Although our plans to photograph Aerial in front of the graffiti near the train tracks were foiled by a lack of graffiti and a photography hating railroad employee we managed to make up for it in another one of our favorite locations. Check out Aerial’s great summer senior session in northeast industrial Portland!

Megan wanted a different feel to her photos than the urban industrial look I tend to gravitate towards. She asked for something sort of country, so Sauvie Island seemed like a very logical choice. Unfortunately due to the unpredictability of Portland weather we had to reschedule once on account of rain. The next time around we were rain free, and actually got a pretty warm day with some dramatic clouds at times.  Megan is an avid reader (hence the books), and she is also a lacrosse player.  We love when we are able to incorporate some of our senior’s personalities into the mix.

- Josh

Sunset High School senior Samantha picked a park near her home for her sunny summer afternoon shoot. We loved the greenery of the place she picked and the warm light in the late afternoon looked and felt great!

- Josh

The Pearl district in Portland is a great photography backdrop for high school senior portraits. We had a lot of fun strolling through the neighborhood on one of the last days of summer with Tasmin. Her hair and make up was done by the awesome Kirstie Wight!

- Josh

We recently got to hang out and shoot McKenzie’s senior photos from Camas High School in Washington.  McKenzie was game for a little urban exploration, so we took her to one of our favorite spots in Portland.  It seemed like everywhere we went our backgrounds matched McKenzie’s outfits perfectly. I love it when that happens.  McKenzie has no shortage of style or beauty!

- Josh

Makeup | Kirstie Wight

Continuum sessions are definitely not super heavy, in fact we keep things pretty light hearted around here!

St. Charles East High School isn’t typical Continuum stomping grounds, but we are super excited about this extra special session. We don’t often get the opportunity to travel for a senior session, but we were elated to be able to photograph Madeline’s photos in Batavia, Illinois. We already knew Madeline from photographing her in her brother Nick’s wedding last year. Senior shoots are always fun, but the extra bit of familiarity with having already gotten a chance to photograph someone always helps. Madeline’s personality really comes out in these photos. I would have to sum it up by saying she is full of life, and fun to be around. She also has some sort of mystical control over the weather, because as lousy as the rain situation that day was, when we needed to shoot it stopped for us. We photographed her near the Fabyan Windmill in Batavia, which was a fantastic spot!

- Josh

Outdoor senior portraits in Portland, Oregon are a fun adventure, and Oregon City High School Senior Model Lindsay’s session was no exception. We shared a few tidbits about Lindsay in Part 1 of her Portland senior pictures blog, and we were excited to take her to an out-of-the-way location in North Portland. After exploring this spot on Night 4 of the 100 Nights project, we knew there’d be endless options for inspired portraits, and Lindsay’s flowing and stylish outfits were an especially cool contrast with the industrial edge of the location.

Do you go to Oregon City High School and need exciting senior pictures in Portland, Oregon? Grab one of Lindsay’s rep cards, and you’ll get an amazing senior portrait experience like hers! At Continuum Seniors, we deliver stylish senior portraits that show off the best possible you, so book us right now, before our sessions fill up. Contact us about getting your Portland senior pictures, and we’ll give you all the info you need.

It had rained recently before we went out for Lindsay’s session, so the pools of water were a cool element to experiment with.

One of the first things I noticed when we first met Lindsay was her outfit! She has an awesome sense of personal style, which only makes our job easier.

These weathered steps were hidden away behind the old warehouses.

Remember those pools of water I mentioned earlier? With Lindsay’s eye-catching red rain boots and a huge puddle on-hand, we couldn’t resist having her splash around a bit.

Keep checking back with us for more senior pictures in Portland! Check out our Twitter and join us on Facebook, and you’ll get notified whenever we post another one of our awesome sessions. And don’t forget to contact Continuum Seniors and get your own awesome senior pictures!

–Sarah

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Continuum Seniors – Be Yourself. (contemporary senior portraits in Portland, OR)

We had a great afternoon shooting Portland high school senior photos with our Oregon City High School 2012 Model, Lindsay! She’s involved both on-stage and behind-the-scenes in Oregon City High School’s theater program–we even got to see her play one the willowy elves in their production of The Hobbit–and she also keeps busy with dance, baking, making jewelry, and conducting “scientific experiments.”  That last one sounded pretty mischievous to us, at first, but Lindsay has been totally sweet and well-mannered every time we’ve gotten together with her.

We love seeing our seniors go through the transformation of getting senior portraits with makeup and hair, and Jenna Schneider was happy to help us out again, and give Lindsay’s arresting blue eyes a little extra pop.  We want every portrait session at Continuum Seniors to be fun and exciting, so we always offer hair and makeup, and even professional wardrobe styling for an extra-special experience!

Next up: Part Two of our introduction of Lindsay, where we’ll be showing you our favorite shots from Lindsay’s outdoor senior photos. We’d love to see you join us on Facebook and follow our Twitter, and you’ll get notified when Lindsay’s beautiful photos go live.

–Sarah

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Continuum Seniors – Be Yourself. (outdoor senior portraits in Portland, OR)

Shooting senior pictures in Portland, Oregon with Lexie was fun and inspiring. You got to learn a little about Lexie in Part 1 of her Portland senior photography session, and we captured some gorgeous and unexpected material–on the way to one of our favorite locations, we discovered a cool spot we hadn’t found before, and Lexie was totally up for exploring with us.

If you go to Lakeridge High School and want awesome senior portraits in Portland, Lexie can hook you up with one of her rep cards. Continuum Seniors is all about playful and colorful senior pictures that make you look stylish and feel like yourself, so book us right away, while we still have sessions available! Contact us about getting your Portland senior portraits, and we’ll get you started.

We took Lexie to an out-of-the-way spot in industrial Northwest Portland, where we found some awesome graffiti and popping colors. Lexie brought her old-school film camera with her for a prop, and she was full of questions about double-exposures and other cool photography techniques.

We were driving from the first location to another we had in mind, when Josh and I almost simultaneously spotted a lot filled with these popping yellow flowers, weathered old concrete and rust-covered pipes. The instant I opened my mouth to say, “that looks awesome,” Josh emphatically told me to pull over, which I immediately did. It was a pretty exciting find.

What we didn’t tell you about Lexie? She also has a secret life as an underground graffiti artist!

…okay, so we’re kidding, but she did all right at acting the part.

If you like color, there’s a lot of beautiful graffiti art to be had in Portland, if you know where to look for it.

We loved shooting Portland professional senior portraits with Lakeridge High School student, Lexie, one of our Class of 2012 Senior Portraits models! Lexie’s active in her school as a Senator in the Oregon Youth and Government program, and she also has a strong creative streak. Not only does she work for the school paper as a News Editor, but she also enjoys making jewelry.

Lexie also won points with us with her love of photography, and she recently won a Scholastic National Art award for her photos! She also loves riding her bike, like any good Portlander does. Makeup artist Jenna Schneider helped us get Lexie styled and coiffed, and Lexie was jazzed to see the final reveal.

Here’s a rare peek of the photographers in action, with our big, fancy professional cameras.

Next up on the blog is Part Two, where we’ll be sharing our favorite photos from Lexie’s professional high school senior portrait session. Become our fan on Facebook and follow our Twitter, and you’ll be notified when they go online!

–Sarah

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