If you’re a regular follower of mine, then it’s no secret that I love to photograph just about everything but one of my favorite subjects would be a high school senior. I think working with these teens helps to keep me young, I always have so much fun ( and the seniors tell me they do too, thank goodness), and I just think it’s such a big deal and should be celebrated!!

I had an awesome time photographing Jessie from Saugus High School for her senior portraits!! I mean, come on, she’s just gorgeous and she was nominated by several of her high school friends to be one of my studio models. I have always wanted to do a session at a carnival and guess what? There just happened to be one in town and they told me I could shoot there!! (I came across yet another carnival just a few weeks later when I was heading out to one of my usual spots. You can see a sneak peek of Christina Rose’s senior pictures too). Since Jessie was chosen to be one of my TR Senior Models, we started off her session with getting her makeup done professionally (which I recommend for absolutely everyone!!) and then headed out to our first location. We did some beautiful pictures that are more natural and outdoorsy and then as it started to get darker, we headed over to the carnival location so I could play around with a mix of ambient light, flash, plus the neon and bright carnival lights. Love the way they all turned out and how very different they are. Thank you Jessie for being such a good sport and letting me experiment a bit!

Check out our senior portraits website for more pictures of our current work. We photograph seniors from all across Southern California including Pasadena, Santa Barbara, Agoura, Ventura, and all around Santa Clarita. Please call the studio at 1-800-995-8272 or email us at tara@tararochelle.com if you would like to set up your own high school senior portraits!