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Sarasota and Lido Beach Senior Portraits | Meet Sarah | Class of 2022

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Meet Sarah. Pine View Class of 2022.

Congratulations Sarah! Beauty, brains, and backstroke! This sweet girl is headed to swim for the University of Miami in the fall.
A few months ago, Sarah and I met Downtown Sarasota to hang out and take her Senior Portraits. She has such a great style and absolutely rocked her session! From swirling murals and rooftop sunshine, to eclectic pink archways and a gritty parking garage, we chatted and laughed and got some groovy pics along the way. That’s what it’s about for me! We hang out and have fun and the gorgeous senior photos are the icing on the cake!

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    Meet Kate | Class of 2020 | Girl with a Tuba

    Girl in pink top holding a tuba for high school senior portrait

    Meet Kate. She is a girl with a tuba. And vintage cowboy boots How badass is that? Kate’s mom Jackie and I went to college together. How fun it was to reminisce about our own college days as she prepares her daughter to head off to college next fall. We laughed and told stories and...

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      Meet Lillian | Class of 2019 | Burns Court Senior Portraits

      Sarasota Senior Portrait Session in Burns Court by Michaela Ristaino Photography

      “This is the beginning of anything you want.” Meet Lillian. A senior at Pine View, Lillian is also a Sailor Circus kid. Not only does she walk on a high wire, but she stands on her head and does other amazing feats. Me? I can barely walk a straight line, much less balance on a...

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        Meet B | Downtown Sarasota Senior Photos

        high school senior boy photos top of parking garage downtown sarasota by michaela ristaino photography

        Downtown Sarasota is the perfect place for your Senior guy. No parks, flowers, or beaches for this senior. Instead we hit parking garages, alleys, and fire escapes. It’s all very West Side Story. In other words, the perfect, place for Sarasota Senior Photos. I love photographing senior guys, and B was no exception. Thanks for...

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          Meet Holland | Class of 2018 | Burns Court Senior Portraits

          Meet Holland | Class of 2018 | Burns Court Senior Portraits Holland is a high school senior in Portland OR, so how did she end up in Sarasota’s Burns Court for her Senior Portraits? She was here in Sarasota visiting her good friend Marguerite. Marguerite is the special girl behind Bag Up the Love, so...

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