Spring is almost here, and for high school seniors, that means it's the perfect time to book your senior photo session. I know it might seem early, but trust me, you don't want to wait too long to schedule your photo shoot.
One of the main reasons to book your spring senior photos now is the beautiful weather. Spring is the perfect time for outdoor photos, with warm temperatures and beautiful blooming flowers, trees and greenery. The natural light is also perfect for photography, providing a warm and soft effect in the photos.
Another reason to book your spring senior photos now is the calendar. As the end of the school year approaches, your schedule is going to get busier and busier. By booking your photo session now, you'll have more flexibility to choose a date and time that works best for you, before your schedule fills up with end-of-year activities.
And if you're planning to use your senior photos for graduation announcements or party invitations, you'll want to make sure you have them taken in time to get those printed and mailed out.
Additionally, if you book your session in Spring, you'll have the chance to capture the most beautiful season before it fades away, and also the opportunity to have more diversity in the final product, since you can take photos inside the studio and outside with different backgrounds
Another great thing about booking your senior photos in the spring is the variety of outfits you can wear. You can take advantage of the warmer weather and wear spring clothes like sundresses, khakis and a button-up, or shorts and a t-shirt, for example.
Don't wait, book your session now and capture beautiful memories of this special time in your life.
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The turnaround time is between 4 - 6 weeks from the time of your photo session. Here's more detail about the process.
This is a great question and let me start by asking you some questions so that we can decide what is right for you.
If that's a yes, most likely you'll want to also have a senior ad in the football program. Henderson's deadline is August 5th. That may sound like you have all summer, but keep in mind that the regular turnaround time is between 4 - 6 weeks and even though a football ad is only a digital product to deliver, it will still flow through most of the same workflow. Instead of going to the lab for printing, an ad will be custom designed for your images.
All that to say, we need to do your senior portraits in June. Which is great because I am offering complimentary ad design for all June sessions!
I offer studio sessions year-round, and for the months of July and August, I will only be offering studio sessions. I have a great back yard so we can pop out and get some quick outdoor looks, but that time of year is not the best time to be outside for 2 hours. Makeup and hair doesn't like the Texas heat and humidity so that's why we stay close to the studio these months.
Location sessions are great in the fall or early spring once the weather has turned a bit cooler.
It may sound like a silly question, but it's important to plan these things out. Let's start with every senior's favorite thing. #seniorsunday posts. There are generally only about 40 senior Sundays in your senior year. If you do a summer session, you'll be able to have a new senior Sunday post each week because social media images come with all books and they are usually about 40 images.
Some scholarships require you to set up an online portal with a student profile so you are going to need an appropriate headshot for this purpose. Scholarship deadlines are as early as November in some cases.
You may be required to submit a headshot and body shot with your application. You'll need to have them by early spring.
Why wouldn't you? I call this your friends and family scholarship, and my cards are priced very affordable so that you can send one to everyone you love. It's best to have those cards arrive to your friends and family about 2 weeks prior to your event. So when you take into account the turnaround time and add a few days for the mail, you'll see that you need to have your senior session before the end of March.
These are popular and most organizations have seniors do a senior table at their last spring banquet, and you'll definitely want to include your senior portraits for display! Banquets usually happen in May, so you'll need to make sure you have your senior session by the end of March.
You'll want to check with your school, but I've seen those deadlines as early as March. So that would mean we need to do your session in the fall.
No problem! Any time after your initial senior session, you are welcome to BOUNCE BACK in front of my camera for a small session fee of just $49. Bounce back sessions are quick and take 30 minutes or less because they are limited to one location and one clothing choice. You are welcome to do as many bounce backs as you'd like during your senior year! They are perfect for best friends, pets, seasons, sports, prom, or cap and gowns. Adding images from these sessions to your senior book makes it extra special because it showcases your full senior year!
If you've taken the time to read this far you can see how busy your senior year will be! I'd like to help you take the stress out of this small part. Let's plan ahead so that you'll never have to stress over having your senior portraits made.