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Tips for Graduation Photo Sessions at the University of Texas
Planning your UT Photo Session | Austin Senior Photographer
When planning a University of Texas college graduation photo session, I tell my senior to pick their four anchor locations on campus. Then we’ll plan the flow of their session around these spots.
Outlining the route:
For this graduating Biology major, she picked the:
- MLK Statue on the East Mall
- Turtle Pond
- UT Tower
as her must-haves.
I suggested we fit in the Biology building exterior as well since it’s so close to the Turtle Pond. And since the Tower is now partially covered in scaffolding, we also made our way down to the Littlefield Fountain to get Tower views (but with less construction mess).
We also took advantage of the South Mall T-E-X-A-S letters left on campus from the Longhorn Lights Holiday display for some cap throwing as well.
If you’d also like to have a Graduating Senior photo session on the University of Texas at Austin campus, here are my recommendations below:
- TIMING: Right before Spring Graduation, Campus gets pretty full of photo shoots. So try and plan earlier in the semester or choose off-times for your photos (or be okay with waiting for your turn in front of popular spots) – We met over winter break for her photo session and only saw three other seniors getting photographed at the same time.
- PREP: Iron your regalia and bring it on a hanger.
- WHAT TO WEAR: You can pose in your full cap and gown, part of your regalia, regular dressy clothes or any combination of the above.
- LOCATIONS: If you have a particular spot on campus that means a lot to you (Ex. where you took the majority of your classes), let me know so we can include it in our route.
- ROUTE: I’ll send you a list of popular spots before your date so you can give me your top 4 choices to visit in your hour-long session.
- MINI ADD-ON: If your family will be in town, we can add-on a mini-family photo session.
- CELEBRATE: If you want to end your session in the Littlefield Fountain – bring some champagne to “pop” as well as a towel for drying off and flip flops to wear for afterwards.
- WALKING SHOES: Since we’ll likely be doing a lot of walking around campus, wear or bring comfortable shoes to change into between spots (I’ll have my blue rolling cart to help carry everything).
- GROUP SESSIONS: If you’re interested in a group session with some friends, contact me for group pricing.
- TOWER CONSTRUCTION: Keep an eye on the latest UT Tower construction updates.
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Stephanie Friedman first picked up a camera in high school, went on to study photojournalism in college (Hook ‘Em Horns), then worked as a photo researcher in educational publishing for over 20 years.
Besides that, she’s been photographing Families and Seniors for the last 10 years. You can count on her to be communicative and organized before your session. She’ll help you feel relaxed and confident during your session. And you’ll have a smile on your face after your session once you see your new photos.
