It’s been difficult picking photo sessions from Puerto Rico to start since they all are turning out so well! So, let’s start with the senior photo session we did there and give someone bragging rights to a high school senior before the school year even begins.
Remember, senior photos shouldn’t be a chore, they should be fun and constantly moving. Teenagers don’t like to sit around waiting for too long. Actually, no one likes to sit around waiting for too long, but especially teenagers and once they get that phone out to look for entertainment your work just got a lot more difficult. To combat this, do a run through before you even start. Ideally, you will have looked over the location and formulated a plan already and it follows a somewhat linear path. This way you spend less time thinking and more time moving from photo spot to photo spot doing actual photography.
Also, don’t fret if you lack access to a beautiful tropical island, use what you have access to and work from there. Believe it or not, it is not about the location but about the subject and your skill as a photographer. Doubt your skill? Welcome to the club! Most photographers do and I know I do, but that’s what practice is for and that’s why I share practice sessions from time to time. Pro athletes go out and practice all the time, why would it be any different for photographers? Things run so much more smoothly when you’ve already tried some of the techniques you will be using.
Finally, you get the weather you get. For some of these, we got clouds, for others we got sun, and for others we needed shade. So long as you have done the research and practice, you can make it work regardless of the scenario.