seniors

harrisburg-nc-senior-portraits | lucia /  by Staci Noel

I wasn’t a theatre kid in highschool but a dancer and performer. I definitely got the bug after highschool though and performed in regional theatre and then moved out to LA for five years where I helped start a theatre troupe, performed, produced and did everything under the sun while I studied acting. It was and still is a part of who I am. So when I get a theatre kid for a session I KNOW we are going to have a blast. Nobody catches on to my posing direction faster ha!

Lucia was a dream to work with. Fun, funny, easy to smile and this girl knew how she wanted to be photographed. Getting into the studio for portraits is not the typical request but I wish more kids were open to it. We got some amazing shots to celebrate everything about Lucia and her awesome personality for her senior year! Congratulations beautiful girl - now go get that big dream wherever you go!

uncc-nc-senior-portraits | cale /  by Staci Noel

I do a lot of high school senior portraits in and around the Charlotte area but every now and then I get a request for a senior portrait for a graduating college senior which I love! It’s another huge milestone in life and getting a chance to help families celebrate is always an honor. I met Cale on the campus at UNCC where he graduated from the college of engineering the week before graduation. We went to a few of his favorite spots in the UNCC Botanical Gardens and then headed over to the college of engineering where he spent countless hours working towards that degree. I know mom and dad are so proud of all of his achievements and now as he launches himself into his career they have these important moments captured forever! Congrats Cale - it was a blast to work with you:)

harrisburg-nc-senior-portraits | matthew /  by Staci Noel

I know sometimes it’s hard to convince your senior guy that he needs photos too. Getting in front of the camera isn’t easy for anyone and for a lot of high school senior boys it can be the absolute last thing they want to do. I always promise them #1 - I won’t make it painful. We do our best to shoot efficiently and I don’t ask them to do anything that makes them feel ridiculous. And #2 - include things that are important to them. Music, sports, your car, WE CAN SHOOT THAT!

Matthew was like a lot of my senior guy clients - finally agreed to shoot because his parents really wanted it. We did a few shots in studio to get his tuba and his guitar based on some really artistic reference images dad sent and then headed out to a park nearby in Harrisburg. At the end of the day (like every other boy I’ve ever photographed:) he said, “That was actually fun” and he got some great shots to celebrate his senior year. Mom and dad were pretty happy too!

harrisburg-nc-senior-portraits | reagan /  by Staci Noel

When you fall in love with a family almost 13 years ago you get to watch all of their little kids become adults and staaaaahhhhhhppppp - I’m not crying, you’re crying!

I’ve photographed them as a family and the oldest two kids as high school seniors and this year was Reagan’s turn. We headed to Camp Northend near uptown Charlotte because this girl is everything artsy, unique and individual style wrapped up in one. The colors there against this GORGEOUS red dress with her blue eyes - UNREAL!

After that we headed out to a field I love to shoot at for the gorgeous evening light in some casual everyday outfits. While everyone loves the dressed up, trendy looks I always adore when seniors want something that really looks like them on a day to day basis. It’s about capturing all the parts of you for your senior photos:)

charlotte-nc-senior-portraits | sunee /  by Staci Noel

Fall in Charlotte has become an interesting guessing game for a timeline of autumn color. Some years it’s October and the past few years it hasn’t really started until November and hung on all the way to December. So when a senior comes in and says that the most important thing to them in terms of portraits is having amazing fall color I know we are going to have to get creative and flexible in our schedule but man oh man does it pay off! This year’s color was spectacular, especially at UNCC botanical gardens for Sunee’s session. We managed to hit all of the glorious fall trees and then head out to a field nearby my Harrisburg studio to wrap up our day. Of course we also had to capture some images of her true passion as she sketched and worked on some of her unbelievable art - this girl’s got some amazing talent!

Since Sunee was graduating mid year we also had the chance to add on a college gear session and the orange and brown colors of Bowling Green State University were a perfect bookend to celebrate!