Getting back to an old specialty

Here 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 private mentoring; and provided professional image critiques. I gave up studio portraits for about 10 years to focus on my natural light outdoor senior portrait work; but here I am, getting back into it after all these years!

Modern studio portraits are taking the senior portrait world by storm in 2024

Studio portraits have long been a staple of senior portraits - even my Grandma Mil, who graduated from Westphalia High School in the 1930s, had a studio senior portrait. But like anything, the popularity comes and goes; and the style changes over time. They had been a bit less popular in the last 5-10 years, but are rising in popularity again, in many different styles, from traditional to modern. Mine are simple and modern - I use fashion lighting and only white, black or gray backgrounds. I hope you love them as much as I do! From what I have heard from many of my kids (which is what I call my seniors, they love them, too!)

You can read about my new home studio in my previous blog post featuring Taylor. I'm super excited about being able to add this option for all of my seniors without the added charge that comes with renting the downtown Kansas City studio. Of course the downtown space also has its benefits, including large windows for natural light portraits, and a bunch of backdrop colors (which I don't yet have at my home studio which is all white, black and gray). Using the studio in my home is complimentary and available to everyone; for the downtown studio in the Firestone Building, there is a $175 upcharge).