Senior Session Locations: Think Outside the Norm
I love Senior Sessions. They truly are my jam! They are my favorite. They are the sessions I overly prep for and get excited about. All my seniors have a pre-consultation to discuss their visions for their session. I always tell them, and their parents, “These are not senior pictures of our day. Anything goes. You want to eat buffalo wings for your senior pics? I can make them look amazing!” I really encourage them to think outside the box.
Outdoor setting produce gorgeous images. I love the big fat white clouds against the blue of North Dakota summer skies. I love a headed-out wheat field and I love LOVE our sunsets.
However.
I don’t like mosquitoes.
And flies and fire ants and snakes.
And rain (my camera especially doesn’t like rain.)
And I really loathe wind. Wind makes me so crabby…. (ask my husband how I feel about wind…)
So this is why I encourage to (in addition to outdoor images) think outside the box! Be unique and creative with an indoor location.
Many people have come to think of Studio Photography as boring, old-fashioned, blah. The reality is the controlled environment of a studio is what allows for complete manipulation of the setting and the lighting. The majority of any images seen in magazines are done with studio lighting… even if they are in the middle of a desert. The skill-set knowledge I have in utilizing off-camera flash (that big old umbrella thing you will see Leah or myself lugging around), allows me to take any location, control the lighting and create studio-worthy images.
Riverside Gardens in Valley City was absolutely accommodating when I asked if I could shoot inside their greenhouses. I have wanted to do a green-house shoot for a few years, and this year, I had the perfect Senior in Brynn. Brynn is a lover of flowers and animals and exudes a modern day Hippie vibe. We collaborated on the styling for the shoot and she rocked it.
When utilizing indoor locations, I look for patterns, color, and textures. The greenhouse was full of them and we did an entire session inside their walls. I absolutely love these images and hope you can see why thinking outside the norm results in gorgeous scroll-stopping images!
