10 Reasons to get your Senior Portraits done in the Fall - Southern Utah Senior Photographer

Hey Guys!!
I'm busy getting ready for baby girl to come and I thought I would just drop a quick little note to you!

After I have my baby, I'm ready to jump back into photography full force and I have such great ideas and goals!!

So today we're talking about why you should get your Senior photos done in the Fall. I want to encourage my clients…and potential clients…to book their High School Senior Portraits either the summer before or the fall of their Senior year (Summertime won't work for me this year, but next year for sure!).    For some reason, most people have a hard time grasping that concept… so I've decided to put together a list of reasons WHY!!

8. The weather is perfect!

I know what you are thinking, "It can still be hot in August and September!" BUT, with the timing of perfect lighting, we are shooting when the temperature is just right. Not too hot, and not chilly either! And the angles of the sun are much more pleasing!

7. Colors

In the fall, you can have gorgeous greens, and luscious yellows, reds, and oranges. If you wait until the spring, colors are just barely peeking out and everything still looks kind of dead from Winter. That's one of the main reasons I love shooting in the fall!

6. Spring weather

It can be so unpredictable!! I know this past spring I had to reschedule quite a few sessions because it was raining. Also, it seems to be so much more windy in the Spring. (Just my opinion! haha even though it seems like it's ALWAYS windy!)

5. Students don't change THAT much between Fall and Spring....especially at this age. Yes, hairstyle may be a little different, clothes preferences may change, but for the most part...the students still look like themselves!

4. The student will have a tan!! I know it may seem like a little detail, but just a little "sun kissed skin" will have you feel a little more confident. I commonly get asked, "can you make me a little more tan?" LOL 

3. Most people don't think about doing senior portraits until Spring, so photographers get booked full pretty quickly! If you're set on getting a certain photographer you love, you could run the risk of not being able to get a session with them. And you wouldn't want that.

2. If you get your senior portraits in the Fall, you'll have beautiful, professional photos of yourself to use and show off all year long! Applications, auditions... Facebook... You know. If you're going to get them done anyway, why wait all those months? I have had clients tell me they were so glad they did their senior session early because they had no idea they would need the images so often throughout their senior year.

1. And drumroll....... You will be crazy busy in the Spring! April and May are busy months for Seniors and you will want to get those graduation announcements out in time! And you will want to be able to just enjoy the last month of your Senior year and have all of the pictures and announcements taken care of!

Class of 2015 Senior Contest!! *CLOSED*

You guys! I'm so excited about this!
This is something that I'm starting this year and hopefully will continue to do through out the years!
So this is how it's going to go:
All I need you to do is to vote on which Senior session if your favorite! You can come back and vote everyday, but the final votes will be tallied at midnight on Saturday!
So for you Seniors, make sure you share with all your friends and family and have them all vote!!

Be prepared for an overload of awesome-ness!! All of these kids are so great!!



There will be 4 prizes. First place will get first choice, Second place will get second choice, etc.
1. Framed 11X14 portrait (value of $225)
2. 11X14 Canvas Print (value of $110)
3. A $50 prepaid visa card
4. $25 in cash

You can vote ONCE PER DAY!!
Contest Ends SUNDAY MAY 3rd at MIDNIGHT!!
Winners announced Monday May 4th!!!

Thank you to everyone who voted!!
The winners are:
1st Place: Kelli 
2nd Place: Brooke
3rd Place: Lindsay
4th Place: Shaylee
I will be texting/emailing you or feel free to text me! (435)703-5607
Congrats gals!!!


Brooke - See the rest of her session here

Lindsay - See the rest of her session here

Madison - See the rest of her session here

Trista - see the rest of here session here

Alex - See the rest of his session here

Shelby - See the rest of her session here

Caitlyn - See the rest of her session here

Shaylee - See the rest of her session here

Ashlynn - See the rest of her session here

Savannah - See the rest of her session here

Jayden - See the rest of his session here

Kelli - See the rest of her session here

Jefferson - See the rest of his session here

Spencer - See the rest of his session here

Jacob - See the rest of his session here

Kristen - See the rest of her session here

 Sydney - See the rest of her session here

Vote for your favorite Senior Session!

Brooke

Lindsay

Madison

Trista

Alex

Shelby

Caitlyn

Shaylee

Ashlynn

Savannah

Jayden

Kelli

Jefferson

Spencer

Jacob

Kristen

Sydney

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Kristen - Class of 2015 - Southern Utah Senior Photographer

It seemed like the wind was against me the past couple of weeks! Almost EVERY day it was so darn windy that we almost cancelled! But Kristen is super busy and we just trudged on and said that if the pictures didn't turn out the way we wanted, then we'd reschedule. I'm so glad that we braved the wind and got all of these beautiful pictures! The wind ended up dying down a little bit towards the end!
One thing that I love about Kristen is that she is confident in who she is! And to top that off, she is just naturally beautiful! She was totally real at her session, we had a good time laughing and getting to know each other. I can definitely see myself being her friend if we were in high school at the same time!!
Thanks for the great session Kristen!!
(ps. I LOVE the location that we went to! It's this super cute place called Ali's Organics and the lady there sells vegetables and all kinds of things that are totally organic!! And it's just freaking beautiful!!)

Jacob - Class of 2015 - Southern Utah Senior Photographer

I am SO happy that it worked out that I could take pictures of Jacob! He and his mom were so patient with me as I was working around family things and trying to get our schedules aligned!!
I can't believe that he is old enough to graduate! I've know Jacob since he was in the 6th grade, and he took piano lessons from my mom! Ah!! They just grow up so fast!! (And it kinda makes me feel old!!haha)

Ashlynn - Class of 2015 - Southern Utah Senior Photographer

Ya know, I hadn't met Ashlynn personally before our Session but I am SO GLAD that we connected! She seems like my kinda gal!! She confessed to being a tomboy and had never really posed for pictures before........she did AMAZING!!! She took direction so well, and was just a natural in front of the camera!
She is going to do amazing things! She worked with the DNR this past summer and loves everything outdoors! She even shot a HUGE buck this past hunting season! (My husband thought she was the coolest ever and that my brother should marry her!! haha!)
I am so glad that I got to meet Ashlynn! She is a beautiful person inside and out!!!

Spencer - Class of 2015 - Southern Utah Senior Photographer

This kid is going to go places. He is so nice and just really down to earth.
He actually was the team mascot for his high school this year and I was REALLY bummed that we didn't get a photo at least with him with the mascot costume. It would have been awesome! I actually didn't know he was the school mascot this year. Even though countless times my boys would give him "high 5s".
Spencer is getting his mission call ANY DAY! It is such a privilege to be a part of this time in a young man's life. I'm so excited that Spencer got to come hang out with me and take pictures. :)

Savannah - Class of 2015 - Southern Utah Senior Photogapher

Savannah was GREAT to work with! I love it when Seniors come with their own ideas and I can help them actually make it happen!
Savannah came with this great idea to incorporate some golf balls into her shoot because she did golf this year. She had some that even had the year on it, and believe it or not, it's kinda hard to hold 4 golf balls right in a row. But we got it done and I love how it turned out!
I had such a great time photographing Savannah and I'm glad she and I were able to connect and make this happen!