Spring 2024 High School Senior Portrait Photo Sessions

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Spring 2024 High School Senior Portrait Photo Sessions

As the 2024 spring season unfolds, it brings with it a sense of anticipation and excitement for high school seniors and college graduates alike. It is a time when they bid farewell to one chapter of their lives and embark on a new journey. One beautiful way to commemorate this milestone is through high school senior portrait photo sessions. Val Westover Photography understands the significance of these moments and strives to capture the essence of each individual, creating timeless memories that will be cherished for years to come.

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High School Senior Photography: Capturing the Memories of a Lifetime

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High School Senior Photography: Capturing the Memories of a Lifetime

High school graduation is a significant milestone in a person's life, marking the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. As such, it is a time that is worth commemorating and remembering forever. High school senior photography is an excellent way to capture the memories of this special time in a young person's life

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3 year old comes back 15 years later, same location, same photographer, for his high school senior photo shoot

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3 year old comes back 15 years later, same location, same photographer, for his high school senior photo shoot

3 year old comes back 15 years later, same location,
same photographer, for his high school senior photo shoot

It was about 15 years ago that I had the opportunity to photograph Matt for the first time. Even though I have photographed his family multiple times over the years, his high school senior photo session was pretty special to me. Don’t be fooled by the before and after photo, happy, go-lucky, polite and positive, Matt has not changed one single bit.

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It's High School Senior Photo Time Orange County, CA

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It's High School Senior Photo Time Orange County, CA

It's High School Senior Photo Time Reno, NV! Are you a country girl, or a city girl? Your high school senior photos should reflect who you are and what you are passionate about. Reno, NV is so diverse and has so many different locations/looks to choose from. Sydney is our high school senior in the spotlight. Since her passion is horses and hounds, it was easy to find the perfect locations and live props for the ultimate high school senior photo session.

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Tesoro High School Senior Photos Of Scholar of Scholars

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Tesoro High School Senior Photos Of Scholar of Scholars

When I first met Bridget, she was about three years old. We had just moved into a new home in Ladera Ranch and our street was filled with the cutest little kids. It was pretty amazing years later to be able to capture her high school senior photos.

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Christopher's high school senior pictures at his home

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Christopher's high school senior pictures at his home

Over the years, the Tokarse family has used just about every one of our outdoor locations for their family portraits. When it came time to chose a location for Christopher’s high school senior pictures, Lisa Tokarse thought that her home might make a great backdrop for Christopher’s senior photo session.

Well, she was right. With the beautiful landscape, I was able to give Christopher many different looks, including looking like he was in a forest, capturing him with the American flag, using his truck as a prop and using their swimming pool for some of his photos.

This photo session meant a lot to me because I have watched Christopher grow up

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Victoria's Spectacular High School Senior Pictures at the Beach

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Victoria's Spectacular High School Senior Pictures at the Beach

I met Victoria and her mother at the pier in San Clemente, CA. After spending some time looking over Victoria’s outfits that she brought, we decided to start her high school senior photo session with her black leather jacket. This was a perfect way to start because of the contrast between her light hair and the dark jacket. For an interesting background affect, we did a good amount of her senior pictures under the pier.

Victoria then switch into her college sweat shirt and we were able to get the shot before getting pummeled by the waves.

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2020 High School Senior Pictures Ideas and Tips

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2020 High School Senior Pictures Ideas and Tips

For the best 2019 high school senior portrait experience ever, read through these ideas and tips and use them as a guide in preparing for your perfect senior photo session.

How can I find the best high school senior photographers near me?

Searching for the best of anything can seem overwhelming. To make it easier, be as specific as possible about what you are looking for, as well as including your location. For example use search terms such as, high school senior photographers Mission Viejo, CA.
When looking for the best high school senior photographers near you, there are three things to consider. Experience, quality and style.

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My Approach To High School Senior Lifestyle Pictures

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My Approach To High School Senior Lifestyle Pictures

My main approach to high school senior lifestyle portrait photography is keeping it as natural as possible, with location, lighting, posing and expressions as the key elements.
I describe lifestyle photography as capturing real-life moments. To accomplish this, I keep my high school senior models out of the studio and in natural environments of their choice, such as parks, the beach, historic locations, where they work, or at their home, just to name a few. To keep it as real-life as possible, I capture my models with available natural light, which is much more convincing to being real-life looking than studio lighting.

By having fun, it then becomes easy in coaching my models to keep their posing and expressions as natural and real as possible.

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High School Senior photos - Girl, Horse and Puppies

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High School Senior photos - Girl, Horse and Puppies

Our approach to every high school senior photo session is to personalize it with props and locations that celebrate just who you are. Stephanie and I have known Sydney for over 10 years and we were so excited to do her high school senior photos. To personalize her photo session, Sydney wanted to be photographed at the stables that she visits every weekend and of course, her props were her horse and brand new puppies. As you can see in the photos below, she had quite the variety of looks to celebrate her true personality.

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100 Best High School Senior Photography Images Of Girls

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100 Best High School Senior Photography Images Of Girls

Here are the best 100 images from high school senior girls to help you decide on the look that you would like to convey for yourself. Take a close at these images to get ideas on hair, makeup, clothing, posing, and location, so that we can customize your perfect photo session.
My high school senior photography photo sessions are designed to capture images of who you are in this awesome stage of your life.
Check out the 100 examples below of senior girls and let us customize the perfect high school senior photo session for you.

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120 Best High School Senior Photography Images Of Girls and Boys

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120 Best High School Senior Photography Images Of Girls and Boys

Here are the best 120 images from 30 of my high school senior clients, girls and boys, to help you decide on the look that you would like to convey for yourself.
My high school senior photography photo sessions are designed to capture images of who you are in this awesome stage of your life.
Check out the 120 examples below of boys and girls and let us customize the perfect high school senior photo session for you.

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Outdoor high school senior pictures ideas

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Outdoor high school senior pictures ideas

Your high school senior year is memorable; it is the last step before adulthood and before leaving home to go to college. What better way to immortalize your senior year than through photography? If you want to take a senior year photo you definitely need to capture the excitement and the fun of your senior year. There are many things that you should keep in mind when planning a senior year photo session. To begin with, there is no need to limit your background to a studio or inside a home. Taking pictures outside can be a great way to take advantage of the natural lighting and the beautiful surroundings.

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High School Senior Photography Triplets Laguna Beach, California

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High School Senior Photography Triplets Laguna Beach, California

Having photographed these triplets since they were very young, it was an awesome opportunity to photograph their Laguna Beach, California high school senior session. These triplets are very special to me and we had so much fun on this beautiful overcast night.

These triplets flew in from Florida to have their high school senior photos done in Laguna Beach. Because of the distance, I don't get to see them that often, which made this photo session even more special.

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5 Easy Steps for A Successful High School Senior Photo Session for Guys

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5 Easy Steps for A Successful High School Senior Photo Session for Guys

Do you remember the old days when everyone rocked up with the same old tired black and white outfits for the sombre pictures of senior photos?
Now you get a real chance to show your personality in photos that your parents are sure to treasure for a lifetime. So guys, what do you need to know to get through your Senior photo session?
 

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High School Senior Pictures - Tips For Success

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High School Senior Pictures - Tips For Success

By Ryan Westover

Let me start by saying that Senior portraits are very important to my mom. As a guy, there are plenty of other things that I would much rather be doing like hanging out with friends or my girl friend, skateboarding, listening to music... So, here are some of the things that helped me have a successful photo shoot.

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