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Ariana | Redmond High School

Best For: Long Senior Sessions

The best location for senior photos if you have lots of time is Discovery Park in Seattle. In my opinion of course! We have so many of the most amazing locations around the Seattle and Eastside areas, that it can be hard to choose. So, in my little “Best Location” series, I’m going to dive into my preferred locations depending on what you might be looking for. In this case, if you have a lot of time scheduled for your senior portraits, Discovery Park is well worth the visit.

Why Discovery Park Is Best for Long Senior Photo Shoots

Discovery Park is best for long senior photos shoots simply because it is so huge! The park is 534 acres and has incredibly diverse features. Because of the size, it’s ideal to have a minimum of 2 hours scheduled for your photo shoot. And it’s even better for a 3 hour Platinum session, like Ariana’s. We can absolutely use Discovery Park if your session is shorter, but it would be necessary to select a particular area of the park to focus on.

Backgrounds Discovery Park Has for Your Senior Portraits

Discovery Park has a lot of backgrounds to offer for your senior portraits! A few of them include: bluffs, beaches, forests, meadows, lighthouse, driftwood, wildflowers, tall grass, trails, white chapel, rock wall, and yellow houses. It’s amazing the diversity you will see in your gallery with this type of location!

Changing Outfits at Discovery Park

With a longer portrait session at Discovery Park, you will absolutely want to plan on a minimum of 3 wardrobe changes. I usually recommend starting with your most casual outfit and ending on your favorite. Your last look doesn’t necessarily need to be your dressiest, just a favorite. This is because we often get the most beautiful light and you are most relaxed and comfortable. So photos from this time are amazing! You can also plan your outfit changes around the order of backgrounds we will be stopping at. So, if you want to plan a certain dress to wear at the beach, we can make that happen. And where do we change? Don’t worry, I bring a changing tent to get dressed in. Bathrooms can’t be found in most areas of the park, so this is a quick and easy way to make a wardrobe change.

Ariana’s Senior Session

I had the best time with Ariana at her 3 hour senior session! She is the most wonderful girl and I loved hanging out with both her and her mom. This Redmond senior came prepared with 4 different looks and they were all fantastic. She did a great job of planning on a range of outfits that all fit her sense of style beautifully. We ended the session with her flowy dress in the palest of yellows. It was stunning in the water and blowing in the wind! Ariana was such a great sport dealing with the chilly weather. She ended up with some cloudy, breezy weather for August. But it didn’t stop us from a great time and getting a gallery full of stunning photos. I can’t wait to see Ariana soon for her grad session!

Thanks for Reading!

XO, Janelle