The Senior Year Collective captures all the big moments of senior year with multiple photo sessions and custom albums to preserve your memories.

Planning Your Senior Year Collective

Senior year is full of so many exciting moments, and it all goes by faster than you expect! Between sports, senior photos, graduation, and everything in between, there is so much worth documenting. That’s exactly why I offer the Senior Year Collective!

Instead of trying to fit everything into one senior photo session, the Senior Year Collective gives you the opportunity to capture different parts of this special season with multiple sessions throughout the year. And one of my favorite parts is turning those photos into beautiful albums that you and your family can enjoy forever!

What Is the Senior Year Collective?

The Senior Year Collective is designed to document all the different parts of your senior year with your choice of three or four photography sessions over a 15-month period. Every senior is different, which is why we get to customize the experience around what matters most to you! Some popular session options include traditional senior portraits at a favorite location, sports or extracurricular activities, family photos, cap and gown portraits, and even college decision day photos.

We’ll talk through all the options during your consultation call and figure out which sessions make the most sense for your senior year. The collective also includes professional editing of your images, an in-studio design and ordering appointment after each session, and a credit toward your senior album at every session.

A Senior Year Collective With Three Special Sessions

For this particular senior, we planned three different sessions to document some of the most important parts of their year.

Sports Session

Sports can be such a big part of the high school experience, so it only makes sense to document that part of senior year! This session was all about capturing something that had been such a meaningful part of Logan’s life.

On-Location Senior Session

Next was a traditional senior portrait session on location. This gave us the chance to capture beautiful portraits that really focused on him and his personality during this exciting season, in a place close to home.

Family Session

The third session was dedicated to family photos. Senior year is a big milestone for parents, too, and I love the idea of including the whole family in the experience. It’s such a special way to document this stage of life before so many things begin to change.

Turning Senior Photos Into Custom Albums

One of the things I love most about the Senior Year Collective is that the experience doesn’t end when we finish taking photos! For this family, we decided to create a senior album using images from the first two sessions, the sports session and the on-location senior portraits.

Rather than having their favorite photos live only on a phone or computer, they wanted something tangible they could look back on. We worked together to select their favorite images and turn them into a custom album that told the story of this senior’s year.

And the best part was that they didn’t just order one album! They chose two full-sized albums, one for the senior and one for mom, along with two matching mini albums to give to the grandparents as Christmas gifts. The mini albums are identical to the larger 9×12 album, just in a smaller size. It’s a fun way for everyone to get their own copy of these memories!

The Senior Album Design Process

Creating your senior album is a really fun part of the experience, and I help you through the entire process. After each session, you’ll come into the studio to view your final gallery and make your image selections. This gives us the chance to look through everything together and decide which photos you want to include in your album.

Once we’ve selected your images, we’ll move on to the design details! You’ll get to choose your album cover material, with options like linen and leather, along with the wording you’d like on the cover. From there, I’ll take care of designing the album and send you a proof to review. You’ll be able to see how everything looks, request any adjustments, and make sure you’re happy with the final design before it goes into production.

It’s a collaborative process, but you don’t have to worry about putting the album together yourself. I take care of all the design work! For this senior, we were able to document the entire process, from choosing the images and cover details to seeing the finished albums. And they turned out so beautifully!

Wisconsin Senior Photographer

Hi, I’m Tia, a Minneapolis Senior Photographer who serves the Twin Cities area, as well as Western Wisconsin. Capturing senior photos is such a passion of mine, because a huge milestone like this deserves to be documented! If you’re looking for a Wisconsin Senior Photographer, reach out and let’s start planning your dream session!