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Now booking senior photo sessions for the class of 2026

High school senior photo sessions for class of 2026 booking now!

Now booking senior photo sessions for the class of 2026

High school senior photo sessions for the class of 2026 booking now!

High school senior photo sessions should be booked now, so if you have a junior in high school, know that you need to schedule senior photos before senior year starts. Summer is busy with family trips and summer jobs. So be sure to start looking for a week that will work to schedule your photo session.

A few other things to consider are when the senior yearbook photo is due. If your child gets a lot of sun during the summer, if fall sports start in early August, how does your child do with hot temps?

If you are comparing photographers how much service do you want? Is editing and retouching included? Are digital files included in the price?

Beautiful Downtown Chaska Location

The calendar is open and I am ready to help you book your senior photo session! I have been in Downtown Chaska for 9 years. I have fun locations with nature, brick, flowers, or anything else you could want! I’ve new awesome photos spots for this summer. If your upcoming graduating senior goes to Chaska High school, Waconia, Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, or any other high school in the area they will love the variety of locations and relaxed easy photo session.

Graduation photos are a milestone that every parent wants for their child. It doesn’t matter if this is your first, last, or only child. I can help you create a fun and easy session to show off your senior’s personally. Let me help with the day, time, and all the details. Here are some tips and the tricks to make the session great for you and your senior.

My studio in Downtown Chaska is perfect for meeting, changing clothes, freshening up, or even doing a few studio shots!

Reach out at lynnlaumann@gmail.com and I will help you start planning your summer senior session! I make getting your senior pictures easy!

I’m excited to meet the class of 2026!

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10 tips for a great senior photo session

10 tips for a great senior photo session

10 tips for a great senior photo session

It’s that time of year again for summer fun and senior photo sessions for upcoming high school seniors! Your senior photos are a big deal but it doesn’t have to be stressful. Here are some tips and tricks to make your session easy and your senior pictures amazing!

10 Tips for a Great Senior Photo Session

  1. Be prepared! Schedule haircuts, get clothing choices ready, and make sure you are not up late the day before your session.
  2. Make sure you eat something before you leave for your session, even if it is just a snack. Then be sure to brush your teeth!
  3. Bring your dog if you can. Pups make everything more fun!
  4. Prep your skin! Make sure to moisturize all areas that will be showing including arms, legs, hands and feet!
  5. Girls avoid shimmery makeup and make sure your nails are done.
  6. Guys make sure your shave or trim is even and have clean nails.
  7. Bring more clothing choices than you need and don’t forget the accessories and undergarments. Belts, jewelry, shoes, and everything that goes with your outfits.
  8. If you wear glasses make sure they are clean and if they do not have anti-glare on the lens opt for bringing an empty set of frames. The less retouching around your eyes the better.
  9. Be on time or 10 minutes early! It is only going to stress you out if you are late and we are working with the sun so the time was chosen for that.
  10. Relax! Make it fun and enjoy yourself. It will make for great expressions in your senior photos!

Have more questions?

Email me at lynnlaumann@gmail.com

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When is my senior photo submission deadline for the yearbook?

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When is my senior photo submission deadline for the yearbook?

Your senior photo that goes in the high school yearbook is one of the reasons you need senior pictures. You will want to keep in mind when your senior photo is due at your high school so there is enough time for you or your parent to submit it to yearbook staff or upload it to the link the school provides. This image file is usually a specific size that I will create for you and send to you by email.

For example if you go to Chanhassen High School, and the deadline is November 1st, you will want to make sure you have enough time after the session and you have received the final photos to choose your yearbook photo and ask for the correct sized file, and then I need to get it back to you and you need to upload it.

So my recommendation is to be scheduling photo sessions no later than a month before the yearbook deadline so there is enough time for you to receive the retouched finished photos, pick your favorite, and get it submitted. In this case you should be scheduling your session no later than October 1st and that is assuming we won’t need to reschedule for bad weather or illness.

Here are the dates of some of the high schools in the southwest metro area and their deadlines for turning in the yearbook photo.

Have more questions?

Email me at lynnlaumann@gmail.com

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When should I schedule my senior photos?

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When should I schedule my senior photos?

This is a great question from the class of 2025 soon to be seniors and the parents of the upcoming seniors!

When is the best time of year to schedule senior photos?

I have been helping parents and juniors make this decision for 25 years and here are some of the things to keep in mind when trying to decide when to book a senior photo session.
First, senior photos in this area (Minnesota) are typically taken in the summer before senior year so that you have the photos done and you can submit your senior photo to the yearbook before the deadline. For example, Waconia High School has a deadline for the senior photo submission of around Oct 30th and so does Chaska High School and Chanhassen High School, but Shakopee High School is usually due around the beginning of March and a few other schools have later deadlines as well. Make sure you know when your school’s deadline is for photo submission and also what the photo requirements are.

My personal favorite time of year to do senior photos as a photographer is June and here is the reason why. June is still cool, less humid, and not so buggy. The great thing about getting your photos done in June is then you are done and you can enjoy the rest of your summer! If there is bad weather and we need to reschedule there is plenty of time to get the session done without worry of running out of dates.

Picking a day for your senior photos

If you have a job, activities, sports, or any other commitments over the summer you need to start looking at your schedule to get your session on the photographers calendar. If you are going out of the country on a mission trip schedule your session before or 3-4 weeks after your return so you are feeling back to normal for photo day. Are you getting braces on or off? Are you having surgery over the summer for wisdom teeth or anything else? These are things to consider when scheduling senior photos.

Most of my session are going to be in the morning because you can count on cooler temperatures and consistent light so if you need afternoon for a specific reason please ask. You will look fresher in the morning! Do you have a job outside like construction or working at a county park? If you are light skinned consider how your skin will look by the end of summer and decide accordingly.

Are you going on a medication like accutane that will make your skin red and very dry? Find out more about how long the side affects last and schedule before or after you have been on it a while. I have seen lips so chapped from medication that a senior boy or girl could barely smile. That is not the look you are going for!

Avoid the rush!

Waiting for fall may seem like a great idea but it really does not look like “fall” until the 2nd or 3rd week in October and that is prime time for me and my studio. Also that is cutting it tight for a few school deadlines to get your photos back. Waiting until after Labor Day and school has started is not a good idea for scheduling a senior photo session. Now you have to take time off of school because you have after school activities, sports after school, or a job and the only time to do it is during the school day.

The best time to schedule a senior photo session is June, July and August before school starts. Have a unique situation or specific question? Reach out and start a conversation! Lynnlaumann@gmail.com