Urban scenery is the latest hot commodity for photographers shooting senior photos for high school seniors wanting something more hip than park landscapes. And the most popular backdrops aren't necessarily the sleek and tidy settings of modern architecture.
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As Grandville High School senior Mary Hall sat atop a flood wall overlooking the Grand River, photographer Greg Schrader encouraged her to work the lens. This wasn't just some modeling shoot for a catalog. This was to be her senior picture.
Forget dramatically lit mugs with dull-colored or fake backdrops. More and more high school seniors are embracing back alleys, old bridges, low-rent industrial buildings and graffiti found in and around Grand Rapids as the setting for their final school pictures. Schrader helped Hall hop off the flood wall, then directed her to a discarded black vinyl couch. It was a perfect contrast for her flowing green dress, piercing eyes and blonde hair.
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