Cap and Gown portraits are images we take before graduation in your cap and gown, set to celebrate this big accomplishment!  These are most often college graduates, but we also offer this service for high school students as well!

As far away from graduation as possible!  The crowds at the iconic spots on campus are no joke!!  To create images like you see above, we need to do our best to avoid the crowds.  If you are an FSU graduate, we have a cap and gown at the studio that you are welcome to borrow for your session, otherwise, we will need to schedule you the moment you receive your cap and gown from the school.  Even scheduling your session the week after graduation will allow us to create beautiful images without the crowds.  The month prior to graduation we only accept evening sessions, as the crowds are minimal at night and using our lights we can still create beautiful images in those iconic locations.

Most of these sessions are done on campus- either iconic locations like Westcott Fountain, the Unconquered Statue, the Eternal Flame or the Rattler statue at FAMU.  If there is a location on campus such as a dorm or the building where most of your classes took place, we can usually include that as well.  Each session is an hour and normally we can do two and sometimes three locations during that time.

If we schedule the session more than a month ahead of graduation, we can do the session right at sunset.  If we are closer to graduation, we have to do an evening session so that we can avoid most of the massive crowds.  Sunrise sessions are also an option, but most students don’t want to wake up that early!

If you are looking for portraits on a specific date or time, it is best to contact the studio as soon as possible to ensure you can reserve that time before anyone else does. If you have a more flexible schedule, we can generally get you on the calendar within two weeks of contacting the studio. In busier times of year such as Spring or Christmas, it is best to plan your session 4-5 weeks in advance.

The session includes one hour on location and two retouched digital images, printable up to 8×10.  Additional prints, products and digital images are available for purchase, but there is no minimum order.

Sure! Your portrait session needs to be relaxed and fun! If you feel comfortable posing in front of your family or friends, you are welcome to bring them!

Clothing choice is a very personal decision, but we do have some general guidelines that can help.

Solid colors photograph much better than patterns, but if you are looking to have a pattern, try to find a very simple design, or keep the busier pattern away from the face, or in small quantity.

Choose clothes that are well fitting, shirts with sleeves and nothing that needs a lot of attention or fussing to lay properly, so we can focus on having fun and getting great portraits, rather than fighting with an outfit. Definitely try all clothing on before the session to ensure a good fit!

We will photograph you with the gown on, gown open, and gown off, so definitely choose clothing that will photograph well without the gown!

With the one hour time constraint, we don’t encourage outfit changes, but we can capture a variety of images with and without the cap, gown, stole, etc.  Bring any cosmetic necessities to touch up your appearance, and anything you would like included in your images– a dog, champagne, beer, confetti, etc.  Please note that if we use confetti, it will need to be cleaned up after the session so that we are not littering.

Small blemishes, bruises and scratches should not be cause for worry. We retouch all of your images and these minor imperfections are not a problem. With more significant issues such as large scratches, black eyes, etc. you should contact the studio immediately to consult about rescheduling the portrait session.

Sick subjects are not fun, they are not happy and they do not make for good photographs. They also expose us and our other clients to illness, so we ask that you reschedule your session if you are not well. Please be courteous to both us and our other clients and notify us as soon as you start feeling ill, so that we may reschedule your session and offer the original time to another client.

The senior portrait session is a $250 session fee which includes the one hour session in studio or on location and two retouched digital images printable up to 8×10.  All additional prints, products and digital images are purchased separately, with most clients choosing to spend between $500 and $2,500.  There is no minimum order.

About a week after your portrait session, we have you come into the studio for your order session. At this session we show you all the final images and show you a variety of products including designed pieces, wall portraits, frames, canvases, storyboards, etc. It is best that anyone involved in making the purchase is present at this session, as many of the products are only available at this time and this session gives you the best pricing for all of our products. Orders are sent for retouching immediately after the order session and most orders are ready for pickup in three to four weeks.