About the session:

Senior sessions are all about showcasing your personality. These sessions are designed to reflect you as much as possible, incorporating your interest, hobbies, and passions. This is such an exciting time and I look forward to being a part of celebrating your huge accomplishment of graduating high school or college!

• Most high schoolers have never experienced a professional portrait session before their senior pictures. So, everybody feels a little nervous and awkward to start. You don’t know where to put your hands. You don’t know know how to stand. That’s normal! Don’t worry – I’ll walk you through it and those jitters won’t last long!
• My goal is to capture your style and personality, so the most important thing for you to do is just be yourself. Bring a friend that you are really comfortable with. Somebody you trust, who will make you feel at ease, somebody who makes you laugh!
• Once we’re at our location I’ll look around to find spots with great lighting. I’ll show you where and how to stand, sit, or lean and tell you what to do with your hands. Then I’ll take a few shots, adjusting my composition and angle, and your pose slightly each time. After a minute or two, we’ll find another spot, moving quickly, and changing outfits & poses along the way.

Before the session:

CHOOSE YOUR LOCATION/S:

• Start browsing through the photos to see which location types are your favorite. You can search senior session images HERE or favorite locations HERE on my website, on INSTAGRAM, or even searching on Pinterest.
• I would love for you to decide on a location! Options to think about:
  -- A place that is special to you
  -- A location that you love the looks of whether it's a field/park or urban/downtown
  -- A spot that only you have access to -- I'll admit this is my favorite because it hasn't usually been photographed before.
• Once I know the type of location you want, we will go through all of the location choices and choose one that works best for you!

CLEAR YOUR SCHEDULE:

• You're going to want to have ZERO stress on the day of your session. You don't want to be thinking about where you need to be afterwards, or feeling rushed that day. Be sure to ask for the day off of work, have your mom or dad ask for the day off work if they're planning to come to the session with you, let your coach know you won't be at practice that day, and clear your schedule of any obligations. You never know what can happen on the day of your session and what delays can come up while we are out shooting.

SET ASIDE TIME TO SHOP/CHOOSE OUTFITS:

• Whether you are planning to put together outfits from your closet, head to a friend's house to borrow their clothes, or purchasing new ones - be sure to set aside one day (or a whole weekend!) to get your outfits selected for your session. This will take some time and you want to make sure you try everything on.
• Use the style guide below to help you. DO NOT wait until the day before your session to start picking outfits. Trust us on this one! Put your shopping day on your calendar NOW and give yourself plenty of time.

SCHEDULE BEAUTY APPOINTMENTS:

• If you are planning to get your hair colored or trimmed, or get a fresh mani + pedi before your session, make those appointments now. Hair appointments should take place within the 7 days leading up to your shoot. Nail appointments should take place a day or two before.
• It is HIGHLY recommended to have a natural colored (light pink or nude) manicure. This is so important! Acrylics, bright or very dark nail polish, or chipped polish is not ideal and will stand out in your photos.

CHOOSE YOUR LOCATION/S:

• Start browsing through the photos to see which location types are your favorite. You can search senior session images HERE or favorite locations HERE on my website, on INSTAGRAM, or even searching on Pinterest.
• I would love for you to decide on a location! Options to think about:
  -- A place that is special to you
  -- A location that you love the looks of whether it's a field/park or urban/downtown
  -- A spot that only you have access to -- I'll admit this is my favorite because it hasn't usually been photographed before.
• Once I know the type of location you want, we will go through all of the location choices and choose one that works best for you!