Sarasota's Premier Senior & Headshot Photographer
delightful whimsy, inherent joy, delicious authenticity
This is the last year she's fully, entirely yours.
Senior year moves fast...soak it in.
CONNECTION.
We want it. We seek it. We crave it.
You deserve photos that actually feel like her. For her. For you.
For the years ahead.
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.
And I believe every single one of those things about me shows up in how I photograph you.
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,
michaela
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The mom who gets the photo she`ll cry happy-tears over in 10 years isn`t lucky.
She just planned ahead.
That`s really all this is, a little intention now so you`re not scrambling in May wishing you`d documented more.
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The exact 3 questions I ask every senior before I even pick up my camera:
What`s a place that actually feels like you?
What do you want to remember about this year?
What`s something people get wrong about you?
Their answers shape the whole session. No cheesy poses, no "just smile" energy, just them, actually being them.
Save this if you`re planning a session soon 📌
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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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🚩 Red Card Offenses: Senior Photo Edition
I’ve seen it all. Swipe through so it doesn’t happen to you.
Fall books up fast, Class of 2027. Let’s talk. Link in bio.
Before I ever pick up a camera, I want to know one thing: who are you, really?
I send a questionnaire. I get mom on the phone. I want to know the giggle, the vibe, the thing you light up talking about. That`s what the photos are built on.
This is Sydney. Beach-waved hair, that laugh that shows up when she talks about her boyfriend, somehow both little girl and grown woman at once. I knew all of that before we ever met on location.
Some seniors walk in with a vision. Some need a minute to warm up. Both are exactly right, and both deserve someone who`s actually paying attention.
I wrote a new blog post with 5 questions worth asking any photographer before you book, because the best photos happen when someone knows you first. Link in bio 🔗
Michaela Ristaino Photography
michaela@ristainophotography.com | 941-957-8088 | Sarasota FL