The Photo Shoot - High
School Senior Portraits
High School Senior
Pictures
In this section we will cover the
excitement and importance of your high school senior
portraits. Remember, unless you are a female fashion model,
you most likely will only do a photo shoot like this once.
So, do it right and take the picture session
seriously.
Your Senior Pictures
You may keep your yearbook from high
school for the rest of your life, but you will also want to
have your high school senior portraits to share with your
children when they are older.
Memories
These can be great reminders of how
you were and what you did while you were in high school.
These pictures can be taken by anyone, or you can get them
done through your high school in most cases. But, I would
not suggest leaving this important photo shoot to an
amateur. A professional photographer experienced in this
area will create images of you to bring out your beauty and
personality.
"Model" Poses for Your Photo
Shoot
Don't settle for just a headshot and
one full body taken from what sometimes looks like miles
away. Show all your moods and facial expressions. Make sure
you get some variety in your poses and your pictures. More
than one pose is always appropriate and also a lot of fun.
After all, you want to look back and remember who you really
were in high school, right?
Become a Model for a
Day
High school senior portraits are often
the first time that anyone will have what feels like to be a
female model in their very own photo shoot. You should take
advantage of this opportunity by taking more than one outfit
that you love with you when you go.
You can change a few times for a
little variety. If you are in a school sport or some type of
club, you may want to take a soccer jersey, a cheerleading
outfit complete with pom poms, or other prop with you when
you go so you can use them in one of your photos. Don't
forget to include things that are important to you. Bring
your guitar, your debate team trophy - or even your best
friend to put them in some of your pictures. Create lots of
photos and most of all, have fun during your photo
shoot.
Your High School Senior Portrait
Photographer
Some schools have contracts with
photographers to come and take high school senior portraits
for any students that sign up and pay the fee. These people
know what to do and what to suggest so that you can make the
most of your portraits.
They are going to do a simple head
shot that is going to look good in the yearbook, but after
that, they can suggest many poses, outfits and locations.
You can choose the ones that you love. Allow them to guide
you and make your own suggestions as well and you will love
the results. You can also find your own photographer if your
parents allow you to do so. This gives you an advantage as
you can choose a location that is meaningful to you - like
the first place you learned to swim, or maybe your first
kiss (blush).
Timing of Your Photo
Shoot
What can be surprising to some
students is that high school senior portraits are often
taken the summer before senior year.
You are probably use to having
pictures done at school during the first part of that year,
but these are done even sooner. Technically, they are junior
pictures, but you probably won't change that much that it
makes a difference. Not only does this ensure they are ready
when you need them, it also ensures summer or fall shots if
you live in an area where it might not be wise to pose for
pictures outdoors because of the low
temperatures.
Picture Printing
Costs
When you order your high school senior
portraits, the prices are going to be higher than what they
were before when you got your pictures taken other years.
Talk with your parents about the cost of senior pictures and
what you hope to get out of your portrait package.
Make sure you have enough images for
your parents, some to keep for yourself, and save the
pictures you want to give friends and family. These photos
will be around for a long time, and you may not get any done
again until you are engaged or married, so make the most of
them and enjoy the experience. Now that you know how, your
high school senior portraits will be of the highest quality
and you'll certainly remember back when you posed for your
first model photo shoot. Ready to go?
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