Graduation Picture Ideas to Inspire

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Graduation is one of the most important moments in the lives of both a student and their families. But increasingly, people are getting less traditional and more creative with how they commemorate the occasion. Here are some graduation photo ideas that will inspire you!
While each of these graduation photos are very different from one another, they all share one thing in common — they scream individuality! Some are fun, some are artistic, some are sporty, and some are simply…different. Take a look and see what awesome ideas you can borrow to create a series of truly memorable moments.

Action Photos

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Taking a graduation photo that features movement or an activity of some kind can be the symbol of a continuing journey, or simply a great way to represent a graduate who’s always on the move!
The throwing of the cap is a classic, which can be enhanced by taking photos at different angles and from varying distances, but you can also go for a mid-walk shot, or have the graduate posing while holding a symbolic or school-sponsored item. By including action and playing with color, you can really capture the moments when your graduate is doing what he or she does best!

Sports Photos

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The smile and mood perfectly captures a young man’s joy for baseball in his senior portrait — bestkcseniorpictures.com/Pinterest

For those graduates who’ve spent four years pouring their heart into a sport season after season, taking a photo that expresses this love is important. Get creative with graphics or other enhancements to give the photo a three-dimensional look at the graduate, or go for a simple action pose that shows them doing what they love.
By doing something a little different from a standard uniform or team shirt photo, you can create something athletic and artistic at the same time.

Artistic Photos

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Speaking of artistic, express the creativity of a graduates’ personality by doing something slightly different — with traditional school props such as notebooks or the graduation cap, you have the perfect objects to include in photos that feature more than just the graduates themselves. Get inventive with angles and depth of field to lend a real artistic sense to each picture.

Group Photos

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Graduation wouldn’t be graduation without celebrating with friends and family. But instead of going for the traditional group photo, why not innovate by using mirrors, or even old photos of the graduate to show progress.
By playing with angles and use of in-photo space, you can really emphasize the social side of graduation celebrations and the importance of the people the graduate cares about the most, all while providing a perspective on school life that other photos may not fully emphasize.

Creative Locations

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Give a true farewell to the school by taking photos on recognizable campus locations, especially if they mean something special to the graduate. The library can be a great place to get an intimate view of student life, or you can be playful and use the school bus to capture the essence of those daily commutes.
By using location in creative ways, you can create great moments the graduate can look back on — not only to remember graduation, but all the daily routines and activities that defined their time at school!

Conclusions

Graduation is a great opportunity to be creative with the photos you choose to take. The variety of props, locations, and experiences of school life make for a special set of resources to express your graduate’s unique personality.
Don’t forget to also think in terms of colors, angles, and depth of view, since varying these qualities can truly depict the joy of ending one chapter in life and beginning a new one.
Once you’re done experimenting with different components and strategies, Printique can create a photo book or print series filled with your celebrated memories of not only a special day, but of an incredibly important life journey.
Our photos, produced in our celebrated photo lab with the latest in printing technology, will give you keepsakes of this special occasion that are truly worth preserving.