Lifestyle School Photos: A Modern Approach to School Portraits

A child smiles during his Boston school photo session.

A child smiles during her Boston school portrait session.

Lifestyle school photos are a fun, modernized approach to school picture day.

What memories do you have of picture day as a child? Are they fun, happy memories? More likely, you dreaded the experience of stiff, unnatural poses, bright lights, and a rushed, apathetic photographer. Your family likely ended up being shown one photo as your one option with the only alternative being the re-take. The photo you ended up with probably had a less-than-genuine smile and stiff, unnatural posture (possibly with a cool laser backdrop, let’s give them that).* Your family probably displayed the photo on the wall/fridge/wallet/mantel because they love you and there wasn’t a better option. It’s 2022 folks, and I’m offering a better option.

*See my own slouchy, hair spray hardened look with a dead-eyed “please just end this” smile above for reference of what should be a relic of the past.

I want you to have beautiful, frame-worthy, fine-art quality portraits of your child with charisma and personality. With my lifestyle school portrait sessions, I spend the time I have with your child dancing, laughing, playing, and moving to best capture their unique character. I give each child the time and attention they deserve so they can let their true spirit shine. I very rarely do any posing besides “let’s see how high you can jump!” or “can you spin around and make your dress twirl?”. There are no unnatural poses, no bright lights in their face, and certainly no apathy on my end.

Take a look at my Boston lifestyle school photos portfolio to see what happens when I give children the space and time to be themselves.

If your school has been stuck in the dark ages of school photography and you think it may be time to shake things up, check out the “School” section of my website to learn more about lifestyle school photos and reach out to me! Teachers, school staff, and PTA members; I’d love to chat about how I can make school picture day as easy and stress-free as possible for you and your students.

I love to give back to my community and support our local Boston schools. I do this with the schools I work with in multiple ways including complimentary class photos, staff headshots, and a 15% donation of all profits to the school, PTA/PTO, or a charity of your choice. Read more about what lifestyle school photos with Kayla Rice Photography looks like here.

I can’t wait to hear from you!