Hannah | Senior Pictures With Books at the River in Bolivar, MO
Hannah McCullah showed up to her senior session holding two books, and she held onto them most of the night. Her senior pictures with books happened at a river outside Bolivar, MO, on a stretch of bank where the water was low enough to walk out on the rocks.
She brought two looks. A white eyelet tank with a brown tiered maxi skirt first, then a cream floral sundress. A lace bow stayed in her hair for both. If you are still picking your own two, the senior picture outfit ideas for Bolivar MO seniors (https://www.jordanbrittleystudio.com/blog/senior-picture-outfit-ideas) post covers how most sessions split between one easy outfit and one you feel dressed up in.
She also brought a scrapbook and an Instax. Her nails were navy with white polka dots, which shows up in almost every photo of her hands.
Senior Pictures With Books at a 417 River
The two books are Caraval (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caraval) by Stephanie Garber and Reckless by Lauren Roberts (https://www.laurenrobertslibrary.com), the second book in the Powerless trilogy. Hannah held one in each hand, tipped them toward the camera, and read the back of one while the light dropped.
Books are easy to work into a river session. They give your hands something to do, they sit fine on a rock, and they do not care if they get a little damp.
If you are trying to think of what would make your photos yours, the senior picture ideas built around what you already do (https://www.jordanbrittleystudio.com/blog/senior-picture-ideas-that-are-unique-to-you) post is a good place to start.
Bringing What You Already Love to Your Senior Session
The scrapbook was the surprise. Hannah brought a photo album she made, and one page has "happy birthday" written across the top in her own handwriting with her friends taped in underneath.
She had an Instax mini too. She held it up in the floral dress with the shutter under her finger, so there is a stack of small prints somewhere from that night.
Bring the things that already live in your room. There are more ideas in the must have accessories for senior portraits (https://www.jordanbrittleystudio.com/blog/must-have-accessories-for-senior-portraits) post.
Golden Hour at the River Near Bolivar, MO
The river does most of the work at the end of the day. The water goes gold, the far bank stays green, and the light bounces back up off the rocks.
Hannah sat down in the shallow part in her brown skirt and put her hand flat in the water. She walked under the bridge where the current stacks up driftwood, and she stood at the rail on top of it looking straight up.
River sessions run late, so start times move with sunset. You can check the sunrise and sunset times for any Missouri date (https://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/RS_OneYear) while you pick yours.
Book a Senior Session in Bolivar, MO
Senior sessions in the 417 can start at the studio and end at the water, or run all the way out to a river bank. You can see how one works on the senior photography page for Bolivar, MO and the 417 (https://www.jordanbrittleystudio.com/senior-photography). Jordan Brittley and the team photograph seniors at 112 South Springfield Ave in Bolivar and out around Polk County.
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