Your senior session should feel exciting, easy, and thought-through, not awkward, overly posed, or thrown together at the last minute.
We’ll plan it together. I’ll help with outfits, locations, ideas, posing, and all the little details that make your photos look polished, but your senior’s personality leads the way. Whether they know exactly what they want or have no idea where to start, I’ll help shape the session into something that feels amazing.
Expect a relaxed experience with plenty of direction when they want it, space for them to be themselves, and a lot less pressure than they are probably imagining.
The goal is simple: senior portraits that feel confident, personal, and worth making a big deal over.
You can choose the session of your choice that gives you exactly what your senior is looking for.
You don’t want:
That’s why we do not just pick a date and hope it all works.
You don't have to figure this out on your own. I'll help you through everything - outfits, locations, the vibe while still letting it feel like your senior's session, not mine.
By the end, they won't be asking “did that look okay?”
They are saying:
“Wait… I actually love these.”
Because senior portraits have to work for both of you.
Your senior wants to look amazing and feel comfortable.
You want to know this moment is being handled with care.
Danielle has a way of bridging that gap, creating a session that gives seniors a voice while still giving moms the confidence that every detail is being taken care of.
From the first planning conversation to the final images and artwork, this experience is designed to feel personal, polished, and easy to trust.
Choose from collections with digital images, along with signature handcrafted editorial-style albums, custom wall art designed to complement your home, and graduation cards created from your senior’s images.
This year is a big one. Your senior is still yours, but they’re also becoming someone new right in front of you. The album, the wall art, the printed pieces, they become a way to hold onto this season in a way that feels real, beautiful, and lasting. And later, when they’re off doing all the grown-up things, you’ll have something you can open, hold, walk past, and remember.
Their accomplishments. Their personality. Their energy.
Paused and exactly as they were in this moment.
During your style consult, we’ll talk through what matters most, the number outfits, the session length, the locations and how you want to enjoy your photos.
Senior portraits begin at $700 and include studio credit to purchase the memories you can't walk away from. Most families love so many of their photos they choose to spend $2,000+ and receive a large Signature album and matching digital collection.
Come in, learn about the collections, ask about payment plans and choose the portrait collection that makes the most sense for your senior and your family.
The next step is a style consult.
You get to come into my studio. learn how it all works and make sure we're a good fit and then we start shaping the session, the style, number of outfits, types of locations, comfort level, overall vibe, and what you want to walk away with when everything is finished.
Senior photos matter too much to wing, so we'll talk first.
The Portrait Studio
by Danielle Renae Photography
229B North Perry Highway
Mercer PA 16137
I photograph seniors in Mercer, Grove City, Slippery Rock and surrounding Western PA areas both in studio and on location.