Shannon Stroubakis Photography
Photographer in the Woodlands, Spring and Conroe TX
Now booking special limited edition PROM DRESS MINI SESSIONS! A solo mini session is just $200 and includes 5 digital portraits, with print release. BEST FRIEND MINIS are just $400 and can include up to FOUR of your best friends, for a fun group portrait session.
This gorgeous senior had two distinct looks for her senior pictures — earthy and natural, and classic with a touch of urban styling! See the first half of her senior portrait session here, The Woodlands High School Senior Photographer.
For this part of her senior session, we were going for a more street urban vibe, using concrete, stairs and brick for a modern look. This particular color of blue photographs fantastically and looks amazing on everyone! Style tip: Always bring at least one pair of jeans or long pants for your senior session, so we can get poses that we can’t do with skirts or dresses. Seated poses are always fun and add variety to your senior session
She rocked this whole shoot, and that classic black dress (with those orange shoes!) looks dressed up but edgy against the brick.
NOW BOOKING seniors for The Woodlands, Spring, Conroe, Klein, Montgomery and Oak Ridge high schools! Slots are limited so contact me today by phone or directly with this CONTACT FORM.
To learn more about senior sessions in the Woodlands, Spring, Oak Ridge or Conroe area, CLICK HERE to check out my senior session information and CLICK HERE to see the portrait gallery.
Check out the first half of this gorgeous senior’s session here – A Senior And Her Horse in Magnolia, Texas. She had such a beautiful day for her senior portraits, and the perfect location at a horse ranch in Magnolia!
All my seniors get unlimited outfit changes, so this senior came prepared with some country glam outfits to match the rustic location. These are the things that really pull a senior photo shoot together – the right styling for the location, the right hair and make up (by my preferred stylist, included in your retainer!) and the perfect set up and posing. We work together to make sure all the details are *just right* to make your senior portraits shine!
NOW BOOKING seniors for The Woodlands, Spring, Conroe, Klein, Montgomery and Oak Ridge high schools! Slots are limited so contact me today by phone or directly with this CONTACT FORM.
To learn more about senior sessions in the Woodlands, Spring, Oak Ridge or Conroe area, CLICK HERE to check out my senior session information and CLICK HERE to see the portrait gallery.
I LOVE urban sessions, shooting in and around buildings and the streets. This is the first part of this high school session, using the amazing light in a parking garage in the Woodlands. Parking garages are incredible for shooting senior pictures — the light is perfect, there are plenty of little spots for posing and you get a more urban, street vibe to your senior pictures.
If you’re looking for a more urban style senior session, for a modern look for your senior portraits, this is a great location option! After the parking garage, we’ll shoot around the streets, using urban elements like brick, glass, windows and city scenes. More to come from this urban session!
NOW BOOKING seniors for The Woodlands, Spring, Conroe, Klein, Montgomery and Oak Ridge high schools! Slots are limited so contact me today by phone or directly with this CONTACT FORM.
To learn more about senior sessions in the Woodlands, Spring, Oak Ridge or Conroe area, CLICK HERE to check out my senior session information and CLICK HERE to see the portrait gallery.
BOOKING CLASS OF 2022 SENIORS!
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Fall and Spring are the most popular times of year for senior photos, and October-December and March-May sell out quickly. Let’s make sure to get you a spot!
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This beautiful senior is on her way to Baylor in September as you can tell by her first outfit choice – a pretty shift shirt in Baylor colours! This is the first half of her senior session in the Woodlands, with the first two outfit changes, before we moved on to Spring for the rest of the session. We chose Waterway Park for the amazing light in the canals, and to add a bit of urban flair before we moved on to the “country half” of the session in the field.
An absolute *must have shot* for your senior portrait session is you in your letterman jacket! You have mad skills and talent — you worked hard for those patches and badges, so make sure to get a great shot of you wearing them proudly! This goes for band or sports uniforms too!
Change of location and outfit! Rompers are a *hot fashion trend* this year! She looks amazing in this cute black and white romper, a classic twist on this trendy look for this urban style location. I love the neutral walls of this little spot, the subjects just POP against the plain grey backdrop.
I look forward to posting the second half of her session, out in the country field! Stay tuned!
Now booking new senior sessions! To inquire, email me directly with this CONTACT FORM.
To learn more about senior sessions in the Woodlands, Spring, Oak Ridge or Conroe area, CLICK HERE to check out my senior session information and CLICK HERE to see the portrait gallery.
Remember when people carried around small photo albums in their purse, so they could show off their family photos on the go? You don’t see that much anymore, since most people carry their photos in their pocket — that is, on their cell phone. It’s so easy to show your friends and family your phone snaps, and share them seamlessly on Facebook or Instagram.
When it comes to your professional photographs from your portrait photographer you want to be able to show them off to everyone without having to carry your prints around. You want them readily accessible, at the click of a button. Not your cell phone selfie snaps, but the gorgeous high quality images where you look like a rock star from your senior photoshoot.
The good news for my clients is that’s exactly what you get! Check out these customized senior portrait apps that you upload right to your phone or tablet, which brings all your favourite pictures from your senior portrait session to your fingertips. And the best thing is, you get to share the link to upload with all your friends and family, so they have them on their phones and tablets as well.
On the right, you can see how all your photos pop up tiled for display (shown here on an iPad). You just scroll down to view. On the top of the screen, there are options to share on social media with one quick click. To see each image full sized, simply select one to open it, and you’ll see it full screen (like in the top left phone, shown on an iPhone). Close it up, and it minimizes to a little icon with your name on it, on your screen.
Now you can show off your awesome senior photos on the go!
Are you in the Woodlands, Spring or Conroe and need a senior photographer? Call 832-663-5128 to book a consultation!
When it comes to senior pictures, what a girl wants and what a guy wants are very different things! For girls I provide the hair and make up artistry from a local upscale salon, a pre consultation to go over styling and help you choose the outfits you’ll be wearing, and the session lasts up to three hours to make sure we get the variety you want with all your favourite outfits. Guys? Well, they don’t want that kind of big production, nor do they need it, right?
So just for you, guys, I’m keeping it simple and offering you want you want – a short session, no fuss, low key. While still providing what you need – a few killer shots of you for your yearbook page, or for your mom to treasure after you go off to college.
This mini session is perfect for senior boys who need a few great photos, and I’ll even come to YOU if you don’t want to go out on location. As an added bonus, you receive a spiral bound hard cover proof book of your favourites.
To book, call 832-663-5128 or call/text 713-614-7459, or use this direct email form: CONTACT ME.
There is nothing that makes a home feel more complete than hanging the family portraits of the people you love on the wall. When you book your family, senior, maternity or engagement session, we’ll set a time to go over the most important aspects of your upcoming photo shoot so your pictures not only exceed your expectations but also are a perfect match for your home.
MATCHING DECOR
At your consultation, we’ll discuss your home decor so that the entire look of the final portrait that will be framed for the wall is a match. From the colour of your wardrobe to the style you choose – casual, formal or whimsical – we’ll talk details and find the best location in the Woodlands or Spring area to fit your vision, whether it’s earthy with natural colours or bright and colourful with a modern twist.
MEASUREMENTS
Before your in person viewing session, it’s a good idea to take measurements of the space where the portraits will go. In the home entrance, above the mantle in the living room, or in the master bedroom are popular places to hang the large family photo. After you’ve chosen your favourite image for display, I’ll show you how it will look in your chosen size. Different sizes can also change the shape, so an 16×24 will be a different shape (ie. longer or skinnier) than the more square shaped 30×40 because of the change in ratio. Remember – 8×10 prints are gift prints! That is not the size you want on your walls, that is the size of the photo you give to Grandma to frame for her mantle. Go big! Here is a little article I wrote on the difference between gift prints and wall art.
COLOUR OR BLACK AND WHITE
Along with your home decor, your personal preference for colour or black and white photos is also something to consider. I convert some of the pictures in your gallery to monochrome, when the light is right and the background isn’t too busy to be a distraction. I personally love black and white photography, and most of the large prints I have of my own children and for my family album have been converted. When you purchase a digital file, if there is a black and white copy, you keep them both! So it you are printing, we’ll go over the two options to decide which version is right for you.
I look forward to helping you get the perfect piece of wall art for your home!
Timing is everything. The light is so gorgeously mellow and warm in the last hour before the sun sets, and this is when magic happens, truly. Since a senior portrait session with Shannon Stroubakis is up to three hours long so we can fit in all your outfit changes over the locations, your session is carefully planned so the locations, light, and outfits all coordinate together perfectly.
Beautiful Khrissy booked her senior session with me and after she had her make up professionally done we headed out to the woods to catch some gorgeous backlighting on her amazing ombre hair. We were looking for the perfect spot to shoot some pictures for her senior graduation announcements!
Khrissy had some seriously amazing styling happening! The boho style headband was simple and natural, just perfect for our outdoors locations. Then a quick outfit change, she goes from au naturale to girly and glam. I always advise my senior clients to wear heels or espadrilles for their high school senior pictures. They elongate the legs for a gracelook look and force you into perfect posture which helps with posing. This little peach dress is a great example of what to wear for your senior portraits for when you want a feminine style – dreamy, flowy in the breeze, and a pretty soft colour that photographs well. It’s also the perfect length for senior portraits — short enough for the hot spring day but not a micro mini so it’s still possible to be comfortable and modest for seated poses. And she rocked those poses!
Thank you sooo much to Khrissy and her sister for letting me take their senior pictures. Yes, her sister too! I’ll post a link to sister Kaylon’s senior photos when I get them up!
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