High School Seniors · Goleta & Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara High School Senior Photographer
Relaxed, directed and entirely them, for the yearbook and for the hallway wall.
I'm Gabriel, and I photograph high school seniors around Goleta and Santa Barbara. A high school senior session is $295: 60 minutes, two outfits, one location. Natural light only, outdoors at one location you pick, in open shade or the hour before sunset. I'll do the directing, so nobody has to know how to pose.
The high school senior session: $295
- Professionally edited, high-resolution images
- Private online gallery with downloads
- Personal print release
- Permission to submit images to the yearbook
- Your gallery within 21 days, usually about two weeks
A 50% retainer holds your date, and the balance is due two days before your session. Introductory 2026 rate.
Your spot, close to home
One location, and you choose it. Around Goleta, that's often the coast at Ellwood Bluffs or Goleta Beach. An oak grove or downtown Santa Barbara works too. Tell me what feels like you and I'll suggest the best time of day for it. Travel within 25 miles of Goleta is included.
Two outfits, one hour
Sixty minutes gives us room for two outfits without hurrying. Pick two you'd actually wear, maybe one dressier and one everyday. Soft, natural tones photograph well; large logos and busy patterns compete with your face.
For the yearbook, and after
You can submit your photos to your school's yearbook and school publications, and use them for graduation announcements, invitations and open-house displays.
For parents
If the high school senior is under 18, a parent or guardian books and signs the agreement, and should come along or be reachable by phone during the session. At 18 or older, the high school senior books and signs for themselves.
Booking, in three steps
- 1
Inquire
Tell me what you have in mind and a few dates that suit. I reply within 24 hours, often much sooner, with availability and ideas for a location.
- 2
Reserve
Choose your date, sign a short agreement and pay the retainer online, all in one sitting.
- 3
Your session & gallery
We meet in good light and take our time. Your private gallery follows in about two weeks.
High school senior questions
Can we submit the photos to the yearbook?
Yes. Yearbook and school-publication use is included, and the yearbook or school may print them as part of the yearbook. You can also use them for graduation announcements, invitations and open-house displays.
Does a parent need to be there?
If the high school senior is under 18, a parent or guardian signs the agreement and should attend or be reachable by phone. At 18 or older, the high school senior signs and a parent doesn't need to come.
Can we do more than one location?
The session is set at one location, picked together before the day. Within it, I may move us a little for better light or fewer people.
What should I bring for two outfits?
Two outfits you feel like yourself in. One dressier and one everyday is a good mix. Choose soft, natural tones and skip large logos and busy patterns.
What time of day is best?
Natural light only, so we plan around the sun: open shade, or the hour or so before sunset, when the light turns soft and warm.
Will you post my high schooler's name online?
If the high school senior is under 18, I don't publish their full name or last name, and I don't tag their social media accounts.
More answers (weather, moving your date, how photos are delivered) are in the full FAQ.
Ready when they are
Tell me the spot you're thinking of, a few dates that work, and when the yearbook photo is due. I'll reply within 24 hours, often much sooner.
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