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On 35mm & Digital: Fall Golden Hour Senior Portraits at Medfield State Hospital w/ Sara

I always look forward to working with seniors who book my Ultimate Experience package! Sara was one of them 🌟

We had 2 hours to shoot together at Medfield State Hospital on this early October afternoon. That time range — especially close to sunset — allows for a variety of light conditions! I was able to create a mix of portraits ranging from direct sun, soft backlit, to the super dramatic orange light known as “golden hour.”

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On 35mm & Digital: Cinematic Senior Portraits at Nantasket Beach (Part 1)

This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite sets of senior portraits I’ve ever delivered 🩵 — so much so that I’m splitting up my posts into two parts. Here’s part 1! 

I hadn’t done many beach shoots until this year, but I really enjoyed trying something new! I always say that some of my favorite locations are the ones I’d never been to before, and that’s because they motivate me to rely less on muscle memory and more on perception. The fact that Laurianny added film to her shoot and was looking for a more cinematic look in general also made this experience a memorable one :) 

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How I Break The Mold of Traditional Senior Portrait Photography

With every new season of high school senior portraits, I ask myself what I can do to approach things differently. The last thing I want is to find myself applying the same formula to every single shoot. I want to show up for each person who trusts my vision, and meet them halfway: somewhere between my creative impulses and their unapologetic personality. Lately, that means seeking out backdrops, poses, and compositions that I haven’t tried before, which has been very rewarding!

When Jane reached out to me last spring, she was looking for something natural yet colorful. And while I’m not against working under cloudy skies, I am so happy we got such beautiful sunlight! ☀️

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Late Morning Senior Portraits at Nantasket Beach (Hull, MA) w/ Mollie

My first proper beach senior session! This shoot was pretty atypical for me for a couple reasons:

  1. I’d never done senior portraits by the ocean before! Because most of the locations I shoot at are in the Metrowest and Greater Boston areas, I haven’t receive much interest in beach shoots until now.

  2. We met around 11:00am, which can be challenging at a location like this one that has little to no shade. But we made it work!

I hope to do more shoots here in the future :)

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