Triad Photographer’s helpful tips for picture perfect graduation photos



SO LET’S CHECK IN WITH HER NOW. LET’S CHECK IT OUT IN JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS. GRADUATION SEASON WILL STILL BE OR WILL BE HERE. IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE GRAD PHOTOSHOOTS TO COMMEMORATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE BECOMING QUITE POPULAR. THAT’S TRUE. SO SOME PEOPLE MAY BE WONDERING WHAT ARE SOME WAYS TO LOOK AND FEEL YOUR BEST AND MAKE SURE YOUR GRADUATE AND SHOOT WILL GO SMOOTHLY. FOR OUR LIVE GUEST, ASHLEY CRAWLEY CAN ANSWER THAT. SHE IS THE OWNER OF GREENSBORO BASED STILL SHOTS PHOTOGRAPHY. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. OH, YOU’RE WELCOME. NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, TOO. HERE ON OUR SHOW. SO LET’S FIRST TALK ABOUT WHY IS PLANNING AHEAD SO IMPORTANT FOR THIS TYPE OF PHOTO SHOOT? WELL, CLEARLY ON TODAY, IT’S RAINING, SO YOU WANT TO BE SURE TO PREPARE FOR THE WEATHER AND CHOOSE A SEASON THAT IS COMFORTABLE FOR THAT. SO DON’T WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO HAVE YOUR THINK YOUR PICTURES TAKEN. MAYBE CONSIDER TAKING YOUR FINGER PICTURES IN THE SPRING EXCUSE ME IN THE SUMMER AND THE SPRING OR YOUR FAVORITE SEASON. HONESTLY, I HAVE SEVERAL FINGERS WHO ENJOY SKIING AND SO MAYBE WAITING TILL THE WINTER. TIME TO TAKE YOUR PICTURES IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE AN AWESOME IDEA. ALSO, LOCATIONS. THERE ARE SEVERAL TRENDY LOCATIONS HERE IN GREENSBORO AND IN THE NORTH CAROLINA AREA, SO YOU DON’T WANT TO VISIT THOSE LOCATIONS DURING THEIR PEAK TIMES AS WELL. PLANNING FOR YOUR OUTFIT, KNOWING EXACTLY WHEN YOUR SCHOOL PLANS TO RELEASE THE CAP AND GOWN, IF THAT’S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO USE DURING YOUR PHOTO SHOOT, FIND OUT THE RELEASE DATES FOR THAT. SO THAT WAY YOU HAVE ALL OF THOSE TEES CROSS AND THAT ARE AS THAT. AND SO THAT’S THE VERY MOST IMPORTANT THING WHEN YOU’RE PLANNING AHEAD FOR YOUR SENIOR YOUR PICTURES. OKAY, VERY GOOD TIPS THERE. LET’S GET BACK TO THE LOCATION A LITTLE BIT. I’M SURE THAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION TO MAKE AND NOT NECESSARILY JUST BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF YEAR AND THE WEATHER THAT’S RELATED. ARE THERE SOME IMPORTANT TIPS THAT YOU HAVE FOR PICKING A GOOD LOCATION THAT WILL END UP MAKING A REALLY FOR A FOR A REALLY GOOD SHOOT? YES. SELECT THE LOCATION THAT YOU VISIT FREQUENTLY OR THAT YOUR FAMILY MAY ENJOY BEING AT. SO, AGAIN, A FAMILY FARM USING OPEN FIELD OR SOME USE A LOCATION THAT SHOWS YOUR INTERESTS. SO IF YOU ARE AT IT BOWLER OR IF YOU LIKE TO ROLLER SKATE GOING TO THOSE LOCATIONS ALSO MAKE FOR GREAT PHOTOS A ROOFTOP. I HAVE A RECENTLY PHOTOGRAPHED A SENIOR WHO SPENT A LOT OF TIME RESTORING A VINTAGE CAR AND HE WANTED TO SHOW THAT OFF. SO WE WENT TO A ROOFTOP ON A PARKING DECK AND GOT SOME AMAZING SHOTS THERE TOO. HAVE THE CITYSCAPE IN THE BACKGROUND. SO JUST A FEW LOCATIONS. YOUR HIGH SCHOOL OR EVEN YOUR COLLEGE TAKING PICTURES THERE AS WELL. YEAH, WE ARE SHOWING THOSE PICTURES THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED ON THE SCREEN. NOW. THIS IS A FANTASTIC PHOTO. LOOKS LIKE A FAKE BACKGROUND THAT HE’S IN FRONT OF WITH THE CAR. THAT’S PRETTY. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHEN YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT REPRESENTING, LIKE, PASSION AND INTERESTS AND WHATNOT, DO YOU LEAVE THAT UP TO THE SENIOR OR YOU KIND OF THINKING LIKE IT’S A FAMILY DECISION? I WAS JUST DRIVING BY MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT HOME AND THERE WAS A SIGN OF WHERE THE CHILD WAS GOING TO SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, HIS COLLEGE CHOICE. AND IT WAS THE CUTEST THING TO WITNESS. LIKE THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN FRONT OF THE SIGN TAKING PICTURES OF EACH OTHER. AND THE SENIOR. AND THAT WAS JUST A STATE YARD SIGN IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME. BUT THEY WERE THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY WANTING TO REPRESENT HIS COLLEGE OF CHOICE. SO DO YOU RECOMMEND THAT KIND OF THING TO. ABSOLUTELY. A LOT OF SINGERS ARE WAITING TO DO A HUGE REVEAL TO ANNOUNCE THEIR COLLEGE SELECTIONS. SO PUTTING ON YOUR OTHER PARAPHERNALIA TO REALLY SHOW OFF THE COLLEGE THAT YOU’RE CHOOSING TO ATTEND IS A GREAT WAY TO KIND OF MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF YOUR NEXT MOVES IN YOUR COLLEGE CAREER. ADDING YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS IS DEFINITE. LEE PERFECT. THIS IS A HUGE MILESTONE AND FOR MOST FAMILY FINGERS, THEIR FAMILY HAVE BEEN HAVE HAVE BEEN A VITAL PART IN HELPING THEM DURING THIS PROCESS. SO INCORPORATING YOUR FAVORITE, YOU KNOW, FRIENDS AND YOUR FAMILY. SO ONE OF YOUR SPORTS INTERESTS, YOU KNOW, NORTH CAROLINA, WE’RE HUGE DUKE AND CAROLINA RIVALS THEY RIVALS SO YOU KNOW SHOWING OFF YOUR FAVORITE TEAMS THAT WAY YOUR HOBBIES AND YOUR INTERESTS ARE ALWAYS GREAT AND REFLECTING YOUR PASSIONS AND THE MILESTONE THAT YOU JUST COMPLETED AND THE ONE THAT YOU’RE GETTING READY TO GO INTO. SO ONCE YOU HAVE THE PHOTOS, THEN HOW DO YOU RECOMMEND PEOPLE SHARING THEM? MAYBE LIKE BEYOND JUST WITH OUR FRIENDS? YEAH. SO WHEN YOU’RE TAKING YOUR THINGS, YOUR PICTURES MAYBE CAN MAYBE CONSIDER PROMOTING YOUR NEXT CAREER INTERESTS. SO IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON GOING INTO JOURNALISM OR IF YOU’RE WANTING TO DO NURSING OR YOU HAVE HOBBIES AS PODCASTS, TAKE SOME OF THOSE PICTURES WHILE YOU’RE DOING YOUR SENIOR PORTRAIT AND USE PROPS TO HELP REFLECT AND SHOW THOSE INTERESTS SO THAT YOU CAN USE THEM FOR YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA OR FUTURE WEBSITES, OR APPLYING FOR INTERNSHIPS, OR EVEN MAYBE USING THEM FOR JOB SOURCING SITES LIKE LINKEDIN AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. OKAY. THESE ARE REALLY HELPFUL TIPS. I LIKE THESE. YEAH. AND HOPEFULLY FAMILIES TOO, WITH THOSE GRADS CAN ALSO FIND SOME HELP TOO. FROM YOU. ASHLEY. AND WE WILL HAVE THIS SEGMENT IF YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE IT, POST IT ON TRIAD CW DOT COM TOO FOR FOLKS AND BE SURE TO FOLLOW ALONG. STILL SHOTS PHOTOGRAPH

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Triad Photographer’s helpful tips for picture perfect graduation photos

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