Anna Lisa Photography » Custom high school senior portrait photography on location in the Tacoma and Seattle Washington area

  • TACOMA & SEATTLE, WA

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    I specialize in high school and college
    senior portraits,
    aim to provide a relaxed, fun
    photography experience
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    My last senior session of 2024!

     

    This is Luke and he’s a senior at Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma. When discussing locations for Luke’s senior session, his mom was quick to come back with an answer. No doubt, Chamber’s Bay was the place! Luke has played this course as a member of the Bellarmine golf team, but more importantly, he’s played this course with his dad many times over the years.

    Incorporating some golf shots was a great way to kick off the session. Luke was definitely at ease with the clubs in his hands and having his gear handy led to some real natural posing. Getting in front of the camera can be intimidating. It’s a real win and sets the senior up for success if he or she feels confident from the start.

    These concrete structures left over from Chambers Bay quarry days offer a unique backdrop for a portrait session.

    Luke has an easy smile, but if I can, I like to get one real good laughing smile. Cheers to Luke’s mom for making him laugh and thankfully I was fast on the shutter!

    With a quick change of clothes, we walked further down towards the water for a different perspective. The meadow was definitely showing signs of fall.

    The locks have been removed from the bridge to a new art display called “swoon”.  These metal reeds made casual posing super easy and added a fun architectural element to Luke’s images.

    Good job, Luke! Thanks to you and your mom for making my last senior session so easy going.  Best wishes for the remainder of your senior year and all the best to come after graduation!

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    I created this blog post months ago and am now realizing that I never published it. We moved out of state and I got sidetracked with unpacking, painting and all the things. My apologies to this beautiful girl! Moira is a senior at Holy Names Academy in Seattle and we had an amazing session at UW this summer.

    Moira has such an infectious smile and what’s not to love about a girl who can go from jeans and Converse to looking like a real life Cinderella?

    While UW was conveniently located for Moira and family, for me, it’s one of my favorite Seattle locations. It’s the best of two worlds, architecture and green spaces.

    Moira had a specific idea that she really wanted to incorporate into her session. I always appreciate when clients come to their session well prepared and helping them to create a vision is always a lot of fun. We made a few stops on our way back to the Suzzalo library, the location for the vision!

    Ok, so there was a slight detour back to what was my favorite location during Moira’s session. The place where architecture, greenery and a Cinderella dress meet. Perfection!

    I envisioned softer light for this shot, but the sun was taking it’s time. This was Moira’s vision and she absolutely love it! I think it’s pretty epic and Moira looked stunning. Mission accomplished!

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    Last year I met the Handfelt family for older brother Griffin’s senior session.  Recently, it was his sister’s turn in front of my camera.  Sienna is starting her senior year soon at Liberty High School.

    Sienna had shared some photos that represented her vision for her senior session.  From those inspiration photos, I was able to narrow down a location and I think Coal Creek Park was a perfect fit to bring Sienna’s vision to life.

    If you have a specific idea for your session or a certain aesthetic you are going for, communicating that to your photographer is so important!  I appreciate the thought and detail Sienna put into her session and it made for a successful session and happy clients.  You should LOVE your images and your experience!Even though it was a pretty warm evening, the shady trail kept us cool.  I love the look of the summer glow filtering in through the trees.  Sienna’s mom recalled that it must have been the hottest day all summer for Griffin’s session.  We were glad to be comfortable and cool!

    Sienna is really involved with the Hi-Liners Musical Theatre in Burien on stage and behind the scenes.  They had just wrapped up a production of Matilda, so we snatched up one of the first free evenings Sienna and her mom have had in quite awhile.

    Sienna’s passion for theatre explains her ease in front of the camera.  If you can get up on stage then my camera can’t be too scary!She’s an absolute natural in front of the lens.Sienna is still deciding on colleges and majors but psychology definitely interests her.  She’s going to do running start this year, so she’ll be ahead of the game when graduation rolls around next year.I didn’t get to meet the family dog last year because of the heat, so it was a real treat to meet not one but two family dogs this year!Thank you to the Handfelt family for another great senior session!

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    Reyna is a senior this year at Curtis High School in University Place.  We planned her session at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma and the fall colors made for an amazing backdrop.  We started off her session in the Japanese Gardens.  Within just a few clicks of the shutter, Reyna seemed completely at ease.

     

    We had already pushed up the time of her session because the forecast wasn’t looking too cooperative, so as much as I was loving the images we were getting at the Japanese Gardens, we needed to keep moving.

    Reyna told me she loves to bake in her spare time and enjoys nature.  It’s a good thing because these fuchsia plants were not the only shrubberies I put Reyna in the middle of.

    While Reyna changed outfits, I explored for our next location.  I’ve never paid much attention to this area of the gardens and these big, leafy, tropical plants were a bit of a surprise!  They were a fun back drop for sure!

    The rose gardens may have been past their prime, but we found loads of colorful dahlias.

    This section of the park is one of my favorites.  Apparently, I’m not the only one who loves it as it was pretty busy earlier in the session.  We circled back and found it empty.  It was worth the wait.

    The weather was holding, so we drove down to Owens Beach.  We walked a short ways down the promenade and found some great pieces of driftwood and a sprinkling of fall leaves.

    Reyna used to play soccer, but she’s turned her attention to volunteering with the Key Club.  She’s also a member of the National Honor Society and hopes to be admitted to the University of Washington or Stanford after high school graduation to study biochemical engineering.

     

     

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