Have you heard of #seniorszn? Its the idea that most seniors take their senior pictures the May-September before their senior year begins. It might be hard to decide what month to schedule your senior pictures, so heres some things to consider for each month. 

June senior pictures dates always go fast. I think its because you have just gotten out of school, you feel refreshed and have so much more time on your hands. It makes the planning and executing your senior picture top notch! Not only is June great for your schedule, the backgrounds are more full and green with so many more buds on the trees. It adds a different level of beauty to your pictures! 

Ahh, the hottest summer months... Those hot, muggy Colorado days. BUT those days bring the most beautiful sunsets and summer colors! We always capture such beautiful, vibrant colors in the sky as your senior session goes on. We also tend to have more predicability with weather. We are less likely to have to reschedule your Senior VIP Experience because the days are more sunny and less afternoon storms! July and August are great months for availability too... no school means more fun, and more time to make your senior session a full day affair! 

As the Colorado weather starts to cool, we start to see the colors change. If you are looking for a more fall session, September is for you! We tend to start earlier in the evening to still give you the best lightening possible and then we scope out areas that will capture the beauty of you and the Colorado surroundings. If you are one of these gals, please book our September slots early! They fill quick, especially my Saturdays, because you are also competing with school and other commitments! September Senior VIP Experiences are gorgeous!!!

Most of the time, I don't book further than September. I have found that May-September are my busy months and that after that people trail off. Now, if you are interested in another time, please still contact me! I am always happy to make accommodations. One thing I want you to be aware of if we do go out of this time frame is your high school likely has a yearbook deadline. If having one of your senior pictures in the yearbook is important, make sure you know when the deadline is!! 

Colorado is great for senior pictures! Theres not a bad time of year- the lighting is great, the backdrops are unique, and we always get something special from each shoot! If you want more information about senior pictures, please contact me! 

Maybe you're thinking you don't want senior pictures. Maybe thats because you don't think your photogenic, maybe its because they are expensive, or maybe you just don't see the value in having them done. I hear that, but senior pictures are important! They are a celebration, a memory, a keepsake item. Senior pictures are SO important... I'm biased, I know but they truly are. Here are 3 reasons why you should have senior pictures taken! 

You have worked so hard for so long... school for 12 years, extracurricular actives for years, battling mental and physical hardships, and then the stress of answering the dreaded question "whats next?". You have done it all, its a big accomplishment to graduate high school. We don't say that lightly either, congratulations! 

With everything you have been through your high school years and prior deserves something special to celebrate this accomplishment! Senior pictures can be a part of that celebration. You deserve a day of being pampered and reminded of how beautiful you are. To remember everything you did to get to this point. Senior pictures truly are a celebration! Let us capture this accomplishment and celebrate the truly wonderful, beautiful person you are! 

Senior pictures are meant to capture the person you are in high school. That includes your personality, your style, your interests, your people. We want to capture who you authentically are as a senior in high school. We want you to bring things like your paintings or sports jersey, your dog, your best friend/parents. Anything that shows who you are. Then when you look back on these pictures, a flood of memories come back of your high school years. Senior pictures, the experience is a memory, but the photos after serve as life long memories.  

Once you get your senior pictures back, you get to decide what you want to do with them! Print them, download them, or both! Your pictures can serve as decorations in both your parents home and in your dorm room. Or they can be used as headshots for college applications or job interviews. Or for invitations for your graduation party, to share your future plans, and/or send off with your formal announcement. Senior pictures are for fun, but they also have practical purposes as well. Oh and I forgot to mention, I offer complimentary grad announcements ;)

Senior pictures are SO important. If you are interested in booking your senior pictures with us, click here! 

I know what you are thinking... its April and I dont graduate until May NEXT year, its too early for my senior pictures. I understand where you are coming from, but there are reasons to get your pics done early. Hear me out...  

Cliche quote, I know. May brings a different look to senior pictures. The light is different, softer. Its more green and theres more blossoms on the trees, plants. Just trust me on this one, okay?! 

Throughout May we see those sprouts really start to grow. The flower buds on the trees are beautiful and the trees look so full of color. Then you've got the grass, its so green and creates a beautiful contrast to your outfits. The fullness of the trees, fields, flowers adds depth to your pictures- hence that different kind of look! When the trees are this full too, it creates a softer light as it adds more natural shadows. This is one of my favorite parts of early senior picture shoots!

If this is calling your name... contact me now!! Still aren't sure, below's a couple examples of May pictures 

If you get your senior pictures done early, then you have all summer and the beginning of your senior year to enjoy those "senior things". I don't know about you, but I am a planner. When I was a senior I felt like I spent a month planning my senior pictures. Things like outfits, inspiration, and picking a location took me forever! If I didn't have that to worry about I could have been enjoying things like senior camps, senior sunrise, engaged more in homecoming week, and even just less stress would have been nice. I promise, if you get those pictures done early, you'll have more time in the long run! And you get to enjoy your final pictures even longer ;)

Senior year is special and deserves to be celebrated to its fullest. That includes the summer before your senior year. So, why not start off your senior year by getting those pictures done at the start? It can be a symbol of whats to come for the year ahead and it takes off some of the pressure of when, who, where are going to take them. We can capture that person who is free from the school stress, the life stress... who is genuinely happy to finally be a senior! May senior pictures can set the tone for whats to come for your senior year. 

If you are interested in booking a May session, click here so we can get you scheduled!! 

Ahh this senior session was special... it was full of the unpredictable. I am so thankful that Julia was my senior for what kept happening! She is so easy going and understanding. Do you remember last summer we had those two weeks of rain and bad storms? It forced us to reschedule her senior session twice. It sucked, but we just went with it and ran. It gave us more time to make her session even more unique to her and we really captured who she was!

One of my favorite things about Julia is how sassy and fierce she is. She shows off that sass, while also sharing the sweet side. I love how we captured the sass with the soft smiles and the sweet side with the big smiles! Truly shows all sides of Julia- the main goal of senior pictures! 

My favorite outfit Julia wore was this white dress... it was a perfect contrast to the red rocks and vibrant green landscape to make her stand out. So simple, but such a fashion statement! Then not to mention her blue eyes, they just steal the show. Absolutely beautiful and I love all her final pictures! 

Thank you Julia for choosing me for your senior pictures and being flexible! Keep sharing all sides of your personality and I can't wait to see what you do next. Congrats, class of 2022 graduate!