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Apollo Zeus

(251 posts) Wed Nov 29, 2023, 09:52 AM Nov 2023

Senior portraits that are 80% background -- Is this a trend?

I see FaceBook ads for local photographers that will shoot high school senior portraits. Their example photos have the subjects' head in the middle of the frame and most of the image is background, usually outdoors, trees, grass etc. Same for wedding photos. And some do maternity photos outdoors in tall grass.

When I saw the first of these I thought it was just someone trying to make extra money. But then I saw a local studio who has been at it for 40 years (second generation now) and their photos were cropped the same way.

The full body + casual thing is nice but filling the frame with blurry background seems entirely wrong to me. Am I just old?

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Senior portraits that are 80% background -- Is this a trend? (Original Post) Apollo Zeus Nov 2023 OP

As my granddaughter is a high school senior, I just checked out some local photographers. sinkingfeeling Nov 2023 #1

I noticed the big thing for senior hs portraits lately Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #2

Could be worse. Could be a Trump ad in the background! Wonder Why Nov 2023 #3

I see young people wearing t-shirts labeled SENIORS usonian Nov 2023 #4

LOL! Apollo Zeus Dec 2023 #5

We chose the background for our college senior photos. usonian Dec 2023 #6

sinkingfeeling

(53,268 posts)

1. As my granddaughter is a high school senior, I just checked out some local photographers.

Reply to Apollo Zeus (Original post)

Wed Nov 29, 2023, 10:08 AM

Nov 2023

You are correct, it seems like the trend is to take the photo in a corn field or woods. I found one with in studio head shots out of the six I looked at.

Diamond_Dog

(35,198 posts)

2. I noticed the big thing for senior hs portraits lately

Reply to Apollo Zeus (Original post)

Wed Nov 29, 2023, 10:20 AM

Nov 2023

Is to take them of the person standing amid a field of sunflowers. In fact sunflower farms charge photographers for use of their fields.

Wonder Why

(4,728 posts)

3. Could be worse. Could be a Trump ad in the background!

Reply to Apollo Zeus (Original post)

Wed Nov 29, 2023, 02:02 PM

Nov 2023

usonian

(14,660 posts)

4. I see young people wearing t-shirts labeled SENIORS

Reply to Apollo Zeus (Original post)

Wed Nov 29, 2023, 03:02 PM

Nov 2023

Makes me chuckle.
IRA distribution coming soon!

Apollo Zeus

(251 posts)

5. LOL!

Reply to usonian (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 13, 2023, 02:24 PM

Dec 2023

usonian

(14,660 posts)

6. We chose the background for our college senior photos.

Reply to Apollo Zeus (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 13, 2023, 02:34 PM

Dec 2023

Mine was pretty casual. A campus building, perhaps with ivy, ( def NOT an Ivy League college) in the background.

Still looks funny to see kids sporting SENIORS on their t-shirts.

Now, who will help me get up from the carpet.
Just kidding. I stay fit.

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