Photoshoot ideas
A senior portrait is a teenager's first proper photograph of themselves. Treat it as that rather than as a school photo with better lighting.
In short: A senior portrait is a teenager's first proper photograph of themselves. Treat it as that rather than as a school photo with better lighting.
Final-year students in the US tradition, and anyone marking the end of school with a portrait rather than a yearbook thumbnail.
One clean, one that looks like them. Families want the first; the subject keeps the second.
Instrument, kit, lab coat, cleats, art folder. It dates the photograph honestly.
Steps, library, a corridor with light. Not the sign at the entrance.
Walking, turning, jacket over the shoulder. Removes the stiffness of a first session.
Warm, flattering, and forgiving of skin — which matters more at this age than any other.
Fifteen minutes at the end. Those are the frames they will keep.
Almost every teenager prefers their unsmiling frames and almost every photographer shoots too few.
The connective tissue of a small gallery.
Campus for context, one outdoor location for light, and somewhere personal if there is one. Two locations inside ninety minutes is realistic; three is not.
Check the exact landowner before fixing the call sheet. London parks, streets and private estates do not share one photography rule; the location guides name the responsible authority and the date on which its guidance was checked.
Booking at midday in full sun. Letting parents direct from the sidelines. And shooting only the smart look, so nothing in the gallery looks like the person.
Two outfits: one smart for the family, one you actually wear. Solid colours photograph better than logos, and structure at the shoulder helps the clean portrait.
About ninety minutes for two outfits and two locations, including the walk between them.
The hour before sunset. Midday sun creates squinting and drops shadow into the eyes.
Send the date, location and what you need photographed.