Professional graduation portraits on campus or at the location of your choice.
Would you like to have your graduation picture taken by an award-winning campus photographer? You have come to the right place.
Voted Best Photographer by the readers of State College Magazine five years in a row.
I am now located in Vermillion, SD. For USD students, I am a block off campus. For Penn State portraits, it may make sense to bundle multiple graduates together for a return trip to State College.
I have recently moved to Vermillion, so I do not yet have USD-specific samples. You could be the first.
The photos are yours. Fulfillment is digital, with full duplication rights.
You will receive all of the digital files from your session, including airbrushing and touch-up work on the images you select. If you prefer prints, you can purchase them directly from your online gallery at my cost.
It is best to schedule your session early to beat the crowds. If you schedule the week of graduation, there is a $100 surcharge if we need to stand in line at the Lion Shrine for more than 30 minutes. Due to the impracticalities and complications, no portrait sessions can be scheduled at the Lion Shrine on graduation day.
Early morning light is generally best on campus, but late afternoon is good, too. Sessions can be scheduled any day of the week.
Steam your gown. The standard gowns wrinkle a lot, and wrinkles are very noticeable in portraits.
Tassels go on the right side before graduation, then on the left afterward. Your choice for portraits.
Your choice, of course, but light sky blue, white, cream, orange, peach, and other neutral, analogous, or complementary colors photograph well. For men, a white or off-white button-down shirt with gray slacks is a safe choice. A tie is optional.
Send me an email to schedule your session: info@amesphotos.com.
