Matt's Maudsley State Park Senior Session

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“I remember you photographing me flipping!” Matt recalled as we talked about how far back we go, “I think I could still do it” he mused. I advised against it, feeling that sending him home with a broken wrist would not reflect on me favorably.

I have been photographing Matt along with his family since he was a smaller human back in 2016.

His dad Hugh contacted me and Matt and I met in Newburyport for his session. We had a great time wandering around the beautiful park and even got to witness four deer grazing in the fields there. Matt’s a smarty-pants at Essex Tech, as was evident when he explained to me sciencey things that I am not able to reiterate.

May you do awesome things with you life, Matt!

Stella's Western Mass Senior Session

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Stella and I go way back to before she was even born. I met her mom Meg at Ohio University in 1995 and I am so grateful that she continues to be one of my ride or die friends.

The photos of wee Stella here are from a visit to the Cape long ago. The man is my dad and Stella was very excited to help him fold the laundry!

Stella is now wrapping up her high school career and I couldn’t be prouder of the confident, cool, smart human she’s become and I know she’ll continue to be!

I went out to the Berkshires and caught the last of the day’s light for Stella’s session. I love the location she chose and her willingness to pose for some more unusually lit portraits.

Love you to pieces, Stella!

Cassie Rocks her Rockport Senior Session!

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Cassie is a beach girl, so when we were considering where to have her session, Rockport is where we landed on. We spent some time wandering the downtown there for some fun environmental portraits with the town’s colors and textures, then headed to the beach to shoot as began to set. It was great fun to see the light change in a matter of minutes and Cassie was a delight to work with!

Nadia's New England Botanical Garden Senior Session

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I’ve known Nadia for quite a long time. I believe she was six years old when I first photographed her? Something like that. I’ve had the great privilege and delight of documenting her family over the years!

I was honored when her mom Heather got in touch to hire me again to capture Nadia as she enters her senior year of high school. So exciting! She had the lovely idea of having her session at the New England Botanical Gardens in Boylston. The challenge was we could only do the session at 3PM, because the gardens closed at 5. Why is this a challenge? Bright hot sun!

But with Heather’s help taking on the reflector, and Nadia ever-present energy to get the shot, we made a really nice collection together, I think.

I hope you have the best year ever, Nadia!

BU Grads Group Senior Session

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A grad’s mom got in touch with me to cancel her daughter’s senior session the next evening because of rain. I reassured her that this was Boston and too soon to call it, and also, at that moment there was only a 25% chance of rain that next night so I recommended we keep the appointment. She opted to cancel anyway.

I really love senior sessions, so I was disappointed. As I sat the next morning doing some editing, I got a call from a mom looking for a last minute photographer for her daughter Hailey and a group of Hailey’s friends for that evening after their photographer canceled on them.

If that wasn’t the stars aligning, I don’t know what is. What entailed was an absolute blast of a session with seven theater majors! Absolute delight to collaborate with and I’m so glad it worked out.

Halle at Boston U

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I had the great pleasure of meeting Halle while at Pardee School of Global Studies for a photo shoot at BU. She was at the front desk and chatted me up about how she loved photography. She asked if there was any way she could do some photography for us at BU. I’m so glad she said something, because I took a look at her work and knew we needed to have her on our team! I was happy to do so and thrilled when she could take on a photo assignment as a busy senior because she always came back with something good.

What an honor when she got in touch to book me for a senior session (the one disappointment in meeting her was that it was only at the beginning of this past semester, so I didn’t get to work with her long!). We had a grand time trekking around campus and she did an amazing job.

I mean, that robe toss as she’s looking back at the Pardee building? Epic! She told me he mom looked at the collection and said she looked like she was ready to take on the world! I coulnd’t agree more!

Ben's Boston U Grad Session

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Kicked off this college grad senior session season with a wander around the BU campus with Questrom School of Business grad Ben! The light was awesome, weather perfect. All good vibes!

Bonnie' Senior Session at Lars Anderson Park

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Not too long ago I was driving from point A to point B, taking an unusual route for me, when I drove park Lars Anderson Park in Brookline. I took mental note of it because it had a lovely pond and some bridges and a gazebo.

Shortly after that, Bonnie’s mom got in touch about a senior session and wouldn’t you know, Lars Anderson Park was a convenient and approved location for her session!

The pond ended up being all cracked and dried up, and the gazebo was overtaken by wedding guests and also was rather unimpressive in person, but no matter! Bonnie and I made some cool photos together in unexpected spots of the park.

Owen's Government Center Senior Session

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“Owen loves brutalist architecture!” my close friend since second grade, Lauren told me when we were talking about her son’s senior session.

“For real?” I thought, I guess someone has to love brutalist architecture! “Let’s meet at Boston City Hall then!”

And we did. Of course the entire session didn’t take place in the city hall plaza, but that was partially because a festival was happening smack dab in the middle. But we made do and created an awesome collection, I think!


Kayley's Senior Session

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It’s been a time of seeing friends’ children grow up! I’ve known Kayley’s mom Steph since high school when we were doing all the music related stuff together and hanging out in our friend group during the rare free time we actually had!

Kayley joined me at Arlington Reservoir Park for a stroll around the pond. I think she did great!

Fall Minis 2024

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I was driving around my neighborhood a while back when I spotted a park I’d driven by countless times before but never really noticed. Greenwood Park. Stone walls, big trees, lots of grass. MINI SESSION SPOT!!!

Behold, the results of this year’s mini sessions in Stoneham. I had some returning clients and new faces both. The weather was our dearest friends this year and all my clients came ready to kill it. I’d say it was a successful couple of events!

Texts and FB posts following the releasing of the galleries included “We are SQUEALING! They are SO GOOD. Thank you thank you thank you!” and “Couldn’t love our photos with Cydney Scott Photography more! Local friends, if you’re looking for an amazing photographer who can capture each family member in the most beautiful, authentic way, get in touch with Cydney!”

So I feel like we did great work together!

Carissa

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Carissa is a fan of animals, Marvel comics, and all things creative. We met at Boston Public Garden (a reoccurring location this season!) and had a great time chatting and making photos while her two lovely parents hung back and enjoyed watching their daughter have fun.

Weekend of Seniors!

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Good sports!

To say my first weekend of October was busy would be an understatement. As busy and hectic as it was, it was also so much fun! Here are some senior photos I captured that weekend. Three seniors; Funmi, Jared and Jasmine, in downtown Boston, and a group session with Anissa, Patricia, Sofia and Sarah in Boston Public Garden and the Beacon Hill.

This was the first time I had a group of high school seniors together for a session and they seemed to have the best time together. And they were game when I asked them “Are you willing to lay down on these cobblestones?”

Ava's Senior Session

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I have known Ava’s mom, Christina since the seventh grade and we still see each other monthly for dinner. To say it was fun to photograph the human Christina raised would be an understatement.

Ava and I had a delightful time wandering a small park in Beverly and then visiting a little beachy area to get a variety of shots. I think the dark, moody one is my favorite!

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Louis' Boston Portrait Session

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I thoroughly enjoyed photographing Louis Chude-Sokei back in 2021, so I was excited when he got in touch to work together again to update his marketing portraits. Chude-Sokei is a writer and scholar, Professor of English and Director of the African American and Black Diaspora Studies Program.

And you’d never guess it was 90 degrees out! (Which it was.)