Fort Madison Iowa, Nauvoo Illinois Photographer: Devan Whitson Photography » Seniors

Big Things Coming!!

Devan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:24:40 +0000

You may have noticed that the blog is looking a little…well…messy. It is the middle of the remodel that my entire website has been undergoing. I promise it won’t be mismatchy for much longer. I have been working hard on the new website and am very excited to share it with everyone.

Check back tonight for a whole new look, logo, site and blog. Best of all, all new images! I am so excited about the changes that are taking place and am sure this is going to be the best year ever. Along with the website release I will also be launching my 2011 Senior Model Campaign. I will be looking for kids from Fort Madison, Burlington, Holy Trinity, Keokuk, Illini West, Warsaw, Macomb, Central Lee and all surrounding areas. It is an awesome way to get the senior pictures you’ve been dreaming of along with a lot of cool perks. I seriously have SO much fun with my seniors and would not trade them for the world. I am so ready for more cool locations and looks, so talk to me about your ideas!

Check out my awesome seniors from 2010!

Fort Madison Iowa Photographer: Ashley, 2010 Senior (No, this is not a repeat!)

Devan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:27:35 +0000

Ashley had so many fun clothes and was a natural in front of the camera. She has one of the those bright, for real smiles. Does that makes sense? What I mean is that when she smiles her whole face lights up and I love it! Makes for beautiful pictures. She brought her mom and boyfriend with her to her session and they were definitely a huge help-don’t know how we would have kept all of those clothes together without them. We ran a little bit over and ended up getting some awesome sunset shots at the end of the night. I love love love them.

Keokuk Iowa Photographer, Ashley: 2010 Senior

Devan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:23:18 +0000

OK, I am majorly blog slacking, so here a marathon blog session for everyone who has been so patiently waiting! I have been super busy photographing families, seniors, newborns and lots of weddings with my Wendi. The summer has absolutely blown by and is going great.

Ashley and I had so much fun roaming around Keokuk for her senior session. I suggested that we head up there for a little change of scenery and found out that even though she is a senior at Fort Madison High School, she is originally from Keokuk, so she was right in here element! Ashley was so sweet and so excited about her session which made it even more fun for both of us. The very next day she headed out to Des Moines to MEPS and officially joined the Air Force. I must say that is very impressive and I am so proud of her! Have a great senior year, Ashley!

Keosaqua Iowa Photographer: Ben, Van Buren High School Senior!

Devan — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:29:40 +0000

I took a road trip to Keosauqua for Ben’s senior session and I am so glad that he chose to have his pictures done in his hometown. There is a beautiful state park there with a lake and tons and tons of roads, beautiful river views, forests and so much more!

Ben is a distance runner and even went to state for track last year. I love the shots of him at his home track-in his element for sure! He is also a lifeguard (notice the great tan?) so we traveled down a zillion steps to the lake front to get some shots on the beach. I am so in love with the black and white shot of him on the beach-I think it looks straight out of a Hollister ad!

Thanks so much Luey and Ben for showing Jesse and I around your home town. We had a lot of fun!

Illinois Senior Photographer: Kaitlyn, 2010 Senior Model

Devan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:59:17 +0000

And last but definitely not least of my 2010 senior models! Kaitlyn is a 2010 senior from Central Lee High School and I did her entire session on location right here in the big metropolis of Dallas City. The more I explore around this tiny town, the more awesome, unique locations I find! Kaitlyn had awesome clothes and was seriously a natural model. I still can’t get over how beautiful she looks in all of her pictures. Make sure you check out the video so you can see all of her sneak peek!

Fort Madison Senior Portraits: Stephanie, 2010 Senior

Devan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:36:46 +0000

While working on my mound of blogs that I need to finish. I just noticed that is also Stephanie’s birthday today! What are the odds of that?! SO happy birthday, Stephanie! You may remember her from this post as one of my senior models. We had a great time at her session down by the river on a dock that quite frankly scared me and I’m not sure why! She laughed at me because I thought I was going to fall in…and I’m pretty sure I would have been fine even if that did happen.

A storm rolled in towards the end and I sacrificed my reflector to the river (it has since been replaced!), but I got some really awesome shots with the stormy sky and some windblown hair shots. Thanks so much, Stephanie!

Fort Madison Iowa Photographer: Jerrad, 2010 Senior

Devan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:59:07 +0000

Senior season is now in full swing! Seniors are my absolute favorite thing to shoot, so I am very happy to be shooting them almost everyday! If you are looking to book your 2010 senior session before school starts, I only have 4 dates left before you’re back in the classroom, so call TODAY to make sure that you get the spot you want. Don’t forget that all sessions that are booked before the end of July receive 50% of their session fee back in print credit. Just a few more days left!

Jerrad and I met up downtown in Ft. Madison and wandered all around for his senior session. We had so much fun finding random locations and exploring the the lesser traveled areas in town, LOL. Jerrad is really a great kid and a great model too. He could go from smiling to serious in no time and we had a few laughs over it. I also had to let him know that I was at his baby shower (our grandpas are brothers!) Ok, I’ll stop now, haha.

Today just so happens to be Jerrad’s birthday as well, so I thought it would be a perfect time to put up his blog post and wish him a happy birthday and a great senior year!

Class of 2010 Senior Specials!

Devan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:14:34 +0000

I am really excited to announce my senior special for the class of 2010! Book your session before the end of the July and receive 50% of your session fee back in credit towards your print order. The session does not have to actually be in July, just booked in July. I am accepting limited appointments to assure that each senior gets the attention they deserve, so don’t wait too long-times are filling up very quickly! Give me a call or shoot me an e-mail today and we can plan a senior session that is unique and all about you!

Nikki, 2010 Senior Model

Devan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:00:20 +0000

I met up with Nikki last week for her mini session and we had a lot of fun exploring Ft. Madison. She was so awesome in front of the camera, I could shoot her all day! We have some really cool, unique ideas for her senior session and I absolutely cannot wait. Thanks so much Nikki, you are gorgeous!

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Pre-Sneak!

Devan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:17:20 +0000

Is that possible? A sneak of a sneak peek? Anyway, I am waiting for this girly’s slideshow to process and I have absolutely no patience, so here she is until then! Nope, not gonna tell you who she is, how much fun we had or the cool stuff we have planned for her senior session-that will be in the next post!

Beauuuuutiful!