Chicagoland Photographer | Claire & Malina - Hello High School!
One Day about 6 years ago Claire slept over at our house and I heard a lot of commotion upstairs. Malina and Claire dressed themselves up in Malina’s clothes and asked to do a photo shoot. They looked adorable in those wide legged pants from H&M and sequin shirts and they even added cool jackets. Of course I grabbed my camera and we went looking for a spot to shoot.
It was super mega windy but who cares, right?! Those two had a blast and I was just there to capture it. I am so happy I did! I love the pictures from that shoot so much and we have a couple framed in the house since then.
Now that both completed Middle School, it was only fitting to do another shoot to finish that chapter and welcome becoming a High Schooler! Their friendship is really something special and pretty much nothing has changed. When those two get together all you hear is giggling!
Claire is a very busy and talented soccer player and has to get up every morning very early to be at HS practice at 7 a.m. Her mom also told me that she was awarded Principal’s Honor Roll and Top Dog. Her team played the winning tournament for Club Soccer. Claire also had a great basketball season and beat her PR for shot put for track and field season. Wow, congrats Claire!
Malina likes to sleep in this summer ha ha…she is a very busy and talented athlete. She enjoyed playing Volleyball in Middle School. Recently she made All Stars for NSA Crown Point 14 U and has 2 tournaments coming up. She might try out for HS Softball next March.
Both enjoy sending each other videos and game together. Claire has amazing parents and Malina is always welcome at their house. They just spend all weekend hanging out and swimming. There is more friends in the group and hopefully we can do another photo shoot at some point and include them all.
“My favorite thing about our friendship is that is always stays the same no matter how long we could spend away from each other. We stay #1 to each other for whatever we need. I love Malina’s honesty, how she’s reliable and her humor.”
“I like how no matter how long we go without talking to it still stays the same and how there has never been any drama between us. I love that Claire is funny, kind and supportive.”
Both clearly appreciate the same things about each other! They are so lucky to have formed this kind of bond so early on. Hopefully they can keep relying on each other all through High School (and beyond) as well!
Good luck girls! Looking forward to doing your Senior photos in a few years ha ha
Lots of love
Carmen | CHC-Photography, Inc.
Malina’s grandparents let her have a little party a couple weeks ago with some of her school friends and of course Claire! Freshmen year coming up…Best wishes and enjoy your summer while you can!