You re ready to graduate from high school or college with a diploma and cap in hand. Words can hardly do justice for this milestone as you ve completed years of hard work to reach this point. In the future you ll have your education to thank for the bridges you ve crossed, but how will you remember your past? Graduation portraits are a way for you to celebrate your hard earned success with your family and close friends. Not only will they be a testament to your past, but they ll help you remember who you once were.
Of course, there s a lot going on during your last semester. That s why it s important to plan professional grad portraits well in advance of your final commencement ceremony. Doing this will also give you a good idea of how much you can expect to spend and what you’ll get in return. The advent of digital, personalized photography allows you to accent your pictures with a personal touch. Seeking a professional photographer is a great alternative to getting the usual shots done at school. The problem with traditional school sessions is their tendency to produce impersonal frames with lacklustre lighting. This option is notorious for limiting your range of expression because of the massive and impatient student lineup trailing behind you. When you seek a professional on your own time, you gain the ability to choose personalized photos instead of having depersonalized pictures chosen for you.
Instead of feeling constrained to cap and gown photos, with a personal grad portrait session you re also free to wear clothes of your choice to show your personality something soon to take you out into the ‘real world.’ Graduation portraits aren t like the usual photos you took in grade school because they represent your step into adulthood. Consult with a professional photographer. Explain what you are looking for in your grad photos. Portraying your interests, like soccer or guitar, is another great way to further express yourself in your personalized graduation portraits.
It s no doubt you might feel a little nervous on the day of your photo shoot. Make sure you re well rested and prepared so you are ready to reveal your true essence. Meeting with your photographer and planning your photo session in advance will ease a lot of pressure and will help you prepare. You will know which outfits and other items to take along with you. Perhaps something more dressy as well as something casual so you have some variety.
Take direction from the photographer because he or she will lead you through the photo shoot. You ll get to try a variety of different poses and props. Be prepared to stand or even sit on the ground both looking at the camera and away from it. Don t feel like you need to smile big all the time since it s important for you to feel natural. However, don t be afraid to get a little silly either! Loosen up and have fun. You don t want to look like everyone else. You are uniquely you and a professional photographer will be able to capture this. That s what professional graduation portraits are all about! Portraying the real you.
Author Resource:
Weston Yale is an award-winning photographerwho runs his own Photography business, called Photoart, in Vancouver, Canada. Yale specializes in all types of photographic styles, including boudoir, family, newborn, graduation and prenatal portraits.
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