I had a parent call me about photographing his son’s high school senior picture. The Dad’s comment was, “My son doesn’t want his high school senior portraits taken, but if he has to have them, then he wants them in a field while he runs and catches a football.” This high school senior is an all-state football player and has a scholarship to play football in college. I have experience with many high school senior boys who don’t want to be bothered to get professional portraits taken. I did some scouting and found an old football field that no one would bother us while creating the photographs. It was a cloudy day, so I set up two lights to add to the outdoor light. My job was not to let this young man think he was being photographed. We started with his Dad tossing a football to him, and I photographed the catches. He then broke out the weights, and I created a few more photographs. This high school senior boy was built, doing 40 lbs lifts with ease. Finally, his father threw him long passes, and he ran like the wind, making perfect catches. The funny part is he is a defensive back, so he doesn’t make that many catches unless he intercepts a pass from the opposing quarterback. We finished the session with him in his college pullover. He was relaxed, and we got a few natural expressions that his mother and father liked very much. To get more information about Dan’s high school senior photography go to ClearyCreativePhoto.com/high-school-senior-portraits/
