Sarasota's Premier Senior & Headshot Photographer

delightful whimsy, inherent joy, delicious authenticity

human connection is the most powerful force on earth

love...laughter...friendship...family

 

CONNECTION.

 

We want it. We seek it. We crave it.

you deserve to exist in photos. for your family. for your friends.

but most importantly, for you.

Nice to meet you

I am a wife, a daughter, a friend.

 

A singer, an artist, a creator of beautiful things.

 

I believe in true love and happy endings and best friends.

 

I love coffee, traveling with my best half, New Hampshire in the fall, and beach days in January.

 

I am a midwestern girl living in a Florida world, and I couldn’t be happier.

 

Nothing thrills me more than capturing what makes you beautiful and unique.

More than anything, I am here to celebrate you.

Call me. Email me. Let’s have coffee and we’ll craft just the perfect way to capture your joy.

xoxo,

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Michaela with her husband on a mountain trip in Colorado — a favorite place they love to explore together.

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Senior Year. (gulp) Nobody claps for the mom who's holding it together while her kid gets ready to leave.

So I will.

This season is a lot. The pride and the grief show up in the same breath, and that's not something people talk about enough. If you're in it right now, I see you.

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That thing where you're just scrolling, minding your own business, and suddenly you're wrecked over a photo of them missing their two front teeth?

Yeah. Senior year does that. Every time.

Be honest, how many times has this happened to you this month? 👇

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This is what it looks like when a session actually goes somewhere.
Not four poses. Not a checklist.
Four real moments from one afternoon with a real teenager who showed up a little unsure and left feeling like herself.
That’s the whole goal, every single time.
If you’re starting to think about senior photos for fall, I’d love to talk about your daughter before anything else. Not a booking link, not a checkout page. Just a real conversation about who she is.
That’s where the good photos start. Link in bio if you want to grab a fall date before they’re gone 🌾
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Michaela Ristaino Photography
michaela@ristainophotography.com | 941-957-8088 | Sarasota FL