Lily Johnston Senior

Lily, a 2025 Johnston senior, wanted nature filled senior photos with an edgier feel. We started at Gray’s Lake in Des Moines. Who would have thought such a great flower field would be in Des Moines? :) One thing I love about Des Moines is there is such variety within a 15 minute drive! For her second location, we went to Des Moines Water Works Park. I love how having a second outfit and different scenery can bring variety and a different perspective to each senior session. I had a so much fun bringing her vision to life for Lily’s senior photography session.

Looking to get your senior photos taken? I love taking senior photos and bringing to life exactly what each senior wants! Whether it’s at the beach, in a studio, on the basketball court, track field, tennis court, by the lake, in a flower field, in your ballet gear, downtown, with your favorite book, your instrument, or with your dog I’d love to be your senior photographer.

I specialize in Des Moines senior portraits and will travel to Ankeny, Bondurant, Clive, Johnston, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Saylorville, Windsor Heights, West Des Moines, and Waukee.

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Carson PCM High School Senior Session

I love senior photography. Having the opportunity to capture each senior’s personality and passions they have in life is a blast and privilege.

Carson is going to be a senior at PCM High School this fall and is most excited for basketball. Can you tell in these photos? 😊🏀 For his session we started out at his house walking around exploring and chatting as I snapped away. He switched outfits and he showed me the barn where he practices basketball every single day in the summertime. After we drove to Prairie City Monroe’s high school and to spend some time at the football stadium. For those of you that are curious his dad brought a ladder (with permission) Carson climbed onto the field goal. Although it was not nearly as sturdy as the basketball hoop he didn’t seem to flinch and we got some super fun shots of him on it. Sitting on the basketball hoop and football post was Carson’s idea (talk about a creative vision!) and I LOVED helping bring it t0 life through his senior photos 🙂Whoever said guy senior photos are boring obviously never talked with Carson.

Want to book a 2022 senior session? It’s not too late! 👇

Riana's Yellow Banks Park Senior Session | Pleasant Hill Senior Photographer

Riana discovered Yellow Banks Park earlier this year, created lots of memories around the park, and wanted her senior session there so she could remember all of the good times. 😍Her love for the park and memories made there had my sentimental heart skipping a beat. During her session we explored different parts of the park and got our fair share of exercise in! We had to reschedule once due to rain (classic Iowa fall), but we ended up with the most beautiful fall day for our backdrop. See for yourself! 🍁

Cooper Senior Session | Prairie City Senior Photographer

We ended up rescheduling Cooper’s session twice due to rain, but third times the charm really was true for us! We got the perfect fall day for Cooper’s senior photos. We started the session at his childhood home in Prairie City. His backyard had so much variety that I enjoyed exploring and using during his session. He started out looking super dapper in his navy suit and that switched it up to a more casual look. Cooper loves cross country and soccer, so we made sure to some photos of him in his uniforms as well. Once we were done making the rounds at his house, we went downtown to check out the new mural in Prairie City. Scroll through to see my favorites of Cooper and the new mural for yourself!

It’s not too late to book your own senior session for winter or spring 2020! Gone are the days that you have to have photos taken before your senior year starts. I love documenting senior’s and what has made it special for each senior.

Mayson Rooftop Senior Session | Des Moines Senior Photographer

For the second half of Mayson’s session we went up to one of my favorite downtown spot to catch the sunset in all it’s glory. Her red hair and green jumpsuit were perfect together and giving me total Ariel feels in the best way possible. Mayson was serving me looks the entire time it made my job easy. I snapped away while she glowed. I had a blast with Mayson and can’t wait for all my 2020 senior sessions 🙂 If you still want to schedule your senior photos now is the perfect time to reach out! I’d love to capture your senior year glow.