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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

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Class of 2023 Waconia High School

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If you are in the class of 2023 at Waconia High School in Waconia, MN you may be thinking how is it possible I am going to be a senior already!? But just like they say “time flies” and as you think about your upcoming senior year you may be also thinking about senior pictures and what you are going to wear and of course who is going to take your senior pics!

Your senior portraits should be about you and capture your personality! It is easy to be distracted with locations or props but I recommend finding a senior photographer you like and has photos on their website that you love, and let the rest be about choosing comfortable clothing that shows your style and getting haircuts on the calendar.

Your senior photo for the yearbook is due around the end of October (last year October 30th) so you want to give yourself time to have the session complete and get your proofs back and also have a few weeks to choose your yearbook pic. Your photographer should know the file size you need and be able to get it to you so that you are able to upload the image to the link provided by your school yearbook advisor.

Not sure where to start or what to do?

Schedule a consultation and ask all the questions you have, see samples of senior photos and printed products, and even bring clothing to ask the photographers opinion about what clothes photographs better. You don’t have to have it all figured out, a good photographer should be able to provide the services you need and help you with your ideas and vision for your session.

Senior photos are usually scheduled between June and the first day of school in the fall, but make sure you don’t do it too late in the season because you never know when Mother Nature will ruin the session day you have scheduled. I always leave a few openings a week for rescheduling senior pics. 

My studio is located in downtown Chaska and it has so many great spots with every look you could want! The best part is you can never really tell where it was taken because I make sure the focus is on you! A studio consultation is no charge and no obligation, email me for available times. lynnlaumann@gmail.com