What to expect during a senior session

Sarah Estes
Mar 18, 2024
2 min read

Congratulations graduate! I know it's felt like a long ride to get to the final year of your schooling but you finally did it. I remember when I was getting ready to do senior portraits, I had some fun ideas that I wanted to create for my session, and feeling unique within my images was important to me. That is still the biggest thing when I photograph seniors, each session is unique to the senior so you can have photos of you that last a lifetime.

It's a bit nerve-wracking showing up to a photo session not knowing what to do for poses, but don't worry that's where I come in! At first, I like to get to know you, turn on some favorite tunes of yours, and get my settings set up. I'll ask you to do the standard stand or sit and smile pose but then I get into the fun prompts where I like to make a fool of myself and you get to copy me. Don't worry these are the fun candid images I include in your gallery.

Whether you want a city landscape or a nature scene I like to walk around with you to get some different backgrounds and make the session feel shorter. If you have flowing clothes I may ask you to twirl multiple times or if you are dressed to impress I'll have plenty of walking prompts to give you.

In the end, my goal is to make sure you have fun and hopefully laugh at my stupid jokes. I know senior pictures are fun to look back on, even my parents like to look at theirs, so making sure this time is memorable and you look amazing doing it is my highest priority during your session.

Check out some of my 2024 graduates' images!