Senior Model Team: FAQ | Captured by Colson Photography | Valdosta, Georgia Photographer

What IS the Senior Model Team?  What’s the point of the SMT?  Is it free?  How can I be a part of this year’s team? … I feel like every year I get these questions, and I love answering them because I LOVE my Senior Model Team program!

Back Story:  ten years ago there was a shift in my business.  No longer was I photographing everything that moved, but I started narrowing my focus to two main categories:  Seniors and Weddings.  Once I had that focus, I was able to hone my skills in these two areas and specialize in them.  I am now someone who has a precise experience created for these two groups of clients.  And when I started shooting sessions with high school seniors, I knew I wanted to do even more with them:  Enter, Senior Model Team.

Sign Ups are now open!  Sign Up Here

Every year, I get the same questions from the upcoming seniors as well as their parents… sooooo, lets get them answered for you…

Question:  What IS the Senior Model Team?

A Senior Model Team is a group of high school seniors that choose me, Lindsay Colson – owner of Captured by Colson Photography, to take their senior portraits.  These seniors also want to have a diverse amount of images throughout their senior year, along with unique locations and fun experiences as well.  Each SMT member is provided with a customized individual senior portrait experience as well as invitations to a meet + greet event, and exclusive themed mini or destination sessions. 

There are no referral requirements, only brand loyalty to Captured by Colson Photography.

Question:  What are the perks of being a member of the Senior Model Team?

There is a benefit of being a part of the SMT!

// Meet + Greet Event + Grad Party Shoot

// Captured by Colson T-Shirt

// Individual Senior Session

// Destination + Themed Shoot Options

// Professional Hair and Makeup included for individual sessions

// New Friends

// Travel + Adventure

// Incredible gallery of images from all sessions

Question:  What do you mean by themed group or destination sessions? 

There are a ton of mini-photo shoots in unique locations with unique themes (past group sessions have included Driftwood Beach, NYC, Disney, Sunflower Fields, St. Augustine, Atlantic Beach, Downtown Valdosta, Savannah, Providence Canyon, Graffiti Bridge Shoot, and Cap + Gown).  While some shots are done as whole group during these sessions, 90% of the pictures are of each individual SMT member.  These sessions help fill each individual gallery with more gorgeous images to choose from!

SMT members are invited to join in on these mini themed sessions and receive additional digital images to add to their senior gallery.  These sessions are useful because they add diversity from the location/wardrobe choices you made for your individual session.  They’re also really fun and allow you to get to know other seniors who are on the team!  (A few of my SMT girls became have become college roommates after only knowing each other through this experience!)

Group Shoot Blog Posts:

Piedmont Park ATL Group Session

 Driftwood Beach Session

New York City Sessions

Disney’s Magic Kingdom

Grafitti Bridge Shoot

Savannah, Georgia

Providence Canyon 

Cap and Gown + Little Black Dress

Question:  What does being on the Senior Model Team cost?

Being on the Senior Model Team is not free, but it is an experience like no other, it includes group sessions, prime individual session dates, professional hair and makeup, gorgeous images, meeting a new group of friends, a senior year documented beautifully.

Once the sign ups close, an email will go out with a ton of details + options to customize your SMT experience.  The SMT begins at $975 while most SMT clients will invest $1500+ on their SMT experience.  

Question:  How do I sign up?  What are you looking for when choosing the Senior Model Team members?

Signing up to be a part of the SMT is easy!  Sign Ups will open up on March 11!  Once the deadline closes, forms will be reviewed and more details will be sent out by the end of that week!

When I’m looking through the SMT sign up forms, I’m looking for a few things:  Do they seem like an over-all kind and friendly person?  Being comfortable in front of the camera would be an important quality to have, as well as being comfortable meeting new people and making new friends easily.  This is not a popularity or beauty contest, but an sweet group of seniors who will add to the overall excitement and fun of the group!

Lindsay Colson is a natural light senior + teen photographer. She works with each client to create a customized session experience.  Setting up each girl to look + feel pampered and to be 100% comfortable before and during the session is a vibe that Lindsay takes pride in.

Want to know more about Lindsay?  Click Here!

Got some additional questions?  Email lindsay@capturedbycolson.com