I will never forget that I had my senior pictures taken in Thousand Oaks California.
I live up north.
If you want a nice picture, you are getting one of grape fields or cows. That is it. I wanted something a bit different. I lucked out that my parents were planning a trip to California. I knew I would want my picture to be from that trip. I researched all there is to do. I stuck on Thousand Oaks because they offer tons of botanical gardens. There is the wildwood regional park that is quite pretty. They have gardens of the world and the Conejo valley botanical garden. That is actually where I took my senior pictures. My brother is quite handy with a camera. So while walking around I would pose in various areas. I even brought a few changes of clothes with me. I changed in the bathroom and got to have a whole series of photographs in different outfits. I loved how they all turned out. The one I choose for my senior photo was actually in the butterfly garden. I had a yellow dress on and hair down to match that kind of theme. It is still my favorite picture of me to this day. I am hopeful to get back to Thousand Oaks again. I remember really being happy there. Now that I am older I am sure I will find other things cool about the area too. I mean they do have legal recreational weed there. That could be a fun thing to explore.