Philadelphia Senior Portrait Photographer
Together we’ll create modern, magazine-style senior portraits designed to reflect your personality and confidence. Emily Brunner Photography works with high school seniors throughout Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland to create images that stand out. Now booking sessions for class of 2026 and 2027 seniors!
This is your year. Let’s make it awesome.
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey
This is the year you’ve been working toward. All the studying you’ve done, the friendships you’ve built, and the experiences you’ve had have led to this moment. With so much to reflect on and so much ahead, senior year is the perfect time to capture who you are right now with a custom portrait session.
Whether you need a standout photo for your yearbook or want to preserve this special time in your life, we can bring that vision to life with beautiful, high-quality images. As your senior portrait photographer, I’ll guide you through the entire experience. We’ll start with a consultation before your session so I can get to know what you’re looking for—your style, your personality, and the kind of images you want to create. Whether your vibe is serious, playful, thoughtful, or fun, we’ll design a session that feels like you.
Location & Wardrobe Planning
We’ll pick a location and time of day that feels good to you. What’s your favorite setting – a park, the streets of your town, your backyard? There are also many beautiful areas that you may never have considered. I have lots of great locations to suggest throughout the areas of Philadelphia and the Main Line, as well as Delaware, Montgomery and Chester Counties.
If you need help deciding on outfits, I have some tips for you. I agree with many senior portrait photographers that in your photos, you’ll want to look like yourself on your best day. It’s a lot less complicated than you may think. I have a what to wear guide to help you and we’ll also talk about ideas when we plan your session. We’ll work together to create a look that you’ll love.
Your Senior Portrait Session
On the day of your session, you simply need to arrive comfortable and looking your best. I’ll guide you through the session so you never have to worry about how to pose or what to do. My approach is natural, candid and collaborative. I’ll help you feel natural and relaxed so we can create portraits that feel genuine.
A few days after your session we’ll meet online for your image reveal and ordering appointment. You’ll select which portraits you’d like to purchase and we’ll talk about editing and all your options, including prints, art, albums and digital photo files. Within a few weeks your finished portraits will be delivered, giving you lasting memories of this special time of your life. Please contact me by phone or email or using the link below to book your session. I’m excited to make this happen!
Pricing & Packages
Your senior portraits pricing starts with a session fee of $790 and includes:
• a $585 credit to use on your portrait order
• a planning consultation via Zoom
• a 60-90 minute long fully customized photo session
• an ordering appointment via Zoom
All portraits are purchased a la carte at your ordering appointment. Each purchased portrait includes the high resolution digital file and a print. Print options include photographic prints, wall art and albums. We can discuss your budget and pricing of products and art in which you are interested.
Book Your Senior Portrait Session
Ready to book something truly meaningful to celebrate your senior year?
Contact me to check availability and start planning a senior portrait session for you. You can start here with the online request form or by sending me an email. If you prefer to talk you can give me a call right now at 610-688-0331. I’m here to help in any way that I can!
What Seniors and Families are Saying
Trusted by seniors and families throughout the greater Philadelphia region:
“Emily took senior portraits of my daughter and I could not be happier with the pictures. My daughter is shy, and she was a little nervous about the portrait session, but Emily made her feel very comfortable, and her personality came through beautifully in the pictures. She was very professional during the session, but also very laid back and easy to work with. We loved the prints… arranged in a beautiful album which we will always treasure. The senior portraits were definitely worth the cost.”
“My son had a wonderful experience working with Emily! She made him feel so at ease and he really had a great time. She was able to really capture who he is! She was fantastic at communicating and getting the kinds of shots we were looking for. We received our prints and digital photos in a very reasonable amount of time. The prints and book are beautiful! HIGHLY recommend!!”
“We are absolutely thrilled with our son’s senior portraits! Emily quickly made our son feel comfortable and confident. She perfectly captured the essence of our son in an amazing setting where she knew many places for a variety of backdrops. The resulting photographs were simply stunning and exceeded our expectations! The album she made for us is of such a high quality—we will cherish it always. I highly recommend Emily.”
“We had such a great experience working with Emily for our son’s senior photos. She was flexible in working with us on our preferred date and location. She was in frequent communication and watched the weather closely, which was good as we had to change the plan due to the forecast. She made it so easy to choose photos and provided a slide show that we could enjoy and share. We were so happy with how the portraits turned out! She hand delivered the prints in a lovely box and the quality is excellent. I highly recommend Emily for your portrait needs.”
“Great photo session, my son was very comfortable with Emily. The pictures are amazing, gave my teenager a great confidence boost. Thanks Emily!!”
“My daughter’s senior portraits arrived today in a beautiful box, tied with a bow….such an elegant and classy presentation! The portraits are even more spectacular than I imagined, and I am absolutely thrilled with them! Emily did such an amazing job, and she truly captured Meghan’s spirit. I really can’t wait to work with her again… she has such a gift! Thank you again … and again, Emily!!”
“From the moment I called her with an inquiry, she conducted her business so professionally. Emily had thought of every detail. Practically all the photos were so beautiful that I had a hard time narrowing down which I would keep. She is skilled at posing her subjects so that she captures the most natural and authentic versions of them. It was a joy to be photographed by her. I will certainly be returning to Emily for more photos in the future.””
“We had Emily do our son’s senior portraits and love the end result! She gave us wonderful location choices and we were so happy with the location we chose. Emily made our son feel very at ease the day of the photos and was super helpful and responsive the days leading up to the photo shoot. We are so thankful to Emily for capturing this moment in time in our son’s life. Highly recommend Emily Brunner Photography!”
“Emily took such wonderful photos of my daughter. They were for her graduation and senior pictures. She is professional, friendly and has great ideas. We look forward to working with her again!”
“Thank you Emily!!! Emily was great to work with. She listened to our desires for location and sought to find a place that would work well. She allowed my daughter to be herself and embraced and appreciated those funny faces she made during our shoot. The results are beautiful! We are very pleased with the treasured photos we have of this special time in our daughters life!! We have also purchased performance photos from Emily in the past and those are always beautiful treasure of a special event! Definitely recommend!”
“Emily was an absolute joy to work with and she has a real talent for making use of your surroundings. It feels authentic when the stone of your home and the trees in your yard are part of the beautiful images she creates. We loved her work and loved working with her.”
“Emily took my son’s senior portraits and we couldn’t be happier. She is very talented, professional, patient and kind. My son said he was very comfortable and relaxed at the photo shoot. The pictures were stunning. She is also very reasonably priced. She will meet with us when the pictures are ready and present the portraits in a nice slide show with music on her ipad. Great customer service! We recommended her to many of our son’s senior classmates and everyone is really happy with their portraits. Our family had a separate session with Emily in late fall and we all thoroughly enjoyed smiling for her camera.”
“Friendly, accommodating and high quality service and product.”