Five Reasons Why You Need a Professional Photographer for Your Senior Portraits.

High school Senior portrait of girl in tall grass field with golden hour sunlight.

When it’s so easy to take out your phone and take a good photo, you might be wondering why you need a professional photographer for your senior portraits. Most smartphones have some impressive cameras and they’re great for capturing your everyday moments with friends and family. However, your phone won’t quite hit the mark for …

Yearbook Photos vs Senior Portraits: What You Should Know

If you’re thinking that booking a senior portrait session will be the same as having yearbook photos taken, think again. There are some key differences to be aware of when thinking considering your yearbook photos vs Senior portraits. Difference 1: The Choices With yearbook photos, the photographer takes a few formal photos and then maybe a …

When Should You Schedule Senior Portraits? Sooner Than You Think.

Senior portrait of girl against artistic city wall.

Why It’s Best to Schedule Your Senior Portraits Early Rob Upton Photography If you’re seeing a lot of information telling you it's time to schedule Senior portraits, long before you graduate, you’re probably thinking it’s far too early – why bother now? The reality is, it’s actually better to schedule your session sooner rather than …

SCHSL 2023 4A State Champions

22:01 What a day that was! Twenty-two hours and one minute. Not even an entire day. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t seem like much time. For most of us it's just another day where not much out of the ordinary happens. But for the Catawba Ridge HS athletics program, that span of …

Ben’s Revenge

Nation Ford Falcons Boys Lacrosse Wins State Championship In the Bible, God says to his people ‘Vengeance is mine; I will repay.’ But on April 29th in the SC 5A boys lacrosse state championship game, revenge belonged, at least in part, to Ben Walczak. To understand that claim we have to go back to the …

Teen Influencers: Seniors 2024.

As the old song says, "I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it!" Why? Well, because it's that time of year again when I start putting together my annual team of teen influencers! I call them the #rupSeniors Senior Influencers/Creators team. Join Brynn, Alaina, Annabelle and Mary as teen influencers on the #rupSeniors 2024 …

Lavender and Hippies

lavender and hippies

Boho Styled Photo Shoot with the #rupseniors 2023 Influencers #rupSeniors 2023 Influencer in their Hippie Hangout Groovy Baby, Yeah! It was lavender and hippies for the first themed photo shoot with my#rupseniors 2023 Senior Influencer crew (minus 1), and it was groovy, baby! Hippie Chic Back in Style Fashion styles of the 1970s are popular …

Finding Ideal Places for Senior Portraits Sessions

Camp North End

There are a number of decisions you need to make when planning a senior photo session and choosing a location is one of them. You can’t choose just any location either – it needs to fit in with your personality and the style of your shoot. Here are seven tips for finding ideal places for …