Arizona
Graduation photos · Sedona
In short
Graduation photos in Sedona starts at $295: 60 min on location with a photographer who works in Sedona, and 30 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Graduation photos in Sedona?
Graduation photos in Sedona are a one-hour cap-and-gown session that pairs a campus landmark with red rock, priced from $295 for thirty retouched photographs. Most of the graduates who book one here studied up the canyon at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, whose campus sits at about 7,000 feet, and come down State Route 89A for a backdrop no campus quad can offer. The usual plan is one campus frame for the record and the rest of the hour on sandstone, so the gown is photographed against both.
Worth knowing about Sedona
Northern Arizona University holds its fall 2026 commencement as a single 10 a.m. ceremony on December 11 at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, and the spring 2027 ceremonies run May 7 and 8. Neither morning leaves time for a red-rock session, so Sedona graduation photos are booked in the week before. December sessions here are scheduled for midday warmth on the rock rather than the cold first hour, which is the reverse of the summer rule.
What does the session in Sedona look like?
- Old Main, Northern Arizona University
- The historic sandstone building on NAU’s north campus. The record frame of the school, before driving down to Sedona.
- Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte
- Open level ground for a gown that catches wind, and room for the cap-toss frame without anyone on a ledge.
- Airport Mesa
- The whole valley behind a single graduate; better at sunrise, before the overlook fills.
What does graduation photos in Sedona 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
Permits at these locations: Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte: Red Rock Pass ($5 a day, $15 a week) to park at the Bell Rock trailheads; no photography permit for five or fewer people on site.
FAQ — Graduation photos in Sedona
When should NAU graduates book graduation photos in Sedona?
In the week before commencement. Northern Arizona University’s fall 2026 ceremony is at 10 a.m. on December 11 at the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, and spring 2027 runs May 7 and 8, so the day itself is spoken for. A Sedona graduation session one to seven days earlier gets the gown on red rock without competing with the ceremony schedule.
Can a group of graduates be photographed together on the red rock around Sedona?
Up to a point. The Coconino National Forest needs no photography permit when five or fewer people are on site including the photographer, so four graduates in caps and gowns at Bell Rock is permit-free. A larger group of classmates on Forest Service land is a permit question for the Red Rock Ranger District before the date.