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What If We Let the Kids Be Kids? If youโre anything like the families I love working with, you probably plan your holiday mini session with just a hint of nervous energy. The outfits are laid out. The snacks are packed. Youโve practiced โyour photo smileโ in the mirror. And the little voice in your...
Senior year has a way of slipping by before you realize it. This guide breaks down 27 meaningful photos every parent should capture โ from the messy bedroom to the goodbye hug โ so you donโt look up in June wondering where the year went. Grab the free checklist and start this week.
Senior photos happen once. So before you click โbook,โ itโs worth asking the right questions. Sarasota photographer Michaela Ristaino walks you through exactly what to ask a photographer before the session, so you end up with images that actually look like your teenager.
There is a particular kind of doctor who visits hospital patients. You know the one. He sweeps into the room with purpose, clipboard in hand, delivers his report in under three minutes, and then pivots toward the door with the energy of someone who has eleven more rooms to get to. And just as his...
Oh Michaela, what a beautiful tribute to your beloved Mom, I feel honored to read about her through your words, and some of her own.ย My Mum passed away 2 years ago, tomorrow in fact, I was also asleep in the recliner beside her bed on her last night, so this post came at the perfect time for meโฆย ReplyCancel
Michaela this is so beautiful, every word so accurately describing Dori. She was so special and she loved you all so completely. I am so happy to think of her up in heaven with her sweetheart! I feel honored to have known both of them and all of you! Youโre all in my thoughts often! Love to you all! Melanieย ReplyCancel
What a beautiful tribute to the woman your mom was and the impact she left. You have me in tears. Life is a beautiful and precious gift. My husband keeps saying โIn 5 years, Iโm going to wish it was the summer of 2026,โ so weโre living this summer and every moment moving forward with intention to create those memories you speak of that arenโt in a photo, but they live inside you forever.ย
Thank you for taking the time to write such a meaningful letter and help us all remember whatโs important. Youโre Amazing โค๏ธReplyCancel
Olivia is a barefoot wildflower girl. Madelyn is polished, downtown, editorial. Their Sarasota senior sessions couldnโt look more different, and yet the photos that hit hardest in both galleries have everything in common. Hereโs what happens when a session is built around who your teen actually is.
Fifty things about me. Counting down.
50: I`m a midwestern girl living in a Florida world.
49: I`m the middle child of four girls.
48: Favorite all time movie: When Harry Met Sally.
47: I was a daddy`s girl growing up.
46: I cried on my 4th birthday because I didn`t want to grow up and leave my mom.
New ones every Tuesday. Catch up anytime in my Story highlights. ๐ค
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Some things you just know how to spot. Tell me about your senior.
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Nine girls. Nine sessions. Same secret.
They just showed up as themselves.
No Pinterest board required.
Fall dates are going fast. Tell me about your senior.
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Starting a little countdown series, one photo, five facts, every week. Follow along.
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You`re worried she`ll look awkward. I`m watching the way she tilts her head when she laughs.
You think she`s over it. I`m seeing the moment she forgets I`m there.
You`re afraid it`ll feel forced. The images that end up framed are always the ones that weren`t.
You think she`s annoyed to be there. I`m watching her memorize every second of it.
She doesn`t have to perform. She just has to show up.
Sound like your senior? Tell me about her.
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Michaela Ristaino Photography
michaela@ristainophotography.com | 941-957-8088 | Sarasota FL
