Pittsford Mendon Senior Pictures: Maya Class of 2023

Maya is an upcoming Class of 2023 grad at Pittsford Mendon High School. She’s a softball player and volunteers outside of the classroom.

Her senior pictures in Webster included both the Arboretum and the shoreline at Webster Park. Everything from the sunset light to the flowers was perfect for her golden hour senior portraits.

She’s got a fantastic sense of style, amazing hair, and a gorgeous smile. Also I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little jealous of those eyes!

If you see her, congratulate her as she heads off to new adventures after high school!

Brighton NY Senior Pictures: Alex, Class of 2023

He’s the captain of the Brighton High School football team. He loves golfing, lifting weights and hanging with his friends.

Meet Alex, a Class of 2023 high school senior. We’ve worked with his family before, taking his brother Jake’s senior pictures in 2021.

Where Jake wanted wanted to take his senior pictures at Schoen Place in Pittsford, Alex wanted to start his senior portraits in the city at Cobbs Hill. What was the same for both of them, were senior portraits in Brighton, on the football field.

It was wonderful to see this amazing family again, and create another great set of senior pictures for Alex. Congrats to this Class of 2023 grad!

Tips for Senior Pictures: Fairport NY Senior Portraits

Senior pictures for the Class of 2024 are underway! So we thought it might help to share few tips for some great senior pictures in the Rochester NY area.

After all, these senior portraits will live on the pages of the high school yearbook and on your walls for years to come. The experience you have should be fun, memorable and unique! So here's a few tips to get you thinking...

1) Clothing

Do your best to avoid clothing with words, stripes and plaids. Solid colors tend to photograph much better, especially in a busy background like a park or among colorful flowers. Make sure you're comfortable in your choices, and that they are flattering to you. If there's a part of you that you're self-conscious about, like your arms - simple solution, wear sleeves! Be comfortable in your clothes, so that it shows in your photographs! Also, keep your jewelry simple so it doesn't distract from what we're really capturing - you!

If you have questions on what to wear, bring a variety of options - from dressy to casual! We can help you pick the right outfit for the right setting.

2) Makeup

Don't feel like this is an opportunity to layer on makeup. We want a natural you in your high school senior pictures, not someone that no one will recognize! Your makeup should only be slightly heavier than usual. And please...don't use sparkles, they only make you look shiny in all the wrong places. Don't worry too much about blemishes either, we have ways to help diminish those!

3) Shaving

Unless you're into a bearded look, shave prior to the session to avoid unwanted stubble. If your face gets irritated easily, leave enough time for it to return to normal before your senior pictures.

4) Props, pets and activities

Here's the fun part. What is it that makes you, you? Do you have a cat, dog or pet iguana to include in your senior portraits? We're game, just make sure you bring treats for motivation, and someone to keep watch over Fluffy the Lizard while he's not in the photographs.

We encourage you to bring items that reveal your personality and hobbies. For example, an instrument, sporting equipment, vehicle, collectible, or whatever it is you enjoy!

High School Senior Pictures Fairport NY

High School Senior Pictures Fairport NY

High School Senior Pictures Fairport NY

High School Senior Pictures Fairport NY

We're so excited, and really can't wait to work with each and every one of you. If you're planning or have questions - contact us today!

Victor NY Senior Pictures, Class of 2023: Erin

Congratulations to our very first Class of 2023 senior, Erin!
Her senior pictures for Victor High School were so much fun to create. We traveled to Canandaigua where we captured a variety of great senior portraits along the waterfront and nearby playground; the images from there were so vibrant and playful!

We also showed off a bit of Erin’s talents at swimming and crochet in her senior session, as well as included Mom and Dad.

We fully believe that senior pictures should include people who have supported you on your journey, and for Erin it was her parents. This family are some of the nicest folks around. (Including her brother Elliott, who we also photographed!)

We look forward to seeing what’s next for you, Erin! Congratulations!

Victor NY Senior Portraits: Class of 2022, Ethan

Ethan is a Class of 2022 Senior from Victor High School.

For his senior portraits, he wanted to keep it simple. We visited his home first, where we caught a few minutes with his loveable cat Missy. Then we photographed the rest of his senior pictures in Macedon at The Ganargua Creek Meadow Preserve.

I especially liked the way the late evening light fell just right in these senior pictures.

If you know him, leave him a congratulations on his graduation below!

Victor High School Senior Pictures: Class of 2022, Ben

Senior pictures in late fall… is it everyone’s favorite season in upstate NY? I know it’s not just me!

For this Victor High School Senior (and baseball player), it was like magic. First, we took some casual senior portraits of Ben along the water and trail, followed by some pictures in action on the diamond.

I love to photograph athletes. The goal is to create senior pictures that feel natural, so we go where the subject feels comfortable, and Ben was definitely at home on the baseball field.

Thanks for letting me capture this moment for you, and congratulations! -Lori

Mercy High School Senior Pictures: Class of 2022, Emma

I love it when our students bring their personal style to their Rochester senior pictures! The Memorial Art Gallery was the perfect setting for this beautiful soul and artist, Emma.

Just like her brother, Ethan, she had a confident ease about her that just made her a pleasure to be around, and gave her senior portraits the perfect glow.

Don’t those string lights just make the coolest background for senior pictures? Love it! Congrats Emma, and best of luck next year! -Lori

Rush Henrietta Senior Pictures: Class of 2022, Stephanie

Stephanie is a Rush Henrietta High School senior. Capturing this moment in senior year is special on its own, but add in grandma and it took Stephanie’s senior pictures over the top.

You could tell they have a special connection, and that it helped to relax Stephanie for her senior portraits. Not that she needed it, she rocked every look she put on, even her nursing uniform!

Stephanie, you have a beautiful smile and laugh, let that radiate into the world and you will make your future patients at ease. Congrats Stephanie, I can’t wait to see where you go from here! -Lori

Victor High School Senior Portraits: Class of 2022, Nicolas

Victor High School Senior, Nicolas, had a hard time selecting his favorite senior pictures. Because as he said, “We didn’t expect to like them all so much!”

When it comes to senior portraits, that’s the best problem to have, if I may say so.

The Granger Homestead in Canandaigua is where his parents were married, and made a great setting with lots of backdrops to choose from for his senior session. It fit his sunny personality and easy going nature.

It was such a pleasure to work with you Nicolas, congratulations to you, and the rest of the Class of 2022!

-Lori

Victor High School Senior Pictures: Class of 2022, Nick

Photographing the senior portraits for a younger brother of a prior client is always meaningful. As a senior photographer, I am mindful to make the portrait session similar (for parents) but different (for the high school senior). :)

It had been four years since I last saw Nick, when he made a special appearance at Matt’s senior portrait session.

An avid reader, we had to include that passion in his senior pictures, and have fun with it. Though covering his face with the book was my idea, he may have preferred to do that for all his senior pictures! You couldn’t tell from these shots, but he going into the senior session, he wasn’t too excited about it. That’s ok, sometimes that the case, we get it! Luckily, he loves his momma and worked with me to get some nice shots for her and the Victor High School yearbook. We even included his Victor Robotics shirt!

Good luck next year, Nick!

-Lori

Victor High School Senior Pictures: Class of 2022, Cameron

I remember Cameron’s senior pictures so well.

It was calling for rain, but neither of us wanted to postpone the portrait session. We decided to shoot a little earlier in the day to beat the forecast, and it worked perfectly!

We met at Midvale Country Club to photograph this high school senior golf and soccer star. Cameron made it easy, just like his brother Connor had done. I love looking at both senior portrait sessions - photographed in different locations, but both carrying a similar feel with all the brilliant green backgrounds.

Just as we finished Cameron’s senior pictures, we felt a few sprinkles and we all high fived that we not only squeezed it in, but got some beautiful senior portraits.

Congrats Cameron!
-Lori

Penfield NY Senior Pictures: Class of 2022, Bella

Bella is a Class of 2022, Penfield High School Senior. It was my pleasure to capture her senior pictures last summer. Here’s the quick recap!

Before hitting Ellison Park for Bella’s casual, fun, senior portrait session, we made a stop at her old Elementary School, just around the corner.

This was a first for me, but I loved the intention behind it. Bella and her mother wanted to show the scope of schooling in her senior pictures, from the beginning in Kindergarten to now as she graduates. They brought along her Kindergarten photo and we took some sweet photos with in her old stomping grounds as a kid.

The sentimentality continued, when she wore a t-shirt honoring her late grandfather and his passion for restoring old cars. We had such a nice night finding natural spots to compliment Bella’s beauty. Stay tuned for part 2, when we got mom in on the fun!

Congrats Bella!

-Lori