Because of Covid and the way things have played out for this year’s seniors, I had a lot of rescheduling going on. As soon as Virginia was given the go for non essential businesses to open, I was able to catch up on sessions and boy did it feel good. These three seniors from Haymarket, VA wanted to incorporate their home town into their images so we headed to the historic downtown area. This was the place where they have spent so much of their time while in Northern VA…Walking their dogs, going to school, working their first jobs and just grabbing a cupcake on a Sunday afternoon. As Mother Nature would have it, about 10 minutes in, the sky opened up and rain started to fall. We ran into our cars and waited for it to pass. Having the cloudy sky replace the beautiful sun was discouraging but what came next was so much better.
We rounded the corner to find the most perfectly placed rainbow. I’m pretty sure they all thought I was nuts loosing my mind over what had turned into an epic sky right above them.
“At that moment I though to myself,
no one deserved a rainbow
more than the Class of 2020!”
In what has been such an uncertain time for our seniors, this moment was one of hope. Cars honked and shouts came as we documented their milestone and we were lucky enough to get individual images before the rain began again. We left content and smiling. It really is a joy for me to be a part of these defining moments.