Planning your Phoenix senior portraits can be so much fun! But also, a bit stressful if we are being honest. One moment you’re taking their newborn photos and the next you’re packing them up for college. It’s such a bittersweet moment for parents. And so exciting for your kids! I love being able to capture this milestone for my families.
There is a lot that goes into planning the perfect senior portrait session. I’m here to help you plan your graduation pictures. Today I am going to give you a list of the most important items to bring to your Phoenix senior portraits. This blog will showcase one of my most recent seniors, Ava! Ava is graduating this year and heading to Michigan in August. She received a full ride scholarship to play women’s flag football! I thought that was so cool. While going to school she is going to majoring in sports management. Since Ava is going to school to focus on sports, she brought her football.
- Bringing things like your football to your senior session is a great way to let their personality shine.
- Bringing your cap and gown to your Phoenix senior portraits is always a must! If you do not have one yet, we have them in varying sizes available for your senior. If you’re a photographer and offer senior sessions, I highly recommend having them for your clients. You can find them on my amazon storefront!
- Bring your lipstick to touch up your lips as that goes the fastest during your senior portraits!
Outfit inspiration for senior pictures in Phoenix
Ava did 4 outfits with her to her senior session. 4 is the max amount of outfits you can bring for a 1 hour senior session. In addition to the 4 outfits, we also did the cap and gown! I recommend a variety of looks. We started off with this casual look of jeans and a white tank top for her Phoenix senior portraits. If you’re looking for more outfit inspiration for your senior portraits, you can always check out my Pinterest board.
After that we moved on to this ADORABLE black dress with the cowboy boots. Being in Arizona, cowboy boots are almost a must when you’re shooting at Lost Dutchman State Park.
Ava really wanted a variety of looks and LOVED the film look so we did our best to incorporate lots of movement and blur with this next boho inspired look.
And Ava’s last (and favorite) look was this beautiful two piece silk set. This was truly SO beautiful on her! It can be hard to find outfit inspiration for you Phoenix senior portraits, but Ava really nailed it here. When you book a portrait session with me, I walk you through all of the outfit selection!
We went with more of a film vibe for this portion of her senior pictures. You can really see how different the light is at the beginning of a session vs. the end! I always recommend January – March the year your senior is graduating to capture your senior pictures.
