< PreviousYou will arrive at your first location, after meeting with your makeup artist, in your first outfit. Over the course of three hours, I will teach you perfect posing, and we will hang out and laugh a lot! After multiple locations and outfit changes you’ll leave feeling confident and beautiful.THE BEST EXPERIENCE EVERYOUR SESSIONPicking the perfect outfit is a really important part of prepping for your senior session. We will reivew your favorite outifts. You will also have the option to shop my fashion closet which includes clothing from Free People, Anthropology, BCBG and more. WARDROBE CONSULT2-4 W EEKS BEFORE YOUR SESSIONThe Senior Style Survey is a huge part of making sure your senior photos are everything you’ve ever dreamed. This is where you’ll mention your locatoin preferences, favorite outfit styles and so much more. SENIOR STYLE SURVEY4-6 W EEKS BEFORE YOUR SESSIONAre you wondering what color of nails looks best for your senior photos? Are you wanting some outfit inspiration? All this and more is included, and it is mailed right to your house! Hurrary for snail mail! SENIOR WELCOME PACKET8-12 W EEKS BEFORE YOUR SESSION As soon as you know you want to book with Valerie Shannon Photography, you will send an email to start the process. Each year my calendar fills up, so do not wait! As soon as your senior session is booked, you should schedule your makeup appointment as my preferred artists book up quickly. BOOK YOUR SENIOR SESSION & MAKEUP APPOINTMENT 3-6 MONTHS BEFORE YOUR SESSIONYOUR SENIOR SESSION EXPERIENCE TIMELINETHE PROCESSYour custom order has arrived and has been wrapped up beautifully. Your keepsake items will be delivered right to your door for you to enjoy immediately and for years to come. RECEIVE ORDER5-6 W EEKS AFTER YOUR SESSIONIt’s finally here! The day you get to see all of your gorgous images! I will share my samples of products and you’ll watch a slideshow of all of your beatuiful images. Then you will get to pick the perfect collection for you and I’ll live design any products you picked.. PREMIER ORDERING APPOINTMENT4-6 W EEKS AFTER YOUR SESSIONMy approach to editing is to keep your images as natural as possible. I create a near perfect photo right inside my camera and only use editing to subitilly enhance the image. I believe your photos should always look 100% liI believe your photos should always look 100% like you - the best possible version of you. Breakouts and blemishes happen which is totally normal, but in the end, you want your skin to look like skin, not like a fake, overly smooth porcelin doll. You want your skin tone to look natural, not tinted green or orange. Check out the befores and afters over the next couple of pages to see how gorgous your final imges will look. EDITINGAFTERBEFORE“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” - Coco ChanelAFTERBEFOREAFTERBEFORE BEFOREAFTERNext >