Senior Pictures

The term "senior pictures" tends to bring to mind visions of a young person in their senior year of high school posing with a big "10" (their grad year) or in front of a wall filled with grafitti. Whatever makes you happy...but keep this in mind: a "senior picture" is much more than a picture of a teenager looking cool. It's a portrait of a young person on the fringe of adulthood, filled with uncertainty about leaving home, school and friends.

Of course, it's not all serious business. Everyone has several sides to their personality and it's not always easy to catch them all. The fun side may have them posed with their car, sports gear, musical instruments, or just doing what they enjoy. But, I think there's always another side to that person. A side that usually doesn't get photographed. A side that people close to them sometimes see and others might not even notice. It's the side that doesn't smile and say "cheese," and it's probably their most genuine side. Capturing that is the challenge.

Some parents look at senior pictures as the last portraits of their "child." This is them in their transitional phase, getting off one bus and getting onto another. Make it count. Make it beautiful.

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