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Night With the Stars Prom | Sarasota Photographer

Night with the Stars Prom — A Night in Oz — Took place on Friday April 15th and was a rousing success. I was honored once again to be one of the photography sponsors and for this amazing event. The smiles on all the faces tell the story far better than I ever could. YOU ARE...

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    Capturing Joy | The Waxler Family | Lakewood Ranch Family Photography

    a family shares a special moment as dad tells son how proud he is in Lakewood Ranch by Ristaino Photography of Sarasota FL

    Capturing joy is my favorite thing to do. Seriously. You can keep your staid, posed, boring, cheesey-grinned photographs. That might be fine for some people. But not for me. And definitely not for this family. Give me joy. Unabashed, bursting from within, can’t hold it inside JOY. This is what I see each and every...

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      You Are Loved | Night With the Stars Prom | Joyful Sarasota Portrait Photography

      You are loved. You are valuable. You are crafted with beauty and purpose. I treasure you and this world needs you. There is no one like you. You don’t need to look like the rest or talk like the rest or be like the rest There is no truth in the lie that you don’t...

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        I hear it every single time. “I’m not really a photo person.”

And then golden hour hits and she can’t stop laughing and I catch the shot and she is absolutely a photo person. Always was.

That part never changes, no matter how many sessions I do.

If you have a class of 2026 or 2027 senior, let’s start dreaming up her perfect session. Link in bio.
        She showed up knowing exactly who she was. That energy, that confidence, that specific kind of ‘I’m not trying to be anyone else’ - it made my job easy.

This is what I love most about senior sessions. When a senior walks in feeling like herself, the photos just follow. We moved around, laughed a little, and by the end we had a whole gallery that actually looked like her.

Not a generic senior portrait. Her.

If your senior has a session coming up - or you’re just starting to think about it - I’d love to hear about her. What is she into? What does she want her photos to feel like? Let’s start there.

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        michaela@ristainophotography.com | 941-957-8088 | Sarasota FL