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Senior Portrait Photography Session in Santa Cruz – Streetlight Records, Lighthouse Field and Dog Beach

Senior Portrait Photography Session in Santa Cruz – Streetlight Records, Lighthouse Field and Dog Beach

This was a three location senior portrait session, starting at a rather unusual spot (in my experience). I met Emma at Streetlight Records on Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz. She’s a bit of a vinyl aficionado, and the store was excited we wanted to take a few pictures there. We shot outside with the cool murals before going inside for a few creative shots while Emma browsed records.

Next, we headed over to Lighthouse Field in Santa Cruz, this time in a new outfit selected just for the spot. This time of year the field looks amazing, tall green grass and blossoming flowers abound. This is where Emma really started opening up and getting into the fun of her senior portrait session.

Last, with one more outfit change, we headed across the street to take a few photos at the lighthouse and then down at Dog Beach (aka Its Beach). We dodged the doggos and took photos in the water and against the picturesque rock cliffs. We ended with a big splash in the rushing waves with a bunch of great photos to choose from!

Senior Portrait Photo Session @ Capitola Beach, CA

Senior Portrait Photo Session @ Capitola Beach, CA

This is a natural light senior portrait session at Capitola Beach – the sun was hiding behind clouds so the natural light was beautiful, no need to add extra lighting to bring out this young woman’s beauty. This location is a great option for lots of photo settings in one place – rocks, cliffs, above and below the pier, and of course the iconic colored buildings of the Venetian Village.

Capitola Beach Senior Portrait Photography - Peyton

Capitola Beach Senior Portrait Photography - Peyton

Peyton's senior high school year has arrived, which means PHOTO time! She brought her childhood stuffy to the shoot, but mostly showed off her goofy, fun, flair-for-the-dramatic side for the rest of her senior portrait session at Capitola Beach. The weather was great, Peyton was fantastic in front of the camera with multiple outfit changes, and I think we ended up with a few keepers that Peyton and her family will treasure forever. Here's a few of my personal faves from the senior session:

Kailey's Senior Portraits at Capitola Beach

Kailey's Senior Portraits at Capitola Beach

Kailey is starting her senior year this Fall, but since they don't get out to the Santa Cruz area too often, we snuck in her senior portrait session last week at Capitola Beach. Kailey is a little shy, not a huge fan of the camera, but I focused on her deep reserves of snark and sass and let the magic happen. She's so great, I know she's going to have an amazing last year of high school. Enjoy the pics!

Capitola Beach Senior Portraits

Capitola Beach Senior Portraits

I last photographed Arianna with her family about six years ago – she was just a spunky little kid then. Fast forward to this moment, and you see a beautiful young woman poised to take on the world. It's so special to see families grow over time, and extremely fulfilling to capture key moments for my clients that they'll treasure forever. This was a really quick senior portrait session since we stared out with some updated family photos – but we got some great variety. Check out my favorites below!