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Graduation Portraits at San Diego State

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A smiling person wears a black dress and denim jacket with a white building and palm trees in the sunny background.

Graduation portraits today, back on the SDSU campus. We started in front of Hepner Hall, which is the building everyone shoots in front of for a reason — the bell tower, the arches, the whole thing. Black dress, denim jacket on and off the shoulders depending on the pose, and at some point the San Diego State pennant came out, which felt a little goofy to hold but I'm glad we did it.

Campus was calm enough that we could take our time. Walked up close to the Hepner Hall arch for a few more before moving on.

Changed into the white dress and finished at the cliffs just before sunset, leaning on a fence post above the water with the wind doing whatever it wanted with my hair. Four years down to one afternoon of standing still and smiling, more or less. My earrings kept catching in the jacket collar.

A person smiles, wearing a black dress and denim jacket, standing in front of a white Spanish-style building and palm trees.A smiling person wearing a black top and light blue denim jacket stands in front of a white building with palm trees.A young woman in a denim jacket smiles at the camera, with a white mission-style building and palm trees in the background.A young person in a black outfit and denim jacket stands outside with palm trees and a light-colored building in the background.A smiling person holds a red "San Diego State SDSU" pennant before a white campus building and palm trees.A person holds a red San Diego State pennant, smiling in front of a white campus building with palm trees.A person stands on a path in front of Hepner Hall, a light-colored building with a bell tower and palm trees.A person in a white dress and denim jacket stands by bushes with ocean, cliffs, and a sunset sky.

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