Senior Pictures for the Creative!
Kara has always stood out from her peers as someone who marches to the beat of her own drum. She is a natural perfectionist, artist and genuine friend. She has always had an interest in language, speaking much earlier than the milestones, and teaching herself to read at the age 4. Kara has taught herself to speak other languages such as Japanese. Soothing her as a baby included giving her a stack of books for her to flip through so she could fall asleep. Kara is loyal and selfless. She is strong spirited, level headed, and not your typical highly emotional teenage girl. She is a thinker and a dreamer, the best of both worlds. She has a natural ability for drawing and art, once she started getting into makeup, she fell in love with the possibilities of art with makeup. She is often complimented on her makeup skills when we are out in public. What makes Kara so special is her ability with memory. She can be taught something once and she will retain it forever. Kara has the gift to be anything she wants to be in life, it’s just a matter of her choosing. I cannot wait to see what the next ten years hold for Kara!
Eaton High School's Kara has a philosophy that creatives have to adopt in a good-spirited way to do their own thing...
Her favorite personality trait is "my sense of self-expression and lack of care for other's opinions on it."
She writes music, plays guitar, skates, and plays video games.
One of her favorite memories is the first time she ever played one of her songs for anyone. It was at Summer camp and their Summer camp had a radio station. On one of the segments she played her song for not only the campers, but also for anyone tuning in online or from their cars. "It was a really cool experience and broke a small social barrier for me."
Sydney Mammoser was on my 2020 model team, which means she got to participate in lots of different group shoots before her senior photo session. You can see her below in the Valentines Day shoot we did in February.
Southlake's Sydney M. was 1st Team All State in soccer at Grapevine Faith for three years!!! What? That's crazy!
At Grapevine Faith High School, she is not only in Varsity Soccer, but Varsity Track, National Honor Society, Senior Cheer, and was selected for the Gary Sinise Soaring Valor Program, and Coach appointed leadership program.
Above are photos of Sydney in the Prom Group Shoot during her junior year when we did pictures at the Canal in Los Calinas, and also the group shoot we did where the juniors were able to model clothes from Runway Seven and we did an evening photo shoot in Deep Ellum.
Right before the school year began we braved the heat of August in Dallas, Texas and did a Powder Puff Football session.
Then in November, we had the amazing opportunity to travel to Las Vegas, Nevada for Senior Pictures for photos among the plane wreckage, antique cars, and vintage buildings of the Nelson Ghost Town.
Outside of school she plays ECNL soccer for FC Dallas, volunteers at the annual Operation Smiley charity, Southlake Like Christian Youth Group, Gateway Students and she nannies for two kids!
We stayed at the Westin Lake Las Vegas and did a day session on their beautiful grounds.
Sydney's favorite quote is, "Do something today that your future self will thank you for." Her favorite memory is when her mom surprised her and took her to New York City to see Hamilton. 
Those who know her say she's easy going and likes to have fun, but also works hard in groups, charities, and her community, a real role model.
Then in the evening, we opted for the Freemont Street backdrop in Las Vegas rather than the strip for a neon vibe and a little more freedom!
You can tell she got her looks from her gorgeous mama! Such a fun experience with these two!
The last event and group shoot was in January of 2020 before Covid-19 shut everything down. We did a college shirt shoot inside and she showed her Sooner pride in a OU shirt!
Allen Soccer Player Senior Pictures
Edwin II and his soccer-playing family came from Allen to Flower Mound to do his senior session. You never know what the weather will be like in the Spring in North Texas and we had to end it a tad bit early due to lightning!
He was happy, relaxed and had those Southern manners I love so much! This handsome young man is studying at KU now, and I'm eager to see what the future holds for him.
Edwin Shivers
