Graduation portraits are some of my very favorite photo shoots. And with good reason! Capturing genuine human emotions is such a fun part of this job, and graduates are always so full of pride, hope, and joy. Over the last year, the Class of 2025 was no exception! These amazing young adults are ready to take on the world, and I’m so excited that I got to capture this chapter of their stories. As we all look forward to whatever the future holds, let’s take a look back and celebrate!

Graduation Portraits Your Way

The best thing about graduation portraits with me? You can make the experience as unique as your story! Take individual portraits, book a shoot with a group of your friends or roommates, or make a whole day of it with your whole tribe. The common thread? No matter what vision you have for your graduation portraits, we’ll work together to make it something you love. Read all about my grad session details here!

Graduation Portraits In Your Neck of the Woods

Even though I’m technically a Colorado photographer, I love to travel around the country… especially for graduation portraits! To my alma mater (Go Red Birds!) and beyond, I hit the road every spring to celebrate the graduates of several universities that I’ve come to know and love over the years. Interested in a session? Reach out and subscribe to my newsletter to be in-the-know for all my upcoming travel dates and locations.

Make the Most of Your Senior Year

Portraits go a lot farther than they used to. In addition to the traditional cap and gown shots your parents and grandparents will love to receive as gifts, your images can live forever online, be used for graduation gift thank you notes, resumes… even framed side-by-side with your future spouse as personalized wedding decor some day. All this to say? Investing in these photos is definitely worth the commitment. Check out some more of my ideas on how to use senior portraits here, and get ready to graduate in style!

Refer A Friend = Make Some Cash!

Did someone say cash? If you tell a friend about my services and they book, you’ll get $50 cash via PayPal or Venmo. You read that right! Refer five friends and all of them book? That’s $250 in your pocket. So if you love your graduation portraits, be sure to share your images, tag @sarnoldphoto, and tell your friends and fellow grads. Let’s remember these moments together!

The 2022-23 school year was certainly one for the ages, making lots of memories (and of course taking lots of gorgeous senior photos) with the class of 2023. It’s been such a blast, I can’t keep these galleries to myself! Take a look at some of my favorite senior photos from this last year. Then get excited, class of 2024… You’re next!

“I encourage you to live with life. Be courageous, adventurous. Give us a tomorrow, more than we deserve.”

— Maya Angelou

“There is nothing more beautiful than finding your course as you believe you bob aimlessly in the current. Wouldn’t you know that your path was there all along, waiting for you to knock, waiting for you to become.”

— Jodie Foster

“Fight for what makes you optimistic about the world. Find it, insist on it, dig into it, go after it.”

— Jennifer Garner

“Do all the other things, the ambitious things — travel, get rich, get famous, innovate, lead, fall in love, make and lose fortunes…but as you do, to the extent that you can, err in the direction of kindness.”

— George Saunders

“So, I say to you, forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion. Honor your calling. Everybody has one. Trust your heart and success will come to you.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Ready to book your senior photos? Check out all the details of my senior experience here.