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portraits & graduation

Graduation sessions and portraits.

Straightforward sessions with published pricing: pick a package, pick a date, and I handle the light. Graduation sessions from $400, portraits from $450.

packages

Grad Basic

$400

1 hour

· 1 to 2 looks
· About 25 edited images

Grad Standard

$600

2 hours

· 2 to 3 looks or locations
· About 50 edited images

Grad Premium

$850

3 hours

· Multiple looks and locations
· About 80 edited images
· All images included

Portrait / Headshot

from $450

1 hour

· 3 to 5 retouched images

recent portraits

Graduate in a white dress and Cal stole mid-stride beneath a stone arch on a campus footbridge — 01Footbridge, Mid-Stride

Detail of a Berkeley Class of 2025 stole and white heels resting on the bronze university seal — 02Stole and Heels, Bronze Seal

Graduate holding her cap on the field at California Memorial Stadium, empty gold bleachers behind — 03On the Field, Memorial Stadium

Graduate in a white dress and Class of 2025 stole framed by a brick archway colonnade — 04Brick Colonnade

A graduate in a white dress runs barefoot along the beach holding her gold honor stole stretched above her head, motion blur streaking the sand and surf, with the Golden Gate Bridge behind her. — 05Stole Like a Banner

A graduate kneels on a sunlit lawn with the skirt of her white dress spread in a wide circle around her, wearing a gold University of San Francisco Class of 2026 stole, with the row of Victorian houses at Alamo Square behind her under a clear blue sky. — 06Fanned Skirt, Painted Ladies

Close-up of a graduate's hands resting on a navy velvet graduation tam with a gold tassel, held against her cobalt blue dress, an engagement ring on her left hand and a gold academic hood draped over her shoulder in warm afternoon light. — 07Tam and Tassel

A law graduate in a blue suit turns to smile over her shoulder while raising a wooden gavel, a blue and gold academic hood over her arm, standing in the center aisle of a grand library reading room with a carved wood ceiling, hanging lamps, a large painted mural, and students working at long tables behind her. — 08Gavel in the Reading Room

Five UC Davis graduates in white dresses and white shirts with gold stoles stand shoulder to shoulder on a tree-lined campus road while gold confetti falls around them from poppers held at each end of the line. — 09Confetti Under the Oaks

Four graduates in long dresses run barefoot along wet sand at sunset, holding navy and gold graduation stoles above their heads so the fabric streams out behind them, with breaking waves and hazy coastal hills in the background. — 10Sashes to the Wind

A graduate in a white dress and gold UC Davis stole sits in a meadow of orange and purple wildflowers, backlit by low sun with trees and a campus building behind her. — 11Wildflower Field, Backlit

A graduate in a white dress and navy Berkeley stole stands behind a campus recreation center front desk, tossing a basketball into the air while holding a phone receiver, as three coworkers in white shirts react around her. — 12Rec Center Front Desk

A graduate in a white strapless dress sits on a stone balustrade in bright sunlight, holding a navy and gold graduation cap high overhead with the tassel flying, in front of a columned neoclassical campus building. — 13Cap Raised, Columns

Overhead view of a graduate in a white off-shoulder dress and navy Berkeley Class of 2026 stole sitting on a lawn scattered with small white daisies, looking down and smiling. — 14Daisies, From Above

A graduate in a short white dress sits on a granite balustrade with one arm raised, holding a navy and gold Berkeley Class of 2026 stole that catches the wind, a columned neoclassical campus library behind her in bright afternoon light. — 15Stole Raised At Doe

A graduate in a white dress with a gold and navy CSUF 2026 sash looks back over her shoulder while standing in a long white arched arcade with a terracotta tile floor and a lantern hanging above her. — 16Arcade, Over The Shoulder

A row of about a dozen graduates in white dresses and navy Berkeley stoles stand on a lawn spraying champagne into the air in unison, with a tall stone campus clock tower rising behind them under an overcast sky. — 17Champagne Under The Campanile

A long line of graduates in white dresses and navy and gold Berkeley Class of 2026 stoles spray champagne bottles across a green lawn, with a tall stone clock tower rising behind them under a bright overcast sky. — 18Champagne Under the Campanile

A graduate in a long white gown and a navy Berkeley Class of 2026 stole stands centered on an empty paved walkway in front of an ornate green metal campus gate, lit by low late-afternoon sun under a clear blue sky. — 19The Gate to Herself

A graduate in a cream dress and a navy Berkeley Class of 2026 stole sits on a stone ledge with one hand resting beside her, in front of a columned neoclassical campus library, backlit by bright afternoon sun. — 20Ledge, Library Light

A graduate in a long white dress and a navy Berkeley stole stands centered beneath the green arch of Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus, smiling at the camera in late afternoon light, while a crow flies through the lower edge of the frame. — 21Sather Gate, Centered

A graduate in navy and gold doctoral regalia walks down wide brick steps, looking down at his feet, with the tall white clock tower of the Campanile rising behind him between bright green spring trees. — 22Down the Campanile Steps

A graduate in a white cap-sleeve midi dress and white heels stands on a brick walkway beside a green metal railing, one hand resting on the rail and her gaze lowered, framed by the pale columns and balustrade of a classical campus building in warm sunlight. — 23Cream Plaster, Bounced Light

A graduate in a white dress and navy Berkeley stole leans on a long wooden library table, reading an open book beneath tall windows with tiers of bookshelves behind her. — 24Reading Room, Doe Library

A graduate in a white dress and navy Class of 2026 stole sits on a carved wooden bench in a bright hall, centered between three tall windows, with a checkered tile floor and a potted tree beside her. — 25Three Windows, One Bench

A graduate in a long cream dress with a navy and gold Berkeley stole stands on a sunlit lawn and looks back over her shoulder, with a tall white campus bell tower rising through the trees behind her. — 26The Glade, Looking Back

A graduate in a cream dress smiles toward the camera with a navy Class of 2026 Berkeley stole draped over one arm, standing on a lawn in late afternoon sun with a tall white campus bell tower in the distance behind her. — 27Backlit on the Glade

Three graduates in white dresses sit side by side on a stone balustrade with their navy and gold Berkeley stoles hanging over the edge, in front of a neoclassical campus library with a long row of columns. — 28Three on the Balustrade

A graduate in a cream dress sits on a stone balustrade wearing a navy and gold Berkeley Class of 2026 stole, one hand resting on the ledge behind her, with a columned campus library receding into soft afternoon light. — 29The Colonnade

A graduate in a white dress and gold honor stole runs barefoot across wet sand at sunset, with the Golden Gate Bridge and the headlands behind her under a wide, clear sky. — 30Room to Run

A graduate in a white dress and gold stole moves barefoot along the surf at sunset, the entire frame smeared by a long exposure, with the Golden Gate Bridge faint in the distance. — 31Slow Shutter, Shoreline

A UC Davis graduate in a white dress and gold stole turns on a sunlit grassy hill holding a bouquet of pink and white flowers, her skirt swinging out, with a large white sculpture of a face on the lawn behind her and backlit trees along the ridge. — 32Bouquet on the Sculpture Lawn

A graduate in a white dress and navy Berkeley Class of 2026 stole sits with her legs crossed on a stone balustrade in warm late-day light, with a large columned campus library and a cloudy sky behind her. — 33Seated On The Balustrade

Overhead detail of a navy and gold graduation stole embroidered with the name Flora Xiao, Class of 2026, and two majors in economics and psychology, draped across a bronze university seal set into the pavement, with the graduate's white dress and hand at the edge of the frame. — 34Stole, From Above

A graduate in a white dress and navy Berkeley stole sits with her legs crossed on a carved oak bench in front of a tall bright window, on a checkered tile floor with a potted tree to her right. — 35Oak Bench, Window Light

The same group of graduates in white dresses and navy Berkeley stoles stands spread across a lawn spraying champagne, photographed from farther back with tall trees framing the stone clock tower behind them. — 36Champagne, Wider Frame

A graduate in an ivory gown and a navy Berkeley Class of 2026 stole leans against a weathered concrete arch column, smiling toward the camera, with sunlit green trees and climbing ivy behind her. — 37Leaning on the Arch

A graduate in navy and gold doctoral regalia stands with arms folded, leaning against a granite sign reading Berkeley Law, University of California, with a glass-walled campus building and bright midday sky behind him. — 38Leaning on Berkeley Law

A graduate in a white dress and a navy Berkeley stole sits on a carved oak bench in a bright interior hall, holding her skirt spread wide across the seat, with tall windows and a potted tree behind her and a checkered marble floor and steps in the foreground. — 39Oak Bench, Fanned Skirt

A graduate in a white dress and navy stole walks down a green grass hillside into strong backlight, with a hazy coastline, lagoon, and ocean spread out far below her. — 40Downhill, Mount Tamalpais

Two graduates in white dresses and navy Class of 2026 stoles stand barefoot in a shallow campus fountain, holding hands inside a large chrome loop sculpture, with a clock tower and campus buildings behind them under a clear sky. — 41Barefoot In The Fountain

A graduate in a white slip dress with a navy Berkeley stole stands on a mulched path between two rows of young leafy trees and looks back over her shoulder toward the camera. — 42Tree Row, Looking Back

A graduate in a short white dress sits on a stone balustrade with her legs crossed and a navy Berkeley Class of 2026 stole around her neck, smiling toward the camera in front of a long columned library facade. — 43Granite Ledge, Late Sun

Deejay in graduation regalia on the UC Berkeley campus — 44Self-Portrait, Campus

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