Graduation is a great milestone to celebrate!
Whether you’re about to celebrate your commencement from high school or college, it’s a wonderful opportunity to get some fantastic portraits made.
Get the graduation + senior portraits you deserve!
I love to do college graduation portrait sessions, and I’d love to do a college graduation portrait session with you! I specialize in graduation sessions with a cinematically inspired visual touch to help students mark this great milestone in their lives.
As we approach the day of your session, I’ll work with you to put together a timeline, get your creative input, and figure out the best stylistic choices for the shoot. After all, it’s YOUR portrait session. I want as much input as you want to provide!
If this all sounds good, let’s get a session on the calendar and set up a shoot on campus! I can’t wait to hear from you.
In addition to college graduation portrait sessions, I love to photograph high school senior portrait sessions as well!
Graduating from high school is also another great milestone in our lives, and I love to provide students with beautiful cinematically inspired photos to help them remember this achievement.
If you’re interested in scheduling a high school senior portrait session, touch base, and let’s talk details. I’ll set up a shoot that’s based entirely on your creative input!
All portrait sessions from DSmithImages include the following:
Pricing starts at $500.
Please inquire directly for a personalized quote based on your date and location as the price can be adjusted to meet your needs.
When you inquire about a college graduation or high school senior portrait session, I’ll ask you what time you’d like to do the shoot.
I photograph portrait sessions in the early morning (At or just after sunrise) or in the afternoon/evening (Think closer to sunset).
I will, however, not do portrait sessions during the mid-day (A little before, during, and right after 12:00 P.M.) as the lighting conditions can be quite harsh. I don’t want to run that risk for you.
Do also note that I limit myself to two portrait sessions a day to ensure every student who books with me gets the proper attention they deserve.
My overall approach for the photos from graduation + senior portrait sessions is to present them with a cinematic, dreamy, and moody approach, much like they were stills from a movie.
That being said, I do want the photos to reflect your vision along with mine. This is why I strongly encourage students to let me know their creative ideas and suggestions.
Your graduation + senior portrait session should, above all else, be about celebrating this great milestone in your life!
I’ll make sure the session is 100% stress-free so that you can relax and enjoy all the aspects of the shoot.
Now if you’re looking for someone that’s going to be rigid and do things with a cookie-cutter approach, I might not be the best fit for you.
I like to do things a bit differently, and I love working with those who enjoy the same!
Birmingham, Alabama is home and my base of operations. That means a large part of my coverage area has been Tuscaloosa, Alabama along with the Nashville + Atlanta metro areas and locations throughout Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
I am, however, happy to come to any school or location throughout the United States for a graduation + portrait session. Travel fees might have to be applied, but I will work with you on that because I never want distances to be a factor in getting the portraits you want and deserve!
The following is a list of colleges and universities I’m readily available for when it comes to a portrait, but, if you don’t see your school listed, don’t worry. I’d love to add it to the list!
The University of Alabama, Auburn University, UAB, Birmingham Southern, Samford University, The University of Montevallo, Troy University, Jacksonville State University, Alabama State, Alabama A&M, University of Alabama Huntsville, University of North Alabama, Athens State University, University of West Alabama, Stillman College
University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Emory University, Georgia State University, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, Kennesaw State University, Berry College, Columbus State University, University of Western Georgia, Mercer University
Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Ole Miss (University of Mississippi), Mississippi State University
LSU (Louisiana State University), Tulane University
David took my graduation photos, and I must say that they turned out brilliant! He gave such good direction, and he made sure I got all of the shots I wanted to take. I got my pictures back super quickly, and I feel that the work really spoke for itself. If you’re looking for a photographer in the Birmingham/Tuscaloosa area, I cannot recommend DSmithImages highly enough!!!
BOOK DAVID!! I can go on and on about him! He did my masters' graduation pictures at The University of Alabama and I was so impressed and ecstatic with the results! David was affordable and gave me a great portfolio with a good quantity of pictures. He also let me split a session with a friend making it well within a reasonable price range for the finished products, and I got fun, memorable pictures with friends! We were able to make the shoot very unique and personal, he helped pose us and let us add on whatever shots we wanted as well! He was extremely nice and fun to shoot with, flexible with dates, affordable, captured amazing images, does not over-edit, and was very attentive and responsive!! I never had to wait long at all for a response from him. These are all things that are extremely hard to find in a photographer in Tuscaloosa. I would know, I have lived here for over 5 years, have two degrees, and I've had many kinds of graduation photoshoots!
David did my graduation photos and I am in love!! I can't get over how amazing the photos turned out. He was very professional to work with and he captured every moment in a beautiful manner. I highly suggest hiring David for your photography needs. He does an excellent job! Thank you again, David!!
David was so awesome and so flexible while taking my senior photos! He led the way but ultimately let me be myself with where and how we took the photos! I highly recommend David for your graduation, wedding, or other portrait needs.
David is an excellent photographer. He was thorough and accommodating during my session and had great ideas. He was a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend anyone to shoot photography sessions with him.
