No matter what age we find ourselves, we should live like this is the best time to be alive and not be afraid to try something new.  Now, I’m not saying we should live recklessly, but please do have fun; be jovial every so often!  Laugh out loud!

I recently had the pleasure of photographing a graduate student/classmate of mine in a headshot session, and we had a good time!  I definitely got the typical headshot poses in, but we also took advantage of a pool table and the lounge area at our location.  As we continued with the session and she willingly tried the things I suggested, I was thinking about how she is going to be in the classroom when she starts teaching next year.  Since she is going to be working with the little children, I am sure that she is going to have to be jovial at times with the kids, sing songs, and just try different things.  I don’t think that any lesson plan is one-size fits all, especially not with the Pre-K, Kindergarten, or 1st grade children, so she will have to be flexible.  She might even have to do some things she doesn’t want to do with that age group, like the Pre-K teacher I was observing last week had to do (I will spare you all the details, but know that it wasn’t pretty).   But I do know that no matter what, she will succeed with the children because she has a heart for them and she is not afraid of trying something new!

See select images from this session below from this Maryland headshots session.

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