending a smiling girl’s profile with evergreen branches.
Fall senior photo in downtown Lake Geneva with a flower garden, white picket fence, and red brick chimney.
High school senior smiling beside a white picket fence on a sidewalk covered in orange fall leaves.
Horizontal portrait of a senior laughing over her shoulder beside a white picket fence in Lake Geneva.
Full-length fall senior portrait beside a flower garden and a white house with a red brick chimney.
Senior walking along a leaf-covered sidewalk past a white picket fence in downtown Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Smiling young woman in a brown top and jeans poses by a white picket fence with colorful fall leaves covering the ground.
Wide fall senior photo framed by foreground flowers and orange trees along a Lake Geneva sidewalk.
Full-length senior portrait in jeans and a brown cardigan in front of a white house and autumn leaves.
Close-up of a high school senior smiling with one hand at her temple and yellow flowers behind her.
Fall senior portrait beneath an orange-leaved tree on a downtown Lake Geneva sidewalk.
Wide view of a brick building with outdoor stairs and black railings in downtown Lake Geneva.
High school senior in a white dress, burgundy jacket, and boots posing on outdoor stairs in downtown Lake Geneva.
Close-up senior portrait in a burgundy jacket and white dress beside a black stair railing and brick wall.
Downtown Lake Geneva senior portrait of a girl in a burgundy jacket and white dress leaning on a black stair railing.
Black-and-white close-up of a high school senior looking up at the camera and holding her jacket collar.
Wide senior portrait on the outdoor brick steps at the Riviera in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Close-up senior portrait of a girl smiling up at the camera in a burgundy jacket and white dress.
Black-and-white senior portrait beside a stair railing, with brick walls and concrete steps behind her.
High school senior in a white dress and brown boots sitting on the Riviera steps with fall leaves at her feet.
Full-length senior portrait in a burgundy jacket and brown boots on outdoor steps in downtown Lake Geneva.
High school senior holding out her white dress in a brick plaza, framed by blurred greenery and red flowers.
Full-length senior portrait in a white dress and brown boots against the Riviera’s brick exterior.
Wide senior portrait outside the Lake Geneva Riviera with its sign and soft-focus flowers in the foreground.
High school senior in a white dress on the walkway leading to the Riviera, framed by fall trees and flower planters.
Wide fall senior photo in downtown Lake Geneva with the Riviera and waterfront behind her.
High school senior looking back with one boot lifted on the walkway outside the Lake Geneva Riviera.
Lake Geneva waterfront senior portrait on a white dock with fall color across the water.
Full-length senior portrait on a white dock with a burgundy jacket, brown boots, and an overcast sky over Geneva Lake.
Black-and-white senior portrait of a girl kneeling on a dock and smiling with her hands near her face.
High school senior walking toward the camera on a Lake Geneva dock as the wind catches her white dress.
Candid fall senior photo of a girl laughing on a dock with colorful trees across Geneva Lake.
Black-and-white senior portrait in a white dress and jacket beside a glass-paneled door.
Downtown Lake Geneva senior portrait of a girl in a burgundy jacket smiling over her shoulder beside a brick wall.
Lake Geneva waterfront senior portrait of a girl looking out across the water from a bench, framed by a brick column.
High school senior in a burgundy jacket and white dress smiling over her shoulder on a bench beside Geneva Lake.
Wide fall senior portrait on a waterfront bench in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, with white docks and a cloudy sky behind her.
Black-and-white senior portrait of a girl in a white dress leaning against the arm of a waterfront bench.
High school senior smiling toward the camera from a lakeside bench, with fall colors across the water and a brick column in the foreground.

Ava and Jen, thank you both so much for trusting me with these. It was such an honor to photograph this part of Ava’s senior year. I love these photos so much, and I can’t wait to show you more!

Thanks for reading,

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