5 Reasons Why You Should Bring Details to Your Grad Shoot

Bringing detail items such as Greek chapter pins, campus organization nametags, awards, cords, stoles, or even your childhood stuffed animal can truly elevate the photos in your college graduation shoot. Here are five reasons why you should bring them to your shoot!

It captures the history of your collegiate years.

Your grad shoot is a time capsule of the time you spent in college that you can look back on for years! Bringing items that relate to your college endeavors will serve as a reminder of the memories you made during this time of your life.

They add more unique photos into your gallery.

By bringing these details you get photos that are unique to your experiences. It adds more personality to your gallery and gives you the opportunity to express yourself and your interests.

You can show off your hard work.

Many of the details you bring will represent an organization you were in, an award you won, or part of your degree. Be proud of all the hard work you did to earn them! Your grad shoot is the perfect time to flaunt these items!

They add more posing opportunities.

When you bring details, I can help you pose with them and they'll add more posing options within your session. As a photographer, it is my job to pose you and most people feel more confident posing when they have something in their hands! It takes less pressure off of you to be the center of attention.

It adds more aesthetic appeal to your photos.

Detail shots are often a photographers favorite photos because we can get extra creative and tell your story! These shots are the aesthetic parts of your shoot and add depth to your gallery.

What details should you bring?

The ideas are limitless but here are some ideas on what details you should bring:

• Greek Chapter Pins

• Cords & Stoles

• Organization Membership Pins

• Name tags from a Campus Organization or Job

• Awards and Certificates

• Props related to your major/degree (stethoscope, syringe, gavel, flowers, etc)

• Decorated champagne bottles or grad caps

• Anything meaningful or personal to you (photos of loved ones, your childhood stuffed animal, jewelry, etc)

Overall, bringing detail items to your grad shoot can truly elevate the storytelling and posing within your gallery!