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Announcing Summer Twilight 30 Redux | 30 Day Photo Challenge

30 Day Photo Challenge hosted by Ristaino Photography Sarasota

Announcing Summer Twilight 30 Redux | 30 Day Photo Challenge Yep, I said it. August is right around the corner and back to school will be here before we know it. Remember that promise you made to yourself 2 months ago to take more photos this summer? The one where you were going to print...

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    Summer Twilight 30 | Student Showcase | Sarasota Portrait Photography

    bright pink dahlia taken as part of the summer twilight 30 photo challenge hosted by Ristaino Photography of Sarasota FL

    There’s a big fat lie floating around in the photography world that no one wants you to know. And I’m here to tell you what it is.  But before I do, consider this. What if I told you that you could create beautifully stunning pictures with nothing more than the camera you carry with you...

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    • Michaela Chaconas RistainoSeptember 12, 2015 - 5:46 pm

      I’m so proud of everyone who participated. Can you believe that these photos were taken with their phones?? Love you guys!ReplyCancel

    August, Die She Must | Project 365 | Sarasota Senior Photography

    Turquoise waters and white sand of siesta key beach in Sarasota.

    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...

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      From Novice to Expert | 10 Instagram Tips and Tricks | Sarasota Senior Photographer

      Macro photo of a sunflower by Ristaino Photography of Sarasota FL

      Are you Ready to Rock Your Instagram? Here are 10 Instagram Tips that will take you from novice to expert in no time. I have a confession to make. 6 months ago I knew virtually nothing about Instagram. I would overhear people talking about how it was one of their most valuable marketing tools and...

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        6 Composition Techniques to Rock Your Instagram

        two boys riding bikes down a sidewalk in summer

        You know what the very best thing about the interwebs is? It’s the ability to meet people from all over the world, and if you are super lucky, you might even get the chance to meet them in person some day. One such person, (who I’ve yet to meet in person, but I promise you...

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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