I always feel very honored when people drive from out of town to take senior photos with me, and Elsa’s session was no exception – she and her mom drove from Fort Collins to take pictures in Colorado Springs! While Fort Collins can also be a great location for photos, it just doesn’t have the same amount of jaw dropping locations that you will find in the Springs. Both Fort Collins and Colorado Springs have beautiful parks, a colorful downtown area full of murals to use as backdrops, and some water areas, but I have found that many places in Fort Collins, including Horsetooth Reservoir and Lory State Park, require…
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Ideas of Things to Bring to Your Senior Photo Session
Your senior photo session is coming up, but what should you bring? You may already have the perfect outfit in mind, know you should bring a water bottle if it’s going to be hot, and have been looking up different poses you like on Pinterest, but is that all you need to prepare? If you really want to make your gallery stand out, be a unique reflection of YOU, and have a wide range of photos to choose from, here are some ideas of things you can bring to your senior photo session in Colorado: Don’t know what to wear yet? Check out Amare Clara’s outfit recomendations! INSTRUMENTS Do you…
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Gracie’s Senior Photo Session
Senior Pictures in Colorado Springs Gracie’s Senior Pictures were at a beautiful and unique location near Colorado Springs. It was a perfect-weather day in August, with beautiful natural light. Complete with colorful rocks – whites, yellows, purples, and pinks – along with tall grasses and wildflowers, we had various backdrops to choose between, that would help her photos stand out. Her family came along for the photoshoot, and I enlisted their help behind camera to get natural smiles from Gracie. It was fun exploring the rock formations, and thankfully Gracie was willing to climb a bit with me to explore some of the more challenging to reach places. Her dad…
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Liam’s Senior Photo Session in Colorado
Trying to find a senior photographer in Colorado can be a daunting process – There are so many choices! You also have to consider where the photographer is located, if they are willing to travel or if you will have to travel to them, how much they charge, what they provide, are there extra fees for edits, if they allow outfit changes, if they have any availability… Thankfully for me and her, Liam’s mom had an easy choice in picking out a photographer! As Liam’s cousin, I felt honored to be asked and trusted to take his senior photos, and it was probably the most fun I’ve ever had during…
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What to Wear for Senior Pictures
It’s almost my favorite season: Senior Season! If you are preparing to have your high school senior photos taken this summer, you might be wondering, “What should I wear for my senior pictures?” As a Colorado Photographer that loves senior photo sessions, here is some advice that I like to give my clients when they are deciding on their wardrobe: Keep it Simple, So the Focus is on YOU Aim for no logos or words on shirts. These can catch the eye and be distracting. I prefer solid colors and simple patterns. While tie dye might be back in style, clashing colors or a lot going on won’t be as…
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Danielle’s Senior Photo Session
This session is one of my favorite senior photo sessions that I have done. With two different days of shooting, unlimited outfit changes, and being a gorgeous model, Danielle had a lot of beautiful images for graduation announcements, the yearbook, and of course, instagram 🙂 I was particularly excited for this session, and feeling rather old, because I used to babysit Danielle and her older sister. In fact, Danielle is the first baby I can ever remember holding! I used to create elaborate backdrops and props for impromptu photoshoots while I babysat them, that I would then gift their mom for her birthdays and Christmases. I was so honored to…
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Resizing Your Senior Yearbook Picture to 300 DPI
Whether you are a photographer who takes senior photos or a parent of a high school senior frantically searching Google for “How to change a photo to 300 DPI”, I’ve got you covered. In this blog I am going to explain what DPI means and how to easily change your senior photo to 300 DPI in Photoshop, Lightroom, and in Mac Preview, in order to have it ready to submit to the yearbook. What does DPI mean? High schools now will send out a yearbook photo requirement telling parents that they need to submit a photo of their senior with “300 DPI” but what does that mean? DPI stands for…
