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<\/p>\nThe biggest mistake you can make with your senior photos is not taking them at all. There are several reasons I can imagine why someone would decide to not take their senior pictures.<\/p>\n
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You may feel that you aren\u2019t pretty enough, you don\u2019t photograph well or that you just aren\u2019t worthy of the experience of senior pictures. You could be waiting for your skin to clear up, to grow your hair a little longer, or lose 10lbs.<\/p>\n
Maybe the budget is your issue, your parents gave you a max $$ or you have to pay for them yourself. You could have messaged a few photographers and didn\u2019t hear back or got sticker shock when you saw the triple digit price.<\/p>\n
Maybe you\u2019ve decided that you want a pretty picture but you\u2019ve settled with your uncle’s cousins next door neighbor cause anyone with a \u201cfancy\u201d camera can take a good portrait right? And your uncle’s cousins next door neighbor is an aspiring photographer so I\u2019m sure it will be fine.<\/p>\n
Or maybe it hasn\u2019t even crossed your mind yet and you just realized that the yearbook photo is due this Fall. (Most high schools in SW Portland have a yearbook image due date in October & November)<\/em> You could have thought you had all year to get your senior pictures taken because you are a senior all year. Whoops!<\/p>\n If any of these thoughts have crossed your mind I hope you will let this next sentence sink in.<\/p>\n You Are Worth It!<\/strong><\/p>\n Say it with me (didn\u2019t know I was a therapist did ya! ha!)<\/em> You are worth it. You are worth all of it! You are worth the effort, you are worth the expense, you are worth the experience. You are worth it. You are worth it. All of it.<\/p>\n You are pretty enough, you will photograph beautifully, your skin can be corrected with a couple clicks in photoshop, you don\u2019t need to lose 10lbs if you have a photographer that shows you how to pose. Senior pictures can be expensive but think about how long you\u2019ll have these photos. These aren\u2019t snapshots taken with your cell phone. These are professional portraits designed to bring out your personality.<\/p>\n If you just started searching, there are hundreds of photographers in the Portland metro area so keep looking. Photographers rarely show their pricing on the website so when you find one that you like their style, don’t be afraid to ask them for info on the investment. A working photographer should at least have a pdf of their services if not a full blown magazine guide. Get my magazine for the Class of 2018 here. Search hashtags on instagram like #beavertonseniorphotographer and #sherwoodseniorphotographer to find photographers working in your area.<\/p>\n And don\u2019t settle for your uncle\u2019s cousins next door neighbor that has no idea how to compose a picture let alone show you how to pose to get a variety of images. A cheap price in photography usually equals very little experience in photography. You can ask for a payment plan, ask to earn credit by assisting the photographer or search for deals with professional photographers you follow. You can find a way.<\/p>\nHow to avoid this mistake<\/h3>\n
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