Pittsburgh Senior Portrait Session at SteelGate Studio

Here is a recent senior portrait session in Pittsburgh.  Jordan is getting ready to graduate from high school and move onto college. He’s a charismatic guy and I can tell he’ll do well with whatever he chooses. It’s fun working with people at this age because there’s so much life ahead of them and yet they’re coming the close of a chapter where they’ve spent so long defining who they are and want to be. Kind of like getting to the top of that first hill in a roller coaster, it’s a slow ascent, but in no time the pace accelerates and life as you know comes undone. Ok, that’s a bit dramatic, but when I look back at how my transition to college went, I feel there is a hint of truth to that analogy. Anyway, back to Jordan, who was tons of fun to work with and totally comfortable in his own skin.

This is one of my favorites. I think he can really pull off the serious look.

Actually, most guys do not look forward to their senior portraits. I guess that’s just the difference in how guys and girls are wired. And while I can’t say I know whether Jordan was looking forward to his session, I do know that he made the most of it. He didn’t shy away from the camera and was great about taking some direction with posing.

Ok, he scheduled his appointment earlier in the summer, but a suit that his mom wanted him to wear hadn’t returned from the tailor, so he came back this fall with a new look to go along with his suit.

I like the new look and it will be great for the yearbook.

This is another favorite. He looks great in that white, zip-up sweater. For now, I’m just blogging about this session, but I’m planning to get a portraits site up later this year, so more photos to come of Jordan and other 2011 seniors will be up soon!