Ashley's Senior Portraits

A good friend of mine, Ashley, wanted her graduation photos done at Denton Square, so we spent a better part of a Sunday mid-morning photographing them. She plans to go into teaching in Texas, and I couldn't commend her more for that, as educators always have my support.

The natural progression flowed from starting at the center with the courthouse to branching out and taking advantage of the textures and stairwells around the square. I noticed I was more vertically-inclined regarding orientation during the shoot, so this set of images make for a longer post in nature.

The courthouse always provides a nice central location, and the antiquated stairs gave a nice contrast to her dark outfit:

We stopped in front of doorway and photographed this, which was taken with an off-camera remote flash:

When she changed into her second outfit, the green gave a stark contrast with her hair, so I decided to go with a headshot:

Sometimes the backdrops can be unplanned, as in this instance, I shot this in a parking lot with her sitting on some building materials:

We moved to the mural on the side of Recycled Books, Records, CDs, joining her with her alma mater, UNT, as she sports a second green top:

Towards the end, I wanted to get another headshot, this time lying on the grass:

Then, comes the cap and gown:

Congratulations, Ashley! College is nearly done and over -- you made it!

Rasy Ran Photography

Anita's graduation portraits

Anita, is a Senior who is graduating from the University of Texas this December with a PR degree. We started our shoot at the Texas state capitol in Austin.

Anita leans on some doors marked with the official seal:


and leans over the balcony to survey the crowds below the rotunda:


After some searching, we finally found an empty staircase and took some shots:




I liked this photo because it seems to portray her in a calm, powerful stance; very fitting for someone about to graduate and take over the world!:


Here's a behind the scenes look at me taking a photo:


And a resulting image:


Then we headed out of the capitol and down some blocks to a secret location (Ok, so it's not so secret- but it's not where you'd expect it to be!)
Anita gives a cute grin:


a different take on the bright blue tiles:


Here's a diptych representing Anita looking towards her future:


A more serious face:


and to close, a closeup. Anita felt she had a rough time doing a neutral pose, but I think she pulled it off:


Congrats to Anita on her upcoming graduation, and keep an eye out for cap and gown photos as the date grows closer! All you other December grads, don't hesitate to give me a call or shoot me an email!