Arlo Senior Portraits, Boulder Foothills

Overview

CategorySeniors Portraits

LocationBoulder foothills, Colorado

SubjectArlo, Centaurus High School class of 2027 and a varsity soccer player for Centaurus

What I shotArlo's senior portraits, plus photos with his mom, Amy, and his dad, Dusty

GearSony A7 III with a Viltrox 85mm f/1.4 and a vintage Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.5

The story1 min read3 chapters

Arlo: senior portraits in the foothills, with family along

Dusk senior portraits in the Boulder foothills, with his mom and dad along for the session.

Black and white portrait of Arlo, one hand behind his neck, gazing past the camera. — No. 02Boulder foothills, Colorado

Chapter 01

Quiet confidence

Arlo is a senior at Centaurus High School, class of 2027, and plays varsity soccer for Centaurus. He's a cool kid with an easygoing vibe. He has a quiet confidence and gets along with everyone.

Arlo grins at the camera, backlit by warm evening light, a rocky ridge soft behind him. — No. 03

Senior portraits

Dusk in the Boulder foothills, with family along.

Arlo looks calmly into the camera in a brown linen shirt, a golden meadow blurred behind. — No. 04

Chapter 02

Family along

This was a very fun shoot. Arlo's mom, Amy, and his dad, Dusty, came along, so besides his senior portraits we made some lovely photos of Arlo with each of them.

You can see the family's happiness clearly in the photos. That's core to who they are, how they approach life and what they've put into Arlo.

You can see the family's happiness clearly in the photos.

Arlo and his mom, Amy, smile at each other, arm in arm in a golden meadow below the foothills. — No. 05

Arlo beams at the camera with an arm around his laughing mom, Amy, jagged foothills behind them. — No. 06

Arlo's dad, Dusty, rests a hand on Arlo's head and laughs as Arlo smiles at the camera. — No. 07

Chapter 03

Dusk in the foothills

We shot in the foothills of Boulder at dusk and made great use of the evening light. It was a privilege to take Arlo's senior photos and capture this moment in time for him.

Arlo stands between his mom, Amy, and his dad, Dusty, in tall grass with the Flatirons behind. — No. 08

Arlo laughs with his eyes closed beside his smiling dad, Dusty, the foothills soft behind them. — No. 09

Arlo and his dad, Dusty, grin at each other side by side in the evening light. — No. 10

Arlo sits on a boulder in a wide golden meadow under a big blue sky and white clouds. — No. 11Boulder foothills, Colorado

Arlo sits on a split-rail fence in a meadow, the pale rock of the Flatirons behind him. — No. 12

Arlo glances past the camera in soft golden backlight, the foothills blurred behind him. — No. 13

Arlo looks toward the camera as the low sun flares across the frame, mountains behind. — No. 14

Arlo in a white number 2 soccer jersey, looking off to the side, the Flatirons behind him. — No. 15

Arlo walks a dirt trail in a white number 2 soccer jersey as the sun sets over the foothills. — No. 16

Arlo sits on a boulder, hands clasped over his knees, looking out across the dry grass. — No. 17

Arlo smiles from a boulder in a golden meadow under a blue sky and white clouds. — No. 18

Arlo's parents, Amy and Dusty, share a hug in a golden field below the foothills. — No. 19

Arlo walks a dirt trail between his mom, Amy, and his dad, Dusty, all smiling, the Flatirons behind. — No. 20Boulder foothills, Colorado

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