Max’s Downtown Austin Senior Portraits

Max was graduating, so we took his senior portraits across Downtown Austin with his whole family along to cheer him on. They made the trip from Dallas to be part of the session, which made this one feel like a proper celebration from the start.

Max stands in a black polo and jeans at night with illuminated downtown Austin buildings behind him.

Black-and-white portrait of Max standing with crossed arms at night, with blurred city lights behind him.

Max stands beside a wood-paneled wall wearing a black graphic T-shirt, with one hand resting on his head.

Our route included the Austonian Hotel, First Street Bridge, Long Center, and Austin City Hall. Those spots gave us a good mix of downtown architecture, open walkways, and city lights without straying far from the heart of Austin.

Black-and-white portrait of Max in a white polo shirt standing before a wall of small flower-shaped cutouts.

Max stands on a wet downtown Austin street at dusk, with blurred traffic lights and cars behind him.

Max standing outdoors in a patterned button-down shirt and khaki pants, with modern buildings blurred behind him.

Mid-shoot, a storm rolled in. Rather than call it early, we kept shooting and ended up with some unexpected portraits on wet pavement, with reflected streetlights and a noticeably different downtown mood.

Black-and-white portrait of Max sitting against a patterned concrete block wall, wearing a graphic T-shirt and jeans.

Max seated in a white woven chair beside a hotel pool, wearing a white shirt, khaki pants, and tan boots.

Black-and-white full-length portrait of Max standing in front of a large grid of reflective windows.

Senior portraits do not always go exactly as planned, and that is often where the interesting photographs show up. Max and his family were game to keep going, and Austin gave us plenty to work with.