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Senior portraits · Napa Valley
In short
Senior portraits in Napa Valley starts at $395: 90 min on location with a photographer who works in Napa Valley, and 40 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Senior portraits in Napa Valley?
Senior portraits in Napa are a 90-minute session across two or three locations that delivers 40 retouched photographs and a yearbook crop, priced from $395. A Napa senior can stand in front of brick and river downtown, oak grassland at Alston Park and stone walls in Yountville within a 15-minute drive of each other. The constraint is the summer calendar: most senior sessions here fall in June, July and August, when valley afternoons run hot and the best light arrives in the last hour before sunset.
Worth knowing about Napa Valley
A City of Napa film permit for commercial photography on city property comes with an insurance condition under Napa Municipal Code section 5.74.100: $1,000,000 per occurrence of general liability naming the City of Napa, with the certificate filed at least 14 business days before the shoot. A Napa senior session on the Riverfront or at Alston Park is therefore booked at least three weeks ahead.
What does the session in Napa Valley look like?
- Oxbow and the Napa Riverfront
- Brick, railings and the river walk downtown for the frame that looks like a senior’s weekend rather than a postcard.
- Alston Park, Napa
- Open grass and oaks on a rise for the golden-hour closing frames of the session, with the valley behind.
- Yountville
- Stone walls and olive trees on public streets, for a dressed-up outfit that needs a quieter background.
What does senior portraits in Napa Valley 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: Alston Park, Napa: City of Napa film permit required for commercial photography on city property, with insurance and use fees. Oxbow and the Napa Riverfront: City of Napa film permit required for commercial photography on city property.
FAQ — Senior portraits in Napa Valley
How far ahead should a Napa senior portrait session be booked?
At least three weeks when the Napa senior session uses City of Napa property such as the Riverfront or Alston Park. The City of Napa film permit requires a $1,000,000 liability certificate filed 14 business days before the shoot, so a June-to-August senior session is best booked in spring.
Can a Napa senior session include a vineyard?
Only on a winery that has agreed in advance, because every vineyard in Napa Valley is private property and a working crop. For a senior session the simpler route is Alston Park, a public City of Napa park whose oak grassland reads as wine country, combined with downtown Napa and Yountville for the other two locations.