The fun part is the photographing, but it isn't until you get them into the computer to see the image that they come alive. Some require very little work, others that have something strong, but aren't quite perfect can be made so by cropping and toning. These images are pretty much straight out of the camera with the exception of making some black and white. I'm a fan of straight photography, but I'm also a painter so I know I can make something different through processing and toning and manipulating. One of the earlier shots I showed of Jalen was pretty manipulated shot where he was holding up a soccer ball. I really like to see images come to fruition and as I go through my recent senior portraits I find I'm really thinking of these as fashion shoots as if we're shooting for a magazine. They've been a lot of fun to do. SayerMotter Photographs by Richard Sayer. Also check out Harmony's featured picture from yesterday, a beautiful senior portrait with a great story behind it.