I’ve photographed end of year photos of a family in the area for two seasons and last week I met with this young woman, their daughter, for her senior photos at a location locally I had not previously used.

It’s the site of the former Peninsular Paper plant in Ypsilanti by the Peninsular Paper Dam, constructed in 1867 to provide power for paper manufacturing.

A vote was passed to remove the dam but there is also a movement to repair and retain it. It’s a really neat location with some great memories for my subject and I found the day to be very rewarding.. I love to be by any water and she was a natural in front of the camera with the background sound of the water rushing over the dam being a great bonus… plus the deer checking us out.

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