High School and College Senior Graduates

Why Senior Photos Are So Important -- Kristen's Story

We recently sat down with Kristen and chatted about why senior portraits have been so important to her and her family. Kristen brought all three of her kids to us to have their senior photos taken, and we have absolutely loved getting to know their family! Please enjoy Kristen's story with Captured Moments, as well as some final images of her daughter's latest photoshoot.

SENIORS ON THE BLOG

Sep

Rishita's Senior Portrats (Plus Family!) // Scottsdale Photographer

Colors GALORE with this amazing family! We recently had the immense pleasure of capturing Rishita's senior portraits at our beautiful secret location in Scottsdale, Arizona. Rishita is a senior at Xavier College Preparatory where she runs track ...

Sep

Merriam's Stunning Glam Session at Our Studio

We have never had a bad photo shoot with this stunning girl! Merriam just recently graduated from Notre Dame Preparatory High School, and we had planned to have a prom photo shoot to celebrate the end of her senior year. However, with all the ...

Aug

Tatum's Senior Portraits // Scottsdale Senior Photographer

Summer is the perfect time for an indoor senior portrait session! We had a wonderful time with sweet Tatum, taking her senior portraits right here ar our Scottsdale studio. Towards the end of her session, we hopped outside for just a minute to catch ...

Aug

Carter's stunning senior portrait session at the Lost Dutchman State Park!

For this stunning lady's senior photos we headed out to the gold mine side of Lost Dutchman State Park. What a funky location for this awesome girl! From the rickety old buildings, the dilapidated church, a rusty tractor, and the gorgeous desert ...

Aug

Jeff's graduation portraits at our secret location!

What a natural in front of the camera! We had the pleasure of taking some photos of Jeff in honor of his graduation from Indiana University this year. We had photographed his younger sister Lauren a few years back, and it was so nice to see their ...

Aug

Hilarious Family Photos & Stunning Senior Photos // The Malekis // Scottsdale Photographer

Ava always wore a crown when we first met her. All those years ago (it was 2006!) we met Ava and her family during another photoshoot on the bridge at DC Ranch Marketplace in Scottsdale. Even today we still have a photo from that day hanging in our ...

Jul

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // Mackenzie & Family Portraits

We are back at it with the Coder family and celebrating their Xavier College Prep senior this year, Mackenzie! And let us tell you... these guys really know how to do it. Every detail was meticulously accounted for (thank you Madison) which even ...

Jul

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // Jaiden's Senior Photos

We instantly felt such a familiarity with this beauty. For her senior portraits, Jaiden met us at one of our favorite photoshoot locations in Paradise Valley. Not only did she look stunning head to toe, but she was a breeze to shoot on camera. This ...

Jul

Our 6 Weirdest Photography Tips

In 27 years of photographing business professionals, seniors, and families, we have definitely picked up more than our fair share of weird tips and tricks. While there are way more than 6 of these... we thought we would share some of our most ...

Jul

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // Kendall's Senior Photos

We had an absolutely perfect kick-off to our 2021 senior portrait season with this gorgeous lady, Kendall. Kendall will graduate from Notre Dame Prep next spring with the class of 2021. Right now she thinks she might like to study something ...

Jun

Scottsdale Family Photographer // Brett's Session

We had so much fun photographing Brett and one of her horses, Nash, for Brett's 8th grade promotion! This gorgeous cowgirl has been doing rodeo for quite a while now, and currently holds the title of Miss Arizona High School Rodeo Jr.. Rodeo is ...

Jun

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // Megan's Graduation Photos

We had a lovely in-studio Petite Session with Megan for her graduation from Notre Dame Preparatory Academy! This sweet lady is just an angel on earth. We absolutely loved the white dress that she chose which paired so nicely with the royal purple ...

Jun

Scottsdale Family Photographer // The Cook Family

We just checked "bring a cat to a golf course" off of our bucket list, haha! With sister Anna Lee back in town from school in Alabama, and before sending brother Cannon off to Northwestern, Heather worked her motherly magic for a late spring family ...

Jun

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // Linsey's Senior Portraits

All smiles and beauty with Linsey for this Scottsdale senior photo session for her graduation from NAU! Linsey's sister Kelsea and her mother Susie joined in on the fun, and it was just one of those shoots where we seriously couldn't stop laughing. ...

Jun

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // Olivia's Grad Photos

Lovely Olivia! We had the pleasure of taking some additional graduation pictures for this Basis High School graduate amid the crazy end of the semester. While keeping proper social distance we got creative with her mask, as well as her cap and gown. ...

Jun

Luxury Glam Session with Bri // Scottsdale Photographer

We're sharing some photos on the blog today from an awesome in-studio session that we had with lovely Bri. What a truly beautiful and inspirational young woman to photograph and know! Have a peek at some of our favorite shots from this in-studio ...

May

ASU Senior Photographer // Damian

There's nothing like beating all the other photographers to Old Main at ASU! Here is another round of ASU senior photos and this time we got to celebrate Damian! We even got to see little brother Carter and snap a few sweet photos of the two of ...

May

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // UA Grad Paige

It's so special when we get to photograph such long-time clients' college graduations! We have been photographing the Cooley family for over 20 years and this time we got together to photograph Paige for her graduation from the University of ...

May

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // Adriana's Prom & Grad Session

This girl brings the magic every time we see her! We had a wonderful time with Sierra Vista High School senior photographing her in her lovely prom dress and graduation attire. We photographed Adriana the first time when we stumbled upon her ...

May

Pom & Cheer Ladies // Scottsdale Photographer

It’s been over 21 years in the making... our tradition with Chaparral High School Pommies started it all. Since then, we have created an annual tradition with many more local schools! We shoot photos for both Varsity and JV Pom at Chaparral, ...

May

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // Meg

Our story with the Marty family goes back more than a decade when we had the pleasure of capturing the senior portraits of Meg's three older sisters. Back then, Meg was just a little girl running around stealing the spotlight from her ...

May

3 Reasons Why EARLY Summer Is Best for Photos

Ok let's be honest, in Arizona summer is really not the most ideal time to take photos in general. But as this is the beautiful state that we live in, we are here today to convince you at least that EARLY summer is a better time for photos than late ...

May

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // UA Grad Callie

What a wonderful time photographing this University of Arizona Class of 2020 graduate Callie! We did Callie's high school senior portraits just 4 years ago, and we couldn't believe it was already time to celebrate her college graduation from U of ...

May

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // Gabi, Mateo, and Karolina

We had a wonderful time with the Moss siblings in downtown Scottsdale for their photoshoot! This was a combo shoot for Chaparral Senior Gabi and her slightly younger siblings Mateo and Karolina. The siblings arrived wonderfully coordinated in ...

May

Scottsdale Family Senior Photographer // The Windsor Men

We had the pleasure of photographing the Windsor guys recently, and what a blast we had! We got some senior portraits of James and some updated family portraits of dad Alan and younger brother AJ. James is graduating from Greenway High School this ...

May

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // Bryn

We left this senior photo shoot feeling fueled with creativity and happiness! Bryn is such a special lady inside and out. Like we did for her older sister Jade, we started at her grandmother's home and moved on to the country club for some gorgeous ...

May

Scottsdale Senior Photographer // Emily & Family

This lovely high school senior has such a sweet demeanor! We originally met Emily through Notre Dame Prep Cheer. She is quite the athlete, as she is a part of both cheer and the lacrosse team! We absolutely loved her sweet smile, genuine nature, ...

May

ASU Tempe Photographer // Paige

We had such a wonderful time taking ASU senior Paige's senior pictures at Arizona State University's Tempe campus. This beautiful lady had quite the full plate in college, as she is graduating Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Marketing and ...

May

ASU Tempe Photographer // Natalie

Beautiful Natalie! This lovely lady was a vision in pink (and some other colors, haha) at our senior shoot with her on ASU's Tempe campus. She is graduating from Arizona State University this semester and we are so happy for her!The light for this ...