Senior Session

High School Senior Session: $400 : Includes session fee and $300 print credit.

NOTE: The Minimum $300 purchase required is included with your session fee.

Please see the Investment tab for complete details concerning costs and what is included in your session fee.

Why Have a Senior Session with Vanessa G. Photography?

1 – You are unique and your images should be too.

2 – The ability to design your own session and choose your location.

3 – This is the most exciting time of your life and it deserves to be captured with artistic vision not just a camera.

4 – This is the likely the last time you’ll be photographed alone before your wedding day.

5 – YOU are the focus and bringing out YOUR best is what we do.

6 – Because this investment is important to you. Get the quality you pay for.

Where should I have my session?

Anything goes. We can divide our time into two locations if needed as long as they are close together. Chose some place that you love or some place completely out of ordinary. Think about what suits your personality and personal style. Be as creative as you’d like. Keep your hobbies, sports, and obsessions in mind. Draw on things that characterize you for ideas. Fashion magazines are full of ideas.

When should I schedule my session?

Typically, your high school will have their Senior photographer company come at the beginning of your senior year. I do recommend that you have your Senior drape/tux picture taken with them because that is not what you’ll be doing with Vanessa G. Photography. Feel free to skip everything else that will be carbon copied for every one of your classmates. You are an individual, and your Senior images should reflect that.

You can have your session anytime you’d like, but it’s best to do it between May to October of your Junior year. If you’ve missed this window, then we recommend early Spring in the year you graduate. Keep our seasons in mind. One might suit you better than the others. The time of day for your session is best in early morning or within two hours of sunset. Sunset times will change throughout the year.

What should I wear?

Choose at least five outfits for your session. Think of these outfits as though they represent the different sides of your personality. You might want to include something dressy, everyday casual, funky and fun, your uniform, etc. Also consider clothes that are not all from the same season. For example, you may want a long or mid length sleeve in one option even during the warmer season and something more spring like even during a fall/winter session. Choose a variety of shoes and accessories. Hats, scarves, hair accessories, and jewelry can be changed to coordinate with different looks. If you play a sport, bring a part of it with you. For girls, consider changing your hair from down to up during your session as well. The only thing to avoid is large logos, unless it’s specifically what you want to emphasis.

Be sure to have a mix of color and neutrals to choose from as well.

What if I don’t know how to pose or stand?

That’s ok! You’re not a super model, YET. We are not trying to complete a list of poses like your boring school photographer. You will do things naturally that will look great. If needed, a little direction will be given about how to use your body to accentuate the positive. Because we’ll be on-location in a place where your photographer may have never been, it will be fun scouting for interesting places to stop and hang out. The key is to relax and be your self. Even if that’s silly, serious, crazy, shy, loud, quiet, etc. Your session images will turn out fantastic, don’t worry about that. Expect a big variety, from far off to very close. If you want, you can check out a few in-style magazines to get some ideas and then practice things you like in the mirror. We want all sides of you. REAL laughs, not just ‘say cheese’ smiles. Serious expression. Deep thought. And you do not always have to look at the camera, in fact, some of the best images are when you are just being YOU.

Who should I bring with me?

That depends on your comfort level. Some want mom there to help with the wardrobe and hair. Some prefer a close friend that will help them relax and be themselves. This may be difficult for some dedicated moms to hear, but sometimes, things go best when mom is not near by. That doesn’t mean mom isn’t allowed to come, but maybe if she would just hang back from the action a little that would be enough. There is something about Seniors who are being watched as they try to show the world who they’ve become. Some want an audience and some do not. Extra people can be a distraction or a help. If you want to go alone, that’s completely ok too.

Before You Book Your Session:

Have a lengthy conversation with your parent(s), or whomever is paying for this exclusive experience, about what you want from the session. Have in mind what you want to do with all the great images you’ll end up with. Does mom and grandma want a nice wall portrait? Or do you just want a fantastic Display Book with all of your images included and yourself on the cover? There needs to be a conversation about your budget as well. Senior year come with a lot of unexpected expenses. Your Senior Session should be on the top of your list. You’re going to end up with a ton of images that you LOVE and you’re going to want them all. You should walk away from your session with everything you want. A Senior Session with Vanessa G. Photography is like being a model for a day, but it’s a pretty bad feeling to walk away from all those great images because you hadn’t planned ahead to purchase any of them. We will be dedicating all of our attention to making you look and feel your best. There’s a lot of work that will go into your session both on the scene and in post processing. We’re planning to invest a lot of ourselves and our time in you and hope you see the value in our work. Custom portrait photography is not for everyone. It’s only for the best!

Copyright Notice: All images taken by Vanessa G. Photography are copyright protected by federal law. No reproductions, print or digital, should be made without written consent of the photographer. At your session you will be asked to sign a Session Contract and Model Release form acknowledging these facts.