Are Senior Pictures Important?
The short answer? YES ABSOLUTELY! The long answer… keep reading!
Senior pictures aren’t just a rite of passage, they’re part of your life story.
Senior pictures are one of the only times in your life that you get a whole photoshoot dedicated to you
Senior pictures are all about YOU! You really never get to have another photoshoot that’s all about you in your life, unless you frequently book sessions for yourself (which I 110% support!!). On your wedding day, your photos are you, your partner, and family. When you’re going to have a baby, your maternity photos are you, your partner, and your gorgeous baby belly! Family photos are all about your family. So, senior pictures are really the one time you get to have a session where the main focus is you!!
they’re the perfect gift to give to your family
Family members looooove getting copies of your senior photos! Senior pictures make great gifts for birthdays and holidays! Grandparents love to frame your photos to hang in their house to show you off! Having professional pictures is essential to being able to have high quality prints to give to those that mean the most to you.
Yearbook photos
Yes, you have to get a photo done to go in your yearbook! Buuuuut, that’s usually a standard, pretty boring photo on a plain backdrop. Most yearbooks have a fun section dedicated to seniors where families can fill a page with baby photos, senior photos, and basically any special photos! When you have professional senior pictures your yearbook spread will look more put together and you can show your photos off!! It’s really fun to go through everyone’s spread to look at everyone’s senior pictures when yearbooks are passed out!
Perfect for your graduation party
Photos are one of the main decorations at graduation parties! You can line your yard with pictures from kindergarten through senior year, you can have a slideshow of photos playing on a TV, you can spread wallet photos out on a table for people to take home, you can print out a large photo with a mat for people to sign as your grad party guest book…. the list goes on and on! You can also use your senior pictures for your graduation party invites! People love to receive graduation invitations and to put them on their fridge when there’s a gorgeous photo of the person that you’ve grown into on it! There’s SO many ways you can incorporate your senior pictures into your graduation party!
they mark a milestone
Getting senior photos done is a big celebration! They mark a huge milestone in your life, graduating high school!! You’ve gone through all of elementary school, middle school, and high school, so celebrate it! When you look back at photos in your life you look at baby photos, any old family photos, school photos, and you’ll definitely be looking back on your senior pictures when you’re older to remember who you were when you were a senior! If you don’t get senior photos done, you’ll regret it when you want to reminisce back on your high school days!
They’re fun!
Senior pictures are SUCH a fun experience!! You get to get all dolled up, put on cute outfits, go to beautiful locations, and just enjoy yourself! Your photographer should make the experience totally stress free for you by giving you resources to help choose outfits, locations, and they should pose you! So, you just get to show up and have a great time! Prom, graduation, senior pictures, they’re all things to look forward to during your senior year!