New York City Senior Photographer/Senior Portraits

Posted on March 9, 2018April 19, 2020 by Irene Bello

New York City Senior Photographer

I love being a New York City Senior photographer! High School Seniors are always fun for me to photograph and Samantha was no exception. She was easy-going and knew exactly what she wanted out of her Senior Photos. She selected to go to Dumbo, Brooklyn as one of the locations for her senior photo session with its spectacular view of NYC, the Brooklyn Bridge and tons of urban texture, graffiti and color. There are many spots in Dumbo, NYC for great photo opportunities that are perfect for any high school senior that prefers a cool, grungy and urban vibe. I am sure that these photos will serve as a great reminder of her high school days.

To book a Senior photo session in NYC please contact me or visit this page for more information about Senior photos.

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NYC Senior Portraits/Dylan’s Senior Photos

Posted on January 6, 2018April 20, 2020 by Irene Bello

NYC Senior Portraits/Dylan’s Senior Photos

It was so much fun taking these NYC Senior Portraits of Dylan. Dylan was such a natural in front of the camera. He looks like a model, doesn’t he? You can see how at ease he was and how much he enjoyed taking these senior photos. Many people think that senior photo sessions are just for girls but this is not the case. Boys can have fun doing these type of photos to! Senior photo shoots are meant to be individualized and customized to a Senior’s individual personality. Most boys don’t enjoy being posed in a formal suit or outfit. Why not have them dress in their style and capture them in the environments that they enjoy being in and/or with a prop of an activity that they enjoy doing or are involved in. Since Dylan loved being in grungy urban streets and loved riding his skateboard, I took his photos in a urban location and had him bring his skateboard. I had him dressed in a black hoodie and black ripped jeans that worked real well in the environment we worked in. Other ideas for senior boys include having them pose in front of a car, bike, motorcycle, or, taking some cool athletic photos of the sport that they play, i.e., basketball, football, hockey, baseball, soccer, etc. These can be taken either in studio or on location at their high school gym, football field or baseball field. The possibilities are endless! If you are a senior in High School and would like to have your own individualized senior stylized shoot instead of having the same old boring photo with a rose and cape everyone else gets, if you want to be different and most importantly experience something different please contact me here.

Below are some favorites from this photo shoot with Dylan.

How cool are these photos? We went from natural daytime to nighttime in just minutes! The beauty and magic of photography!

NYC Senior Photographer/Samantha’s Urban Session

Posted on November 8, 2017April 20, 2020 by Irene Bello

NYC SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER/SAMANTHA’S URBAN SESSION

NYC offers so many fantastic, unique and diverse locations for a NYC Senior Photographer. High school seniors are all different. They all have unique personalities, interests and hobbies. This is why it is great to have a unique and customized senior photo session as opposed to the traditional cap and gown and black cape and rose portraits taken at school. Yes, you do still need to take the cap and gown photo for the yearbook but you can still have your own unique, stylized professional photos to commemorate this special time in your/your child’s life. With a stylized photo shoot, seniors get to experience and feel like they are fashion models while having fun and an experience that they will remember forever. The outcome is gorgeous photos that they and you will have for a lifetime.

There are so many ways that a senior photo session can be stylized in NYC. Seniors can get dressed up in pretty dresses and go to a park such as Central Park for their photos, or, if they are just too “cool” for the park and prefer to be more casual they can opt for a more urban or grungy look. The streets of NYC offer plenty of locations for that in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Some areas even offer both environments just minutes away.

Below are some of my favorite photos from Samantha’s senior session. For her session we went to a few street locations in her neighborhood of Queens that had commercial buildings and graffiti. Since Samantha likes to skateboard, we used her skateboard as a prop for some of her photos. This is another great idea you can incorporate into your custom senior session. If you play a sport, an instrument, dance or sing you can bring a prop from your hobby and incorporate that into some of your photos.

If you are interested in learning more or are ready to book a senior photo session in NYC, please fill out the contact form and we will get back to you with more information about this unique experience.

NYC Senior Photos:Photo Session in Central Park

Posted on March 14, 2017April 20, 2020 by Irene Bello

NYC Senior Photos:Photo Session in Central Park

NYC Senior photos allow seniors to capture a memorable moment of time in their lives through fun and creative pictures. A senior photo shoot in NYC is quite different from the graduation photos that are taken at school. Having a senior photos taken in NYC can be quite an amazing experience. NYC has so many landmarks and backdrops that offer many opportunities to create some creative and unique photos. NYC has tons of streets and buildings that make for great urban backgrounds, and it also has Central Park, which is one of the biggest and most beautiful parks of the city that is right in the middle of Manhattan. The opportunities in Central Park alone for photos are endless!

These are some photos I took of Aaliyah last fall. We did her senior photo shoot in Central Park. We got to capture some really creative photos of her around Bethesda Fountain, a very popular spot in the park for photos.

Having your Senior photos taken is a very important milestone in your life. If you are a teen or senior graduating in the NYC area, or are traveling to the NYC area soon, and would like to have a unique, fun and amazing experience while getting some really cool senior photos that are different from what your friends back home are getting, please contact me to discuss the possibilities that we can create for your Senior photoshoot.

New York Prom Photographer: Prom Photos in NYC

Posted on February 28, 2017January 14, 2019 by Irene Bello

New York Prom Photographer: Prom Photos in NYC

Having Prom photos taken in NYC can be really cool. Especially when your prom is being hosted at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Stephanie wanted some pre-prom photos taken back home in Long Island, NY before driving into the city to meet her boyfriend at the Waldorf where her school, Bronx Science was hosting their High School Senior Prom. As the students were making their way in, I took some quick portraits outside of the couple before heading in to take more creative photos inside the lobby of the Waldorf. The prom was about to begin and we literally had only a few minutes left to take the photos. The couple as well as everyone else just wanted to go and party! Stephanie was quite happy with these photos. They certainly were not the average typical prom school photos that are usually taken on a plain backdrop by a contracted school photographer. They are definitely unique and provide way more variety. You can read more about what Pre-Prom photos are in my previous blog post. You will also be able to preview some of the images that I took of Stephanie, her friend and her family before heading into the city. You can contact me here to book your prom photos or to learn more about creating a customized and unique prom photo package.