High School Seniors Heidi McClelland Photography

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Senior Year... A time filled with endings and a time focused on looking forward. It is a time to celebrate who you are at this point in your life as you look toward your future, stepping out to college, a career, or wherever life is leading you after graduation. Senior portraits are a chance to capture your unique personality, your individuality, your sport, your hobbies, or just YOU having fun. It's a chance for Mom and Dad to get that picture of you one more time before you are off to conquer the world.

it's all about you!

My goal with your senior session is to make you feel relaxed, to have FUN, and to capture who you are. Whether that means a trip to the boat house, downtown Ann Arbor, downtown Detroit, the sports field, or the farm I am ready!! I truly enjoy getting to know you and what you are all about. If you have ideas on something you'd like to try or a location you'd really love to shoot at LET ME KNOW! I am ALWAYS up for fun new places and adventures. Of course if you need help with trying to figure it out I can help with that too. There are tons of locations within Southeast Michigan that provide amazing and unique backdrops. Sometimes its a grand ballroom, and sometimes it's the corner of a parking lot... you'd be surprised at the places we can find that make your pictures look awesome.

Sessions...

All packages come with as many location changes and outfit changes as you'd like within the amount of time you have with me. Typically most seniors plan from 2-5 outfit changes, but it's up to you! If you only want to do one then that is fine, and if you want to do 9 that's fine too. Just let me know and we can plan it out! Every session comes with an online proofing gallery, a digital image for you to submit to your yearbook, and an online sneak peek (if you so choose) for social media.

Packages:

All Digital Package $1500

Session Includes

  • My time and talent (up to 2.5 hrs)
  • As many location and clothing changes as you would like
  • Online Proofing Gallery
  • All Digital Images with Printing Rights
  • An Image for Use in the Yearbook
  • A Sneak Peek on Social Media
  • $100 Print Credit
  • Prints and Albums are available for an additional fee
10 Digitals Package $1000

Session Includes:

  • My time and talent (up to 2 hrs)
  • As many location and clothing changes as you would like
  • Online Proofing Gallery
  • Your choice of 10 Digital Images with Printing Rights from your proofing Gallery
  • An Image for Use in the Yearbook
  • A Sneak Peek on Social Media
  • Prints and Albums Sold Separately
5 Digitals Package $750

Session Includes:

  • My time and talent (Up to 2 hrs)
  • As many location and clothing changes as you would like
  • Online Proofing Gallery
  • Your choice of 5 Digital Images with Printing Rights from your Proofing Gallery
  • An Image for Use in the Yearbook
  • Sneak Peek on Social Media
  • Prints and Albums Sold Separately
Regular Session $400

Session Includes:

  • My time and talent (Up to 1.5 hrs)
  • Online Proofing Gallery
  • An Image for Use in the Yearbook
  • A Sneak Peek for Social Media
  • Digital Images and Prints Sold Separately
  • Digital Images Starting at $150
  • Prints Starting at $25

Locations and Styling

I can suggest location ideas if you need assistance with that. I generally try to tailor sessions to your personalities so if you have ideas or special locations you would like to try and incorporate I am happy to accommodate. Local parks, downtown areas, and sports facilities are popular spots for seniors.

Some locations I use often
  • Downtown Saline
  • Main Street Ann Arbor
  • U of M Campus
  • Concordia University Campus
  • U of M Law Quad
  • Local Parks in Saline and Ann Arbor and beyond
  • Historic Blum Barn
  • Various Flower Fields (this is always changing)
  • Backroads
  • Manthei Botanical Gardens
  • Sterling State Park
  • Rentschler Farm
  • Cobblestone Farm
  • Dexter Riverfront
  • Downtown Dexter
  • Gust Brothers Farm
  • Lavender Fields
  • Murals
  • Graffiti Alley
  • Downtown Milan
  • Silver Lake

Really there are so many spots to do senior photos! If there is good light and a great subject we can make anything work!!

What to Wear

Again this is all about you! So be YOU! General tip for styling is to wear what your style is but dress it up just a notch or two. If you are normally a T-shirt and sweatpants kind of person then maybe think about a t-shirt and jeans, but otherwise just BE YOU! I have photographed seniors in formal wear to chuck taylors and everything in between. Simple is usually best, but if that isn't you then that's ok too. You can get a good idea of what other people are wearing by visiting my sneak peeks on Facebook or Instagram. Think about what colors you look good in and wear things that properly fit you and that you won't be fussing with to feel comfortable. Girls, remember to plan for the right kind of undergarments for the outfits you bring along and Guys remember to bring shoes that you might want to show off. Don't forget to bring accessories too if you want! Necklaces, earrings, shoes, jackets etc can change an outfit and give you an extra option for photos.

Additional Ideas for Senior Sessions

I love to include your hobbies, sports, pets and families in your shoot if you would like to do so! So remember to bring musical instruments, jerseys, varsity jackets, equipment with you if you would like to incorporate those things into your session! I LOVE it when pets come along too. We can coordinate for someone to be there to manage the pet during the session or you can bring someone along to have the pet photographed and then sent home after.

About Me

I have been photographing High School and College Seniors for 14 years now and love getting to know students and their families and capturing memories and moments in time for you to cherish. I have 3 kids, 2 college students and one who is graduated along with my husband and 2 crazy boxers. I have had a studio in downtown Saline for 8 plus years now and High School Seniors are some of my favorite people to photograph! It's so fun to capture this moment in your lives and I consider myself really blessed to be able to do the job that I do!

Let's Chat if you have any questions or would like to get something scheduled!