It can’t be stressed enough, but senior year is essentially the last year of your childhood as you’ve known it. After senior year, you could find it challenging to spend quality time with the people you've held dear throughout high school. The best advice you can take is to enjoy your senior year and make it count as your first step into adulthood. One of the best ways to do this is to have your family and friends share in this special occasion with you.

Who You Should Include In Your Senior Year Pictures? 

Parents

There’s a high probability that you’ve not taken many pictures with your parents throughout high school. That means that they’ll only be in a handful of pictures throughout this pivotal point in your life with them. Remember, no one will love you the way they do and they truly are your biggest supporters. Having some portraits done with them is important.

Therefore instead of having that one or two graduation pictures with your parents, you should also make the effort to enjoy a proper photo shoot and have some beautiful pictures with the people who mean the most.

Grandparents

Generational pictures are surely a favorite, and there’s no one prouder of your accomplishments than your grandparents. Taking a picture with them will give you a chance to spend some quality time with them, which will make everyone’s heart full. It’s pictures like these that you’ll cherish the most, especially when you have children of your own.

Influential People

High school seniors are often blessed with an extensive list of people who’ve had a major impact in their lives. This includes relatives and friends. But it can also include a pastor, teacher, leader, or even the mailman. Maybe getting a picture with that special person whom you admire and who inspired you to reach further and go for it would be meaningful when you look back. 

Siblings

Regardless of whether your sibling is your bestie or not, having opportunities where you can share your milestones with a sibling are rare. Especially as you leave for college and forge your own paths in life. It’s also a picture you can both cherish for years to come. 

Furry Relatives 

Your four-legged, furry friends should also make an appearance in your pictures as they’re likely the relative you’ve taken care of and have shared special adventures with. They probably understand you on a deeper level. A picture of you and your adorable furry sidekick is priceless.

You can decide to do a one-on-one picture with everyone you’ve got on your list, or if you’re really lucky, you can try to organize a group photograph with everyone who’s mattered in your senior year, and throughout your high school career.