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Taylor | Gorgeous Black Hills Summer Session + Fall Sports Session :: South Dakota Senior Portrait Photographer

This sweet girl has been in my life for over 7 years now. She’s funny, kind, beautiful and has the best laugh. I’m probably pretty biased, considering she’s my oldest niece, but that doesn’t make my words any less true. I’ve seen her grow from this tiny little pre-teen to this wonderful girl who is about to spread her wings and go off to college. We are so, so proud of her and all of the things she is going to do with her bright future. Love you so much, Tay!

For Taylor’s first session, we took them at the pool she’s been a lifeguard at for the past few summers. I’ve done tons of sports sessions, so it was fun and different to be able to capture a hobby/passion that wasn’t the regular run of the mill sports.

For her main session, we traveled out to the Black Hills and explored some of our favorite spots. Every year, we go to the hills as a family, rent a cabin, ride side by sides and spend time together unplugged. We probably won’t talk about how cold that stream was but she was such a trooper to honor her late basketball coach.

For her sports session, we used the gym that she’s played countless games in through her high school career. It was so beautiful to see all of her sessions come together to tell the story of who she is through her high school years. Enjoy a few (or more than a few) of our favorites.

blonde senior girl in a red lifeguard suit hanging out in a bright blue pool
blonde senior girl in a yellow and white jumpsuit standing next to a rainbow mural
blonde senior girl in a pink tank top and striped coral and blue shorts sitting in a window on a white wall
blonde senior girl in a coral tank top with coral and blue striped shorts standing next to a large wood door
blonde senior girl in a white off the shoulder top with dark denim jeans sitting on a yellow set of metal stairs
blonde senior girl in a gray floral maxi standing in a clearing in the Black Hills National Forest
blonde senior girl in a gray floral maxi dress sitting in a field of green grass and a circle of birch trees
blonde senior girl in a gray floral maxi dress standing on a gravel road with her little brother holding up just starting and just ending signs
blonde senior girl in a pink dress standing on a light colored bridge and laying in a field of flowers in the Black Hills National Forest
blonde senior girl in jeans and a white basketball shirt standing in a stream of rushing water in the Black Hills National Forest to honor her late basketball coach
blonde senior girl in her sport jerseys posing for sport pictures in the Woonsocket High School gymnasium