A guide to dressing like yourself, bringing what you love, and actually enjoying the hour.

Your senior session isn't about standing still and smiling on command. It's about spending an hour doing things you actually like — in a field, at your favorite spot, with your truck, your cleats, your guitar, a book — while I follow along and catch what's real. The awkward, staged, chin-down-eyes-up stuff isn't the goal here. Being yourself is.

What to Expect


We'll spend about an hour together, with two outfit changes built in. That's enough time to move through a couple of different looks and locations without ever feeling rushed. If you've got a specific place that matters to you — a field, a court, a garage, a trailhead — tell me ahead of time and we'll build around it.

Woman with curly hair reading a book while sitting cross-legged in a sunlit grassy field during golden hour.

Outfits: Dress Like You, Not Like a Trend

This is the piece I want to emphasize most. Your outfits should feel like you — not whatever's trending on Pinterest this month. Comfort matters as much as style, because if you're tugging at something itchy or self-conscious in a pair of shoes you never wear, it shows.


A few starting points:

  • If you're more flannel-and-boots than dress-and-heels, lead with that.
  • Love a good hoodie and jeans? That can absolutely be one of your two looks.
  • If you want one look a little more elevated — a nice button-down, a dress — pair it with something you'd genuinely choose, not just what looks good in a catalog.
  • Texture and layers photograph better than anything flat or stiff. Denim, knits, canvas jackets — real fabric, real you.


Two outfits is plenty. One that's more "you on a normal day," one that's a little more intentional — that contrast alone tells a good story.

Pregnant woman in white dress sitting in a mountain meadow surrounded by evergreen trees and overcast skies.
Young man in black KBEC t-shirt leaning on red truck tailgate outdoors in wooded area.
A smiling young woman in a brown apron dress stands in a park, laughing in the rain with wet hair.
Silhouette of a woman holding a camera against a twilight sky with mountains and lake in the background.

Bring What You Love.

Bring What You Love.

This is where your session actually comes alive. Bring your guitar. Your letterman jacket. Your truck, your cleats, your fishing rod, your dog. If you play a sport, wear the jersey. If you restore cars, let's shoot near the garage. These aren't props — they're what makes the photos feel like you specifically, not just "a senior photo."


Bringing something to hold, use, or interact with also takes the pressure off. Instead of standing there wondering what to do with your hands or feeling like you have to smile on command, you're just doing the thing you'd normally be doing. That's usually when the best photos happen — you stop performing and start existing.

Camera Shy?

If the Idea of "Just You"

Feels Awkward

Black and white photo of a person standing in a forest with sunlight streaming through trees behind them.

That's OK!

A lot of seniors feel weird being the only one in front of the camera — that's completely normal. The activities and items you bring do most of the work here. Once you're focused on casting a line, tuning a guitar, or walking your dog, the self-consciousness fades fast. I'm not going to ask you to just stand there and smile — we'll be moving, doing, existing in the space instead.

A Note For The Parents


You're welcome to come along — I know this is a big milestone for you too. The best thing you can do is give your senior a little room to relax in front of the camera. Hang back, let them settle in, and you'll actually get better, more natural photos out of it. I'll pull you in for a few together if you'd like, but the session is built around your senior having space to just be themselves.