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September 22, 2025

Where Ya Been? | Upstate NY Location Senior Portraits

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Upstate NY Location Senior Portraits

Locations are important for Portrait Photographers, more so because I do lots of High School Senior Portraits.

My Senior Portrait Clients love to go on location.  It is especially a great challenge to go to a familiar location and make it look completely different.  Problem solving is fun!  Not everything can be planned out in advance, and I like that!  Every year is  fun because I have gotten to go to some totally new places.  Here are some of my favorite Upstate NY Location Senior Portraits:

Thinking Outside The Box For Location Senior Portraits

Sometimes the most fun locations are places you might not think of.  For Parker’s portraits, we went to the Auto Museum.

Upstate NY Location Senior Portraits
The Automobile Museum–awesome!

Using Local Architecture in Senior Portraits

We are lucky to live in an area that has lots of diverse architecture all within an hour radius.  It is fun to go on a field trip for Senior Portraits!

Upstate NY Location Senior Portraits
I have been here with wedding clients a lot. I don’t usually get to bring a High School kid here–and we did some high fashion shots as a bonus.

Using a Favorite Place in a New Way

Evan chose Saratoga National because he golfs and his family dines there often.

Saratoga National Senior Portrait
I have been here many times, but never photographed this particular location at this time of day. This was a challenge because the client wanted this particular background, and this time of day is not easy! We actually needed to use a subractive lighting technique to do this because the sun was so bright, we did not want him squinting and the background could not be blown out.

Weather Delays

Sometimes the weather is a little funky.  I do have a covered front porch that I have used from time to time.

Upstate NY Senior Portraits
It was raining and we were supposed to go on location. We used my porch instead. Hey, it happens. We ended going on location the next day, but I really like this one!

Country Roads for Location Senior Portraits

I have made many mental notes while doing errands for places just on the side of the road that would be interesting in photos.  It changes seasonally and under different circumstances.

Saratoga Springs NY location Senior Portraits
Literally pulled over to the roadside for this.
Prepping for on location Senior Portraits
Another drive by roadside Senior Portrait in Saratoga.
Senior Portraits Averill Park NY
I had driven by this location several times and finally got to use it. Love the textures.
Upstate NY Location Senior Portraits
Same wall, different time of day. Looks completely different.

Parks in Saratoga

Our local parks are the quintessential locations for Senior Portraits.  The real trick is to see them with fresh eyes so every single session is not cookie cutter.

Upstate NY Location Senior Portraits
This is a popular spot in town, but I love how the dress complimented the location.
Upstate NY Senior Portraits
This spot is off the beaten path and often overlooked. It is also only available at certain times of the day.
Saratoga Springs High School Senior Portraits
Our downtown park is a popular spot–the challenge is finding different spots.

So that’s where I have been.  Where have you been?

Did you enjoy this Senior Portrait Post?  You might also enjoy this post about Styling Your Senior Portraits.

Are you ready to make some Senior Portraits?  Give me a call at (518) 584-4237 today.

Susan Blackburn started Blackburn Portrait Design to provide high quality portrait photography for clients in the 518 area code.

 

 

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