We literally filled the plane with everyone heading to Iceland. Photographers, models, parents. The excitement started right away. When we arrived in Iceland, we made our way to our first Bed and Breakfast. Located in Selfoss Iceland. We noticed the landscape immediately. It’s very different in Iceland, than here in Ohio. You can see for miles and miles. There just aren’t too many trees in Iceland. There is, however, a Volcano. A volcano that looks like a mountain, but you still KNOW it’s a volcano. Lots of open space. Our B&B was basically a small cabin on a vast pilot of land. It was adorable, complete with horses and puppies running in the open fields. We spent the first day resting and acclimating to the time change and our new environment. We even enjoyed the Hot Tub, which in Iceland means a Tub of hot water :) it doesn’t bubble, it means water in tub that’s hot!
Welcome to my High School Seniors Website
Toledo Senior Photographer
Yearbook Photos Now come with ALL Session Options
We also offer Yearbook Only sessions
Now Scheduling Class of 2023 Portrait Sessions!
Call 419.902.6578, to beat your yearbook submission deadline!
Holly Omlor Photography
2703 Algonquin Pky
Toledo, OH 43606
Holly Omlor Photography
419.902.6578
Hours of Operation:
Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am -5pm
Wednesday - closed
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am -5pm
Saturday - closed
Sunday - closed
Weekend and Evening hours available by appointment only.
Looking for exciting and creative senior portraits?
Your Senior Portraits should be all about You! Senior photos should reflect your style and personality, not someone else's ideas. That's what you will get when you come to Holly Omlor Photography for your Senior Portrait session! You won't be limited to what you can bring in or who can come with you. Be creative. Have fun! Enjoy your Senior Portrait Session experience with Holly Olor Photography.
Did you know that just because your school tells you that you have to go to a specific portrait studio for your yearbook picture, you do not have to get your senior photos from that studio? You can go anywhere that you want to go to have your Senior Portraits taken. You only have to have the yearbook picture taken at the studio your school tells you to go to. Where you get your Senior Photos from is your decision, no one else's!
So you like the things your friends got from somewhere else? Ask Holly if she can get the same or similar item for you.
A green screen photo booth division of Holly Omlor Photography. This is a great addition to any event such as prom, after-prom, school dance, graduation or any gathering. Holly can print 4" x 6" images right on the spot for everyone to take home as a souvenir. Plus everything gets uploaded to the internet and you can download the images for your facebook or myspace or whatever you like.
Holly Omlor Photography
holly omlor.com
2703 Agonquin Pkwy
Sylvania, OH 43560
419.902.6578
Some of the Area High Schools from which Holly's Seniors have come for their Senior Photos
Sylvania Southview | Sylvania Northview | Ann Arbor Huron | Anthony Wayne | Archbold | Bedford | Blissfield | Bowling Green | Bowsher | Bryan | Cardinal Stritch | Central Catholic | Clay | Danbury | Deerfield | Delta | Dundee | Eastwood | Elmwood | Emmanuel Christian | Evergreen | Fremont Ross | Genoa | Gibsonburg | Hilltop | Hudson | Lake Local | Lakota | Liberty Center | Maumee | Maumee Valley Country Day School | Monroe | Napoleon | Northwood | Notre Dame Academy | Oak Harbor | Otsego | Ottawa Hills | Patrick Henry | Perrysburg | Port Clinton | Rossford | Sand Creek | Springfield | St. Francis de Sales | St. John's Jesuit | St. Ursula Academy | Stateline Christian |
Welcome to my High School Seniors Website
Toledo Senior Photographer
Yearbook Photos Now come with ALL Session Options
We also offer Yearbook Only sessions
Now Scheduling Class of 2023 Portrait Sessions!
Call 419.902.6578, to beat your yearbook submission deadline!
Holly Omlor Photography
2703 Algonquin Pky
Toledo, OH 43606
Holly Omlor Photography
419.902.6578
Hours of Operation:
Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am -5pm
Wednesday - closed
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am -5pm
Saturday - closed
Sunday - closed
Weekend and Evening hours available by appointment only.
Looking for exciting and creative senior portraits?
Your Senior Portraits should be all about You! Senior photos should reflect your style and personality, not someone else's ideas. That's what you will get when you come to Holly Omlor Photography for your Senior Portrait session! You won't be limited to what you can bring in or who can come with you. Be creative. Have fun! Enjoy your Senior Portrait Session experience with Holly Olor Photography.
Did you know that just because your school tells you that you have to go to a specific portrait studio for your yearbook picture, you do not have to get your senior photos from that studio? You can go anywhere that you want to go to have your Senior Portraits taken. You only have to have the yearbook picture taken at the studio your school tells you to go to. Where you get your Senior Photos from is your decision, no one else's!
So you like the things your friends got from somewhere else? Ask Holly if she can get the same or similar item for you.
A green screen photo booth division of Holly Omlor Photography. This is a great addition to any event such as prom, after-prom, school dance, graduation or any gathering. Holly can print 4" x 6" images right on the spot for everyone to take home as a souvenir. Plus everything gets uploaded to the internet and you can download the images for your facebook or myspace or whatever you like.
Holly Omlor Photography
holly omlor.com
2703 Agonquin Pkwy
Sylvania, OH 43560
419.902.6578
Some of the Area High Schools from which Holly's Seniors have come for their Senior Photos
Sylvania Southview | Sylvania Northview | Ann Arbor Huron | Anthony Wayne | Archbold | Bedford | Blissfield | Bowling Green | Bowsher | Bryan | Cardinal Stritch | Central Catholic | Clay | Danbury | Deerfield | Delta | Dundee | Eastwood | Elmwood | Emmanuel Christian | Evergreen | Fremont Ross | Genoa | Gibsonburg | Hilltop | Hudson | Lake Local | Lakota | Liberty Center | Maumee | Maumee Valley Country Day School | Monroe | Napoleon | Northwood | Notre Dame Academy | Oak Harbor | Otsego | Ottawa Hills | Patrick Henry | Perrysburg | Port Clinton | Rossford | Sand Creek | Springfield | St. Francis de Sales | St. John's Jesuit | St. Ursula Academy | Stateline Christian |
The end of high school is a momentous occasion for seniors, and what better way to celebrate than with a holiday-themed photo shoot? Whether it's Christmas, Hanukkah, or any other holiday, a photo shoot can be a fun and festive way to capture the spirit of the season and commemorate the end of a chapter in a student's life.
There are plenty of ways to incorporate holiday themes into a senior photo shoot. For example, students could pose with decorated Christmas trees, wearing Santa hats or ugly holiday sweaters, or holding holiday-themed props like ornaments or candy canes. For Hanukkah, students could pose with a menorah or dreidel, wearing blue and white or traditional Jewish clothing.
The key is to make sure the holiday theme doesn't overshadow the individual student's personality and style. Students should still be dressed in outfits that reflect their personal taste, while incorporating holiday elements in a subtle and tasteful way. For example, a student could wear a red dress or sweater with a subtle snowflake pattern, or a blue suit with a festive tie.
In addition to the actual photo shoot, there are plenty of ways to incorporate holiday themes into the final product. For example, students could use holiday-themed props like snowflakes or ornaments to decorate their graduation caps or create holiday-themed scrapbook pages to preserve their memories. The possibilities are endless!
Overall, a holiday-themed senior photo shoot can be a fun and festive way for students to commemorate the end of high school and celebrate the holiday season. With the right balance of holiday cheer and personal style, these photos will be cherished for years to come.
Once in Iceland, we could start coordinating our plans better and disperse the details to everyone. The plan was, we’ll shoot the next day at a beautiful canyon. A canyon we referred to as Farfignugan Canyon, cus good luck pronouncing the names of anything in Iceland. This canyon was about a half hour away. Models began having their hair and makeup put together by the fabulous Soto team, at their B&B, and then heading to the photo shoot location. We drove along the coastline, through the city of Vic, past these really cool lava rocks covered in moss that take 80 years to grow. A place we then knew we had to stop at as well, to take additional photos. Now these are national parks so we are very respectful of the beauty that is their country.
The girls were unbelievable champs. It was cold, we worked quickly, but EVERYONE worked as this amazing well oiled machine to get as many beautiful photos as possible. Moms grabbed lighting equipment, Hair and Makeup jumped in between snaps of the camera to fix anything that may have fallen out of place. Coats were thrown back of the girls between photos, to keep them as comfortable as possible. Everyone was pitching in, helping wherever it was needed. Everything needs to happen quickly, because you have the elements to worry about. After the canyon we went back to the Lava Rocks. We knocked them out BING BANG BOOM!. Somewhere in the lava rocks I lost my phone :) never fear, it was found!!!! Then it started to RAIN! Of course it started to rain, why would everything go as planned. But this is what these destination shoots are about. Things happen, plans may need to change, and we have to be ready to make adjustments.
45 minutes later we arrived at The Black Sands Beach, and we were fortunate the rain had almost completely stopped. This is where the Soto team showed their super powers. The Beach is obviously on the ocean, winds coming in from the North Atlantic Ocean with Icebergs floating in the waves. They threw the models hair up into these gorgeous up-dos, that looked like they were heading to a glamorous event, in record time. The girls changed into dresses supplied by Blue by Atlas, in a Vic restaurant, and as they got ready, they started to head out to the beach. This beach is crazy pretty. White crashing waves coming into a jet black sand beach. Towering Black cliff lines, chiseled into a hard squared off rock face. It looked like the ice castle from Superman, but black. I wanted some shots of the waves crashing into the shore with the contrasting black cliffs. It was probably one of the prettiest places Ive ever seen in real life. One of the coldest, but one of the more stunning. This was the end of a very long and productive day.
The next day we had to push our photo shoot back a day, because of weather. SO we decided to do a little sight seeing instead. That was the plan anyway, but we got th great idea to grab some photos at a waterfall. We actually threw it out to the models and a few of them absolutely wanted to do it. No high end makeup, just throw on the dress and go!. It was sooooo windy. The wind was kicking up mist from the waterfall constantly. With rain coming down. The girls could walk right up to this stunning waterfall. A waterfall they’ve used in movies and music videos. Packed with tourists. Each girl wold run out on to outcropping while I quickly wiped my lens clean and snapped a photo. After while I had nothing dry to wipe the lens. It was crazy, but one of my favorite photos from this entire adventure came at this location. It was just this unplanned waterfall shoot and it was awesome!!
time to be a tourist
Our last stop was the Capital City. We stayed in an old church that was converted to a Bed & Breakfast. Another unique location to stay. That morning I wandered out into the town, and found a cute pastry shop that had some of the best sweet rolls I’ve ever had in my life. Reykjavík is this picturesque old European town you imagine it to be. It was a work of art. They had murals, old stone buildings, sidewalk paintings, shops painted in crazy designs. So much to look at everywhere. It was very artistic and cool. The girls had all kinds of bright colorful, patterned clothes that absolutely fit the feel of the city. You could really capture the energy and fun of the city. We wanted every photo to look like they were in Europe, not Toledo. It was so easy to do so, cus it’s absolutely NOT Ohio.
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Lauren Updike
Esthetician and Professional
Makeup Artist
Lauren.updike03@gmail.com
Instagram- laurenupmakeup
I currently work in the spa at Soto Signature Salon and Spa in Perrysburg, Ohio. One of my favorite professional memories was doing makeup in Iceland and I look forward to traveling within my career more often!
Jennifer O'Connor
Co owner of Soto Signature Salon Professional
Phone: 419.872.5555
Jennifer has been the co owner of Soto for the 12 years, and has working with hair for 20 years in all aspects of the beauty industry. From Fashion Week to publications in magazines. Education is her 1st passion. It started in the salon mentoring new teammates. She also works on an editorial team based in NYC called Tearsheet. She's taught other salon professionals for Redken in salons and on main stages of Las Vegas. She loves making people feel beautiful.
Delilah Foos
Hair Stylist & Bridal Coordinator
Instagram: @delilahdoeshair
In 2015, Delilah graduated from Summit Salon Academy as a cosmetologist and has been employed at Soto Signature Salon and Spa since 2014 (Perrysburg, OH). She loves co-creating looks with her clients and assisting brides in planning one of the most important days of their lives. When she’s not behind the chair, she can usually be found traveling with her family or volunteering at her local community theatre on and off stage.
“The Iceland shoot gave me the opportunity to tap into my artistic and theatrical roots, while seeing the most amazing sights I’ve ever seen. It was an experience I’ll never forget.”
Emily Avaritt
Painter and Makeup Artist
Insta: @kingofthedonies
I have been an artist my whole life. I am currently a full time student at Bowling Green State University, working towards myBachelor Degree in Fine Arts. In addition to being a student, I run my own online store forming connections with some seriously amazing clients and taking on wonderful commission work. As much as I love painting, makeup has always been one of my favorite ways to express myself. No matter what, I always find the time to throw on some makeup and try out some new ideas.
Frank Goforth
Stylist & National Educator
for Pureology
Instagram: Frank Goforth
Facebook: Frank Goforth
Email: fr.goforth@gmail.com
In almost ten years in thebeauty i industry I’ve been fortunate enough to have some amazing experiences. I’ve worked New York Bridal Fashion Week with Reem Acra, and JLM Couture. Traveled the world with inspiring photographers to destinations out of a dream, and in my spare time I travel to salons all across the U.S. sharing education with salon companies for Pureology.
However, most days I can be found right in Perrysburg Ohio, at Soto Signature Salon & Spa, where helping my guests see the absolute best in themselves is my top priority.
Molly Getz
Colorist, Designer, Stylist,
and Educator
Instagram @mollygetz
Facebook @Molly Getz Redken Artist
I have been in the business of hair and beauty since 2006. I love to take risks, try new things, and am always up for a challenge. I believe those personal attributes have helped elevate my skill set for hair, whether it be in my salon, on set for a fashion show, a photo shoot, or a facilitator of hair education. You can find me at Soto Signature Salon in Perrysburg, Ohio. When I’m not at the salon, I travel nationally for Redken 5th Ave NYC to teach the hair industry about the new innovative techniques, and skills in hair and fashion.
Nicole Urbanski
Hairstylist & Makeup Artist
Instagram: nicoleurbanski_beauty
Email: nicoleurbanskii@gmail.com
Based out of Sylvania, OH at Salon Rae! I love that my work allows me to travel and make people beautiful! Iceland was such a blast and one of the best times in my career!
Alexandria Cordero
Makeup Artist and Hairstylist
Insta : @Alexandria_cordero
Facebook : Alexandria Cordero
I’ve been a professional makeup artist and hairstylist for a little under 5 years now. Although I’m still new in my career I’ve had so many once in a life time opportunities to work in amazing places with incredible people. From Iceland to local theaters, to my every day clients right here at Soto signature Salon & Spa right here in Perrysburg Ohio I Get to spend everyday doing something I love. I’m incredibly passionate about my career and I pour that passion into everything I do! I’m Looking forward to many more experiences and encounters in this wonderful field.
Blue by Atlas Bridal Shop: @bluebyatlasbridal
Blue by Atlas Bridal Shop is Toledo's only shop dedicated to prom, homecoming & pageant gowns.
Instagram: bluebyatlasbridal
Facebook: Blue by Atlas Bridal Shop
Email: info@atlasbridalshop.com
HOLLY OMLOR
Photography
Holly Omlor is a nationally published, and featured photographer, specializing in unique High School Senior Portraits and specialized themed, concept, photo shoots.
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