Seton Catholic Prep Senior Portraits

High School Senior Pictures

Meet Caleigh, a Class of 2023 graduate from Seton Catholic Prep in Chandler, Arizona. Caleigh came to me through a referral by her cousins, the Thompson Triplets. I was SO excited to shoot with her after such a great experience with her relatives, and she had a lot of great ideas for her senior pictures!

Volleyball

Caleigh is a passionate volleyball player! She wanted to capture this in her photos and told me she’d like to take pictures with her uniform. We played around with a volleyball while shooting, experimenting by having her hold it out toward the camera lens, and even took a cool shot of her bumping the ball! What you can’t see is Mom, just off camera, tossing the ball and trying to get it in the right position, and the many attempts it took to get just the right shot!

Because she was familiar with her cousin Tally’s senior portraits in Phoenix, she came to me with lots of ideas in mind about what she wanted out of the session, like what backgrounds and visuals she wanted for the photos. It was fabulous! We really worked to capture her interests and style and I had so much fun working with her many outfits, different poses, and endless expressions.

Personality Over Perfection

I believe it’s not always about the “perfect” smile, but capturing the true emotions of every teen. I mean, sure, the 2nd image is gorgeous…but images like the first one are always an unplanned favorite. It shows Caleigh’s playful side as well as the beautiful person she is, inside and out.

While she maybe wasn’t expecting it, I was on top of my game and made to capture the silliness in amongst her gorgeous smile.

Seton Catholic Prep Graduation Photos

And of course to mark the occasion, she took some photos in her cap and gown, featuring one very special senior picture with Mom! (Don’t stress over this..I promise you’ll look amazing!) Robyn was nervous, just like every other mom, but just look at them! Aren’t they gorgeous?!?!

Cap and Gown Photos

White Dress for the Win

Looking at the pictures, you’d never know how nervous she was. She texted me multiple times in the weeks leading up to her session, enthusiastic and eager to get everything right! I absolutely LOVED that Caleigh was so prepared. She really wanted something unique, which was an easy goal because she just had such a distinctive personality! Caleigh was open to experimenting with many outfits, poses, and expressions after just a few prompts.

And since she’d mentioned her love of water and the color white, we were sure to take a beautiful photo near a lake in this white dress, which is a new addition to the Style Closet.

The Platinum Session

Caleigh chose a Platinum senior portrait session, which meant we had 2-3 hours to experiment with backgrounds and outfits, giving us a lot of variety! Her family decided to stay in the Eastmark area, which was great because it has such a great number of location options.

Let Me Help You With That

As is often the case with my seniors, they are super busy with lots of activities, and their parents are very involved but also busy with work. You know, typical life when you have teenagers!

I’ve designed my business around families just like yours! Is this you?

• You get overwhelmed with too many choices
• You’re not really sure what you want
• You want special time celebrating your soon-to-be grad
• You want to be sure the final images will be amazing
• You’re more concerned about quality over quantity (25 really amazing images vs 100+ and you only love 3-4)

This is a big reason why families choose Magical Memories by Michelle for senior portraits. Once your images are fully retouched, you’ll return for your Image Premiere and Ordering Session. You’ll get to see a senior video showing off every image from your session, and probably shed a few tears. Then we’ll sort through each image to select your favorites. Don’t stress about “choosing” though, we’re just getting some ideas…and you’ll see that you’ll have many favorites, not just 3-4. Then watch the magic as we transform your gorgeous images into designer artwork for your home!

While her family originally wanted to do a smaller collection of photos, they just had so many favorite images to choose from! Both Mom and Dad fell in love with the Heirloom Album, so instead they selected the Luxe Collection, which also happens to be the most popular! The great thing about this process is that you don’t have to choose until after the photo shoot, during your image premiere and ordering session and once you have a feel for how the pictures have turned out and how many of them you love and want to print (all of them, please!).

I know you hear it a lot, but I love this family! They were all so excited and super charming. And Dad was so thrilled he insisted that I be available to photograph Caleigh’s little sister when she graduates – in 7 years! You bet I will, it’s a date!

Ready to get started? Whether you’re just starting your search for a professional senior portrait photographer, or your a returning client, you’ll want to review the latest information about scheduling your senior pictures! Now booking Class of 2024, can you believe it?!?!

Make sure you browse the galleries to get some amazing ideas for your senior portrait session too!