Unique Photo Ideas for Senior Sunday Posts
Stumped for what to post this senior Sunday? If you’re a parent to a high school senior this is a way to help celebrate their achievements this year! Make each senior Sunday post all about you and what you want to remember about high school. Here are some fun ideas to get you started for #seniorsunday posts that will keep your feed fresh and fun throughout senior year!
1. Their Professional Senior Photos
You didn’t expect me to start anywhere else, right? Before you go looking for something new, check the full gallery from their senior session. Most families only ever post a few of the photos delivered, which means there’s usually months of material already sitting there, paid for and ready to go. If you haven’t scheduled a session yet, you can contact me here.
2. Their Pets
You should definitely take some photos with your pets for senior Sunday. If you have more than one then you get to use those throughout the year at different times for variety!
3. Their Favorite Meal
Whether it’s a favorite restaurant order or your own home cooking, snap a quick photo next time they’re eating the meal they’d pick every time.
4. Them and Their Friends
This one’s easy! Next time they’re with their friend group, grab a few photos and let it be fun and unposed. I also offer friend mini sessions throughout the year too. Be sure to check out that page to get on the list!
5. Get In the Photo Yourself
You’re usually the one behind the camera, which means you’re rarely in any of these. Hand your phone to your senior or a friend for one and get in it yourself. Years from now, that’s the photo that’ll matter most. When clients book a shoot with me I allow families to join in for some quick photos together.
6. Their School
Grab a few photos at the school either outside it, their favorite classroom or the spot they always hang out. It fades fast! You’ll be surprised how quickly the details of those hallways disappear from memory.
7. Their Favorite Treat
Popcorn, an ice cream cone, or their go-to gas station snack. Small, specific details like this add personality and make the photos feel like them.
8. A Stuffed Animal or Keepsake They’ve Held Onto
If there’s a stuffed animal, blanket, or small object that’s stuck around since they were little, a photo with it (maybe next to an old baby photo holding the same thing) says more than most posed shots ever could.
9. Their Interests
If they love reading or music, a photo at the library or a record store adds some real personality beyond the usual posed shot.
10. Favorite Activities
Skating, biking, drawing, whatever they’re into action shots are fun, or consider a quick video or gif for something different.
11. Landmarks in Your Town
A few photos at a landmark or spot that’s specific to where you live… it’ll mean more later than it seems like it should now.
12. Recreate a Childhood Photo
Find an old photo of them — a specific pose, outfit, or spot — and recreate it as closely as you can. The side-by-side comparison is one of the most-loved posts out there, and it’s worth the extra effort to dig up the original. I’m always happy to do this at your senior session also!
13. Favorite Sport
Same idea as activities, but with the bonus of jerseys, gear, and game-day energy.
14. Cap & Gown
Try the traditional pose, but don’t stop there — a jumping shot, a close-up of any details they added to the cap, and the classic cap-toss all tend to become favorites later. You don’t need all of them, just whichever fits the moment.
15. Senior Ring
A simple close-up of the ring, a small detail nobody thinks to capture until it’s already been put away somewhere.
16. Their Bedroom
Photograph it as it looks right now. It’s about to change completely once they leave, and almost nobody thinks to document a room until after it’s already been packed up. For added awesome-ness get them studying in there or just hanging out.
17. A Height Mark on the Door Frame
If your family has one of these, it’s an obvious then-and-now that somehow never makes these lists.
18. Their Car
Their first car if they have one, or the family car that they learned to drive in. Either way, it’s a detail that’ll mean more later than it seems like it should now.
Tag your posts #seniorsunday if you want to be part of the bigger community online, and remember, this doesn’t have to be perfect.
If a Sunday slips by, that’s okay. Skip it, pick it back up the next week, or post it late and let it feel like something you’re doing for your senior, not a checklist you’re keeping for them.
Not sure what to write once you’ve got the photo? Here’s how to think about your captions. And if you want help getting organized for the whole year, here’s a guide for that too.
