Senior year at Bolivar High moves fast. By the time graduation weekend arrives, most families have about four weeks of real planning time behind them and a long list of things they wish they had started earlier.

Emma here! I may be a little biased because one of these guys is my boyfriend, but I think this session turned out really well. Sam and his best friend Logan are both Bolivar High School seniors, and when I asked if they wanted to do their session together at the gym, they were on board.

Somewhere in the middle of your senior session, you are going to get hungry. Or your energy is going to crash. Or your lips are going to be so dry you cannot stop thinking about it. A good snack bag fixes all of this. It sounds like a small thing, and it is, but how you feel on session day shows up in your photos. Here is what to pack.

Emma here! I may be a little biased because one of these guys is my boyfriend, but I think this session turned out really well. Sam and his best friend Logan are both Bolivar High School seniors, and when I asked if they wanted to do their session together at the gym, they were on board.

Ellaina's senior session on the Bolivar Square was shot at golden hour in the evening and this version of our Bolivar, MO downtown is one of my favorites. Late afternoon light on the courthouse, the shops still open, a few people cutting through the square on their way somewhere. Bolivar, Missouri has that kind of energy year-round, and the events calendar is a big part of why.

Senior photos for a track athlete are different from any other session because the sport gives you so much to work with: the track itself, the gear with real miles on it, the specific kind of focus athletes carry. These ideas will help you use all of it.

This BFF senior session in Bolivar, MO was shot by Eisley and she took Ellaina and Tessa to Dunnegan Memorial Park in Bolivar, MO at golden hour. Bolivar has a beautiful park that is full of gorgeous spots. What more can you ask for?

Happyologie is our sister brand and their college studying series needed fresh social media content. Sophie shot this one, and she brought in a friend from college to model: Ellie, a student athlete at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO who is working toward a degree in exercise science with physical therapy in her future.

Stockton Lake sits about 30 minutes from Bolivar in the Missouri Ozarks and it is the kind of place that makes a senior road trip session feel like an actual event.

Senior sports photos might be one of the best things you can do with a senior session. Most of the time a senior will book a separate session just for the sports segment so you can dedicate the entire sesh to your sport.

Meet Kami, a senior at Bolivar High School and such a joy to have in the studio. She came in as a friend of our newest team member Emma, and what started as a portfolio-building session turned into one of those shoots where everything just clicks. I'm obsessed.

Happyologie is our sister brand and they had a special piece of content roll out for National Nap Day and we decided to make a whole photoshoot out of it since wellness and self care is an important content pillar for them.

Before this shoot week, Isaac and my mother-in-law drove out to pick up flowers from a local grocer in Bolivar so I could put together bouquets before we started. The JB team brewed coffee, we had music on loud, and we spent the week building out a full content library for Happyologie: photos, reels, and everything in between. This is what a lifestyle brand shoot looks like at Jordan Brittley Studio in Bolivar, MO.

When it comes to a portrait session, it's all about bringing out your personality. Ellie did a fantastic job showing off her fun, funny, confident personality with these photos.

If the words "professional photo session" make you break into a cold sweat, you are not alone. Most people feel nervous about their session and it ends up being half-excited, half-convinced they're going to somehow mess up standing still and smiling.

Before this shoot week, Isaac and my mother-in-law drove out to pick up flowers from a local grocer in Bolivar so I could put together bouquets before we started.

This brand shoot was for JB and the vibe was cozy for a casual entrepreneur vibe but we wanted to show her being a working queen for the Jordan Brittley brand.

Choosing what to wear for senior pictures is one of the decisions that gets the most attention during session planning, and it deserves that attention. Here are some more outfit ideas for your senior pics!

Outfits for senior portraits get a lot of attention during the planning process, and rightfully so. But accessories are often the detail that takes a good outfit and makes it feel complete. The right piece of jewelry, a hat that's yours, or a bag you carry everywhere can add a layer of personality to senior photos that no amount of outfit planning alone will get you.

Happyologie is our sister brand and when it came time to create content for their furry friends collection, we wanted the photos to feel like the brand actually feels: warm, real, and genuinely happy. We put together two separate sessions with two completely different setups, and Sophie shot both of them.