Meet Megan | DSHA Class of 2018 | Waukesha Senior Photo Session There is just something so comforting about going home. It’s been SIX years since we moved away from Wisconsin, but it will always be home. The air is sweeter and I can just breathe. So, when I met Megan last December while I was home for...
Let’s Hear it for the Boys | Sarasota Senior Boy Photography It’s been a busy fall here at Michaela Ristaino Photography! I had the distinct pleasure of photographing not one, but FOUR senior guys! Hanging out with these guys was awesome. These young men are all going places, and I can’t wait to cheer them...
Alice’s Senior photos speak for themselves. A beautiful girl with an even more beautiful spirit. When Alice asked if we could do her senior photos at Beer Can Island I was ecstatic. It felt like a Florida rite of passage to trek through the grove of downed mangroves to reach this secluded beach. Huge driftwood...
Yesterday Beauty Revived announced the photographers and seniors whose senior portraits would be featured in the January 2016 “Most Beautiful Seniors” edition of the Beauty Revived Magazine. Photographers from all over the country ran campaigns in search of high school seniors who exemplify real beauty. Senior portraits created in force to showcase honest to goodness...
August, die she must. The autumn winds blow chilly and cold. September, I’ll remember. A love once new has now grown old. {Paul Simon} Another month has come and gone. How did the summer fly so fast? It always feels like we hit June and then the universe enters warp drive and suddenly the summer...
The fall senior calendar is filling up.
I keep my sessions limited on purpose. Not for exclusivity, but because every senior deserves my full attention.
This is Brook, golden hour at Caspersen Beach. If you`ve been meaning to get your Class of 2027 senior on the calendar, now`s the time. Spots like this one go first.
Link in bio to grab your date before the good ones are gone. 🤍
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Yep, that’s me in there for about half a second. I believe in taking the trip, being in the photo, and not waiting for ‘someday.’ Also I photograph seniors in Sarasota, but that’s a whole separate post.
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New here? Good.
No fluff. No filters. Just real.
I’m Michaela. I photograph seniors in that strange, in-between year. The last summer before the dorm room. The kid who still texts you the good stuff, even when she swears she’s too busy for you.
No brick walls. No “smile because I said so.”
I want the giggle. The walk that turns into a run because she forgot the camera was even there.
Real photos. Real teens. Every time.
Glad you’re here.
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The best mini session photos never come from the "say cheese" moment. They come from the twirl, the giggle, the moment you forget the camera`s even there. 💛
That`s exactly what Holiday Mini Sessions are built for, real moments, not stiff poses.
Want first access before booking opens to everyone else? Sign up for the VIP list. Link in bio. 👆
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2026 Holiday Mini Sessions: coming this fall. ✨
15 minutes. Real moments. Zero forced smiles.
These sessions sell out every year, so I`m doing something new: sign up to get notified first, before booking opens to everyone else, plus early pricing.
Link in bio to get on the list. 👆
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Calling Moms of 2027 Seniors. These aren`t the professional photos.
These are the 27 everyday moments happening this year that you don`t want to miss, the firsts, the everyday stuff, the milestones, and the lasts, and most parents don`t even know to look for them until they`re gone.
Grab the free checklist: LINK IN BIO
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Michaela Ristaino Photography
michaela@ristainophotography.com | 941-957-8088 | Sarasota FL
You are simply amazing, Michaela! How blessed and lucky both Megan and I to have discovered you! You are in our lives forever now!! Love you so much!!!
So happy to two got connected!! Always a joy to share my favorite headshot photographer with others who appreciate her gifts.