Colorado
Graduation photos · Denver
In short
Graduation photos in Denver starts at $295: 60 min on location with a photographer who works in Denver, and 30 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Graduation photos in Denver?
Graduation photos in Denver are a one-hour cap-and-gown session across two campus locations that delivers 30 retouched photographs, priced from $295. The metro has three very different campuses to choose between: the University of Denver in University Park, the shared Auraria Campus downtown, and the University of Colorado Boulder about 30 miles north-west. The University of Denver is the one with red-brick and sandstone collegiate architecture in the classic sense. Auraria trades that for the skyline, with downtown towers a few blocks east of the quad.
Worth knowing about Denver
The University of Denver treats its campus as private property under its policy MCOM 15.10.010: a photographer who is not a member of the University community may photograph there only with permission, and outside photography must be cleared by the Division of Marketing & Communications. Students and their families count as community members; a hired photographer does not. The policy also excludes city sidewalks crossing or bordering the campus, so a frame taken from the municipal sidewalk falls outside it.
What does the session in Denver look like?
- University of Denver — Evans Memorial Chapel and the Mary Reed Building
- A small stone chapel and a Collegiate Gothic former library within a short walk, for a gown against stone.
- Ritchie Center tower, University of Denver
- The tall Ritchie Center tower is recognizable as DU from across campus, which is the point of a graduation frame.
- Auraria Campus and the Ninth Street Historic Park
- Restored Victorian houses with the downtown skyline behind them, for CU Denver and MSU Denver graduates.
What does graduation photos in Denver include?
- 30 retouched photographs
- Two campus locations chosen for the school’s landmarks
- Solo, family and friend-group frames
- Private online gallery within 5 business days
- Print release for personal use
FAQ — Graduation photos in Denver
Do we need permission to take graduation photos at the University of Denver?
For a hired photographer, yes. University of Denver policy MCOM 15.10.010 says photographers who are not part of the University community may work on campus only with permission, cleared by the Division of Marketing & Communications. A graduate photographing friends on a phone is fine; a booked graduation session at DU should request that clearance a few weeks ahead.
Which Denver campus photographs best for graduation photos?
It depends on the frame the graduate wants. The University of Denver gives collegiate brick, stone and the Ritchie Center tower; the Auraria Campus downtown, shared by CU Denver, MSU Denver and the Community College of Denver, gives Victorian houses and the skyline. A one-hour Denver graduation session covers two locations on one campus rather than two campuses.