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Center Stage Seniors • Kansas City • Western Shawnee

Authentic, artistic, technically excellent ... and a whole lot of fun

Welcome! I am so happy you are here.

Use the menu at the top of the page to take a look around - you can get information about how the Center Stage Seniors process works; session prices, visit my blog to see what what full sessions look like, and you can even go ahead and schedule.

Also, please take a moment to read what my seniors have to say about me - I think that may tell you more than anything I can write myself.

I cannot wait to meet you! - Lori

My blog • recent work, full sessions & more

May

No sun on senior portrait day? No problem! Cloudy day portraits can be magical

Every year, I have multiple text or phone conversations on senior portrait day that go something like this, starting a few hours before our start time:SENIOR: "Lori! The sun isn't shining! Are my pictures still going to be pretty?"ME: "It's ok! Do ...

Mar

Class of 2024 - Lori's Favorite Outfits Countdown

What Class of 2024 senior outfits stood out to me? I looked over and considered more than 350 outfits for this! Here are my favorites. #15 - Tatum in her letter jacketMany of the girls I photograph have letter jackets, but few choose ...

Feb

Jackson's Silver senior portraits in the park

While a lot of guys choose the city as the location of their one-location senior portrait photoshoot, some do appreciate and feel more at home in the natural environment that Shawnee Mission Park offers. You can see by handsome Jackson's portraits ...

Feb

A very 70s senior photoshoot at a Mid Century house

When my twin sister and I were little girls in the 1970s, one of our favorite things to do was to get out boxes of printed film pictures at Grandpa's and Grandma's house and look through them, talking about the people and imagining their lives and ...

Jan

Studio portraits are back in a big way!

Getting back to an old specialtyHere is something most of you do not know about me - back in the early days of my business (15+ years ago!) I was mainly a studio portrait photographer, and was pretty good at it - I gave workshops and ...