Florida
Senior portraits · Miami
In short
Senior portraits in Miami starts at $395: 90 min on location with a photographer who works in Miami, and 40 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Senior portraits in Miami?
Senior portraits in Miami are a 90-minute session across two or three locations with 40 retouched photographs and a yearbook crop, priced from $395. The Miami version is planned around two calendars at once: fall-semester yearbook deadlines and a wet season that the National Weather Service in Miami dates as ending, at the median, on October 17. A senior who shoots in late October gets the first dry light of the season and still makes most winter deadlines, which is why that window books first.
Worth knowing about Miami
Miami-Dade County’s film ordinance exempts a shoot with a cast and crew of fewer than three people using a handheld camera or one tripod. A senior and a photographer are two people; a parent holding a reflector or a friend styling hair makes three, and in a county park such as Matheson Hammock that tips the session into a $150 FilMiami permit. Parents are welcome to come and watch from outside the frame.
What does the session in Miami look like?
- Matheson Hammock Park, Coral Gables
- The atoll pool and mangrove edge give a senior a backdrop no classmate will repeat, as long as the group stays small.
- Wynwood side streets
- Murals for the outfit that is loud on purpose. Outside the ticketed courtyard, and scouted the week before because walls are repainted.
- Ocean Drive Art Deco district
- Pastel facades and neon for the third look, at sunrise while the sidewalks are empty.
What does senior portraits in Miami include?
- 40 retouched photographs
- Two to three locations in one session
- Unlimited outfit changes within the session
- Yearbook-format crop supplied to the school’s specification
- Private online gallery within 5 business days
- Print release for personal use
Permits at these locations: Matheson Hammock Park, Coral Gables: Miami-Dade County generally requires a film permit for photo shoots in its parks and on its beaches, through its film office.
FAQ — Senior portraits in Miami
Do Miami senior portraits in a county park need a permit?
Not when the shoot stays under three people. Miami-Dade County exempts a handheld or single-tripod shoot with a cast and crew of fewer than three, so a senior and a photographer at Matheson Hammock need no permit. Add a stylist or a helper and the County requires a FilMiami permit, with a $150 application fee covering 28 days.
When should a Miami senior book portraits?
Late October through January is the strongest window for Miami senior portraits, because the wet season’s afternoon storms ease by mid-autumn and the dry season brings clear light. Most Miami-Dade high school yearbooks set their own senior-photo deadline, so the yearbook crop is delivered within 5 business days to the specification that school publishes.