“Life is a succession of moments, to live each one is to succeed.”
We often hear this quote but let’s be honest; do we actually live it? Well, we all know the answer!
Indeed, life is a succession of moments and your high school senior portrait session is one of those crucial memories that you would love to cherish for a long time. Trust me, you just cannot afford to let this moment go with just a few regular photos.
So, even if you are not a big fan of posing and being photographed, go for it with all your heart. This is your moment and it’s never going to come again in your life. Whether you agree or not, your future self will definitely thank you!
But having said that, acing your high school portrait photo shoot ain’t a cakewalk. And that’s where we come into the picture! We are going to help you with all your research and will let you know how you can actually make your high school portrait a successful one with no stress with these 6 easy tips.
A Bonus Tip Before Everything:
Your first and foremost concern should be when should you take senior portraits. Well, it is always a good deal to get it done a month before the submission date! (Rule number one is don’t wait till the last minute! - But if you do, I’ll still likely be able to help.)
Firstly, it will save you from the hustle of looking out for the availability of last-minute spots and eventually end up compromising the photo shoot. Secondly, you will also give your photographer enough time to work on the editing part of your school photos.
With that being said, let’s now get started with our list!
Do Not Go For The Old-School or Boring Stuff
Well, Old School is definitely a good movie to watch but not a good concept to apply when it comes to the high school portrait session. So, you should keep those old and boring ideas aside and think of something fun and interesting.
If you’re thinking of asking your friend or sibling to do a high school portrait photoshoot for you at your home or front yard, well, it’s an old and boring idea. Why don’t you go for something professional?
Working with a professional photographer is the way to get amazing high school senior pictures. But as interesting and fun as it sounds, bringing a professional also requires a little effort from your end.
Before you even begin pitching to potential photographers, it is crucial to have the portrait requirements for your school’s senior yearbook ready. And while approaching all the potential photographers, make sure you convey these requirements to each one of them.
There are high chances that this may influence the cost of the entire photoshoot but it is always important to make your requirements and expectations clear beforehand to get the best results.
2. Be Your Own Personality - Be What You Aspire to Be!
Be you! That’s the entire gist of this point. One of the most common high school portrait mistakes done by many seniors is that they try to be someone they’re not in the pictures. Your senior portraits are all about ‘you’ so it becomes crucial to reflect your personality in your pictures.
And to make your senior portraits reflect your personality, take some time to cogitate on what you have achieved so far in your high school or what you want to do in the future. Just take some time to reflect on your life in general.
You can also bring in your interests or hobbies as a theme for your senior yearbook portrait session. And if there is a place associated with your interest, you can choose it as the destination for your senior year school photos.
For example, if you want to be a scientist, Rochester Museum and Science Center can be your place to achieve highly creative senior portraits in Rochester, NY. Similarly, you can also look for places that could help you portray your personality in your city.
3. Go With The Perfect Senior Portrait Outfits
“What to wear for senior portraits?”
Surely, this question must have already come to your mind and there are chances that you have already found the perfect outfits for your senior portraits. But are they really perfect?
Before we explain anything, it is crucial to understand that all of these tips are somewhere interrelated. Remember we told you to reflect your personality through your senior school portraits? So, do the outfits that you’ve picked really go with your personality?
Therefore, it is highly recommended to incorporate your own style and feel in photographs. Also, you don’t have to just be one outfit; as long as your photographer is ok with it, bring as many outfits as you want!
We’re living in a world where fashion doesn’t have any definition. It’s all about expressing yourself. And that’s what you have to do with your outfit as well!
4. Use Props For More Creativity and Uniqueness
There can’t be a better way to reflect your personality in your senior pictures than using relevant props. For example, if you are in the school’s baseball team or if you want to be a musician, you know what’s your ideal prop.
Doesn't matter if the theme of your photoshoot isn’t anything related to sports or any other field of art, there are still many high school senior photo props (bubbles, colored smoke bombs, balloons, flowers, confetti cannons, etc.) that can be used in general to bring a sense of creativity and uniqueness into your senior portraits.
5. Travel For Your Senior Portrait Session
“A destination photo shoot is only for couples” - get this notion out of your head now! Today, people are willing to travel to even international destinations for that one perfect shot. So, why are you compromising with your senior year portraits?
If you really want your photo shoot to be done at a particular location, be it in the United States or internationally, go for it! Find a photographer there, or you can consider us as well to come out for an on-location session.
We can be your travel companion as well as your photographer to make the entire shoot even more fantastic!
Just imagine getting yourself photographed by the Golden Gate Bridge, on the coast of Florida, in Brooklyn, or at one of those exotic palaces in Jaipur in India, or amidst the sublime scenery of Iceland. Seems pretty perfect, right??
6. Give Utmost Importance to Who You Hire
Speaking of who you hire, make sure it’s someone you connect with! The reason why it is so important is that if you are uncomfortable with your photographer, it can certainly show in your pictures. Therefore, make sure to hire a photographer you feel you can be yourself around because that will always make the best photos!
Also, make sure there is room for your input as well even during the photo shoot. If the photographer isn’t cooperative enough, then your entire portrait session can get badly affected.
With that being said, Fever Dream Photo is your best bet! We believe in a process to bring the desired results for clients while keeping their expectations and interests in mind. We can make your senior year portrait as unique and special as you are. Contact us now to learn more and schedule a session!