Photographing Teenagers

I happen to LOVE it!  I love working with graduating seniors, teenagers and pre-teens because you get to witness a young person on the verge of becoming more fully realized, more confident and sure of themselves, on the verge of, well, everything!  Often this young person "blossoms" (for lack of a better word) during the photo session.  They often start out feeling awkward, maybe even a little embarrassed, and by the end, they look pretty pumped up, happy and confident!  It's the one time that I will actually show a client their images on my camera as the photo session goes along, and that's because the more they see what I see, the better.  I see a beautiful young person, and I like to think that through the portraits I capture, they see one too.

I also encourage parents not to stop the annual photo sessions once their children reach school age.  If you do, you are missing out on capturing every wonderful age!  The quick school portrait isn't enough.  It may be well-lit, and maybe your child's hair was in place for once, but few capture a child's personality, spirit or essence.

Here are a few favorites from recent senior, teen and pre-teen photo sessions.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.