2026 graduating senior, Ellie, had a vision for her senior photos right from the get-go. She wanted to do them in the RINO District of Denver with a distinctly rough around the edges urban feel. Not only that, she wanted a vintage 90s’ aesthetic to come through loud and clear in all of the photos. I think they turned out great, but lmk what you think!
I love photographing senior pictures for graduating teens and have had the opportunity to shoot a bunch of them recently in my hometown of Boulder, Colorado. Boulder has a lot to offer in the way of landscapes and backdrops for senior pictures due to the city and county’s well-managed and beautiful open spaces, hiking trails, and other points of interest. Chautauqua Park at the base of the Flatiron mountains as well as CU Campus, the Boulder Reservoir, and Coot Lake are all beautiful areas that provide amazing, naturally scenic backdrops for senior pictures (the images below were captured at one or more of these locations). And if you’re wanting to mix in some urban environs, the Hill and Pearl Street are great places for photos and super close to Chautauqua, NCAR, and the Boulder Res.
Attention Fairview & Boulder High seniors! Do you still need a photographer to take your senior pictures? Let’s connect!
Seniors who contact me want something far different from the “smile against a tree” senior portrait. Hanna, who thinks outside the box is a fashion wiz–and I adored this about her and her sweet personality. Absolute darling!
Gorgeous, sweet as pie, smart and fun—some girls just have it all! Taylor is all that and a “bag of chips”. And I loved that she wanted senior portraits that weren’t “Senior Portraits”.
It’s been a long time since I’ve blogged a senior portrait. And I can’t believe I’m even saying this, but I’ve actually really enjoyed them this season. I’m only being contacted by seniors who want something outside the box and they have all been gracious enough to let me play. I love working with different personalities. And Anuhya–beautiful, slightly edgy but shy, is also into photography and her style was perfect for an anti-cliche senior picture, fashion shoot in downtown Denver.
Man, oh man! Isn’t she a knock out?! Lydia is from Minneapolis and came all the way to me to have her senior portraits taken… well, not really all the way just to see me. But she did choose to have me photograph her while she was out visiting, and that, I am honored by! Lydia is a true beauty–and such a sweet girl!! Some girls have it all. Sigh.
Thanks, Lydia! I hope through these pictures, you can take a piece of Denver back home with you to Minneapolis…
I only wish that I was as cool as Nicole is back when I was in high school. Her originality and eye for the arts transcends mosts 18 year olds… and did I mention that she is the biggest sweetheart ever? Stellar girl! We met up a month or so before her shoot to look at a bunch of vintage fashion magazines and books of portraits and Nicole decided that she wanted to do her senior photos kind of vintage and Audrey Hepburn. She really didn’t want to do “tree” photos! It was really refreshing and fun to work with this idea in mind…. we spent the afternoon in Potter highlands—my hood!
I don’t advertise myself as a “senior portrait” photographer—-it’s just not my thing. I don’t really care for straightening necklaces and making sure that my subject is perfectly poised in front of some flowers or hugging a tree. But every now and then, I’ll get an inquiry for someone who thinks outside the box and wants me to do their senior portrait–knowing full well that I may break all the “guidelines for the yearbook”. If all seniors were like Alec, I’d be making half my living doing this—he was so great to work with–a little shy at first, but working it like a champ by the end of the shoot. I told him he should do some modeling…
I had to throw in a photo of Alec and his sister—I loved that they didn’t take the shot too seriously… It fit both of their personalities
This is my favorite shot from the day.
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