30 senior picture ideas (that show who you actually are)

The best senior pictures show who you are at 17 or 18: your style, your hobby, your town and your friends. Pick two or three locations that mean something, two outfits, and one thing you love (a guitar, a ball, a car, a dog). Shoot in golden hour and you have a set that you will actually want to look back on.

Classic locations

1. A golden field at sunset. Backlit hair, long grass.

2. Downtown brick walls and murals.

3. A wooden fence or barn.

4. A tunnel of trees. A tree-lined road or path that leads to you.

5. A lake or dock.

6. A park bridge.

7. Your school. The front steps or the hallway.

Your interests

8. Sport: in your jersey, on your field or court.

9. Music: with your instrument.

10. Art: with paint on your hands.

11. Theatre: on stage, under a spotlight.

12. Your car or truck.

13. Your pet.

14. Books: in a library or bookshop.

Seasons

15. Fall: leaves, sweaters, warm light.

16. Winter: snow and a red coat.

17. Spring: blossoms.

18. Summer: beach and sunsets.

Creative

19. Your graduation year in balloons or lights.

20. Then and now with a kindergarten photo.

21. Shadow and light through blinds or leaves.

22. Reflection in a puddle or window.

23. Small figure, big place. The Travel Shot guide frames it.

Poses

24. Leaning on a wall, one foot up.

25. Sitting on steps, elbows on knees.

26. Walking towards the camera.

27. Over the shoulder.

28. Hands in hair.

29. Laughing, looking away.

30. Close-up at 3x with the background melted.

Specific guides: senior picture ideas for guys and senior picture poses for girls.

Outfits

• Two or three outfits: one casual, one dressy, one that is "you" (jersey, band T-shirt, favourite jacket).
• Solid colours and textures photograph better than logos.
• Shoes matter in full-body shots.

How to take senior pictures yourself

• A friend and an iPhone are enough. Go at golden hour.
• 2x for portraits, 1x for wide shots.
• Camera at chest height.
• Take lots, and change poses every few frames.
• Keep a consistent look across the set; slay lets you pick one film stock and shoot the whole set with it.

Frame your senior year

slay overlays portrait guides on your live iPhone camera and locks when you are framed, so a friend can shoot like a pro.

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