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A Graduation Portrait Session 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.

Flew down from Tahoe for a weekend in late April for a graduation portrait session. We spent the afternoon on the San Diego State University campus, and the weather was exactly what you hope for in Southern California — sunny, warm, and clear.

The campus architecture is beautiful, with all the white Spanish-style buildings and palm trees providing a classic backdrop. We spent a couple of hours walking around, mostly near Hepner Hall, using the great afternoon light. We made sure to get a few shots with the SDSU pennant to mark the occasion.

After we finished up on campus, my client did a quick outfit change from a black dress to a white one, and we drove over to the coast. We found a spot on the cliffs just in time to catch the last light of the day. The sun setting over the ocean created a soft, golden haze, which was a nice, calm way to wrap up the shoot.

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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