Personalizing Senior Pictures for a Multi-Sport Athlete: Elizabeth's Clinton, Iowa Senior Session

Oct 8 2026 | By: Pix Along The Way

When a senior participates in several activities, choosing what to include can be difficult.

Maybe they play multiple sports. Maybe they have an instrument, academic accomplishments, hobbies or something else that's important to them.

You don't have to choose between showing what they do and showing who they are.

For Elizabeth's session, she included Tae kwon do and tennis, but those weren't the only things we photographed.

With Elizabeth, we started at our studio in Clinton, Iowa. She brought out her flute first and created a mixture of both fun and traditional poses.

Then we pulled out our throne for a few pictures. Around here the throne is popular, because it is the one we bring to Clinton High for their Homecoming Coronation ceremony.

We don't always have to start with a sport.

When planning your senior session, we want to focus on what is important to you and start with what makes sense.

Next we went down the street to Elizabeth's Tae Kwon Do school, where she did some kicking and breaking boards. Going to her school instead of just using the studio made these photo more special. Years from now, she can look back and recall the exact place she trained.

Don't Forget The Things They've Earned

Elizabeth has earned numerous trophies and medals for tennis, even going to state her junior and senior years. So of course along with the traditional tennis photos, we mainly photographed her with her awards.

Then we stopped by the school to get some photos with her letterman's jacket outside the school.

After the school, Tae kwon do and tennis, the session moved to the local arboretum near her home.

For this part, we focused on Elizabeth without all the extras. No trophies, tennis rackets, just her in a spot that has been special to her since she was little.

Because Elizabeth loved to gather them when she was younger, of course we had to include a couple cicada shells that we found. Whenever possible, it is always good to include something reminiscent of your childhood, whether it is a stuffed animal, a park you went to, or even cicada shells.

The theme for the day was fun. Wherever we went, Elizabeth brought the smiles!

Make Room For The Things They Love

When Elizabeth and her mom came to our studio for their consultation, they spotted a dress that they knew fit her just perfectly. And they knew exactly where they wanted to use it. The Belle dress fit perfectly at Eagle Point Park in Clinton, so that was where we headed next.

When you choose Pix Along The Way as your senior photographer, we encourage you to use anything that we have that might fit you, whether it is a dress, a basketball hoop, or an old school desk.

Finishing up Somewhere Completely Different

For our final stop of the day, Elizabeth wanted to include some water and flowers. When we found out she loved sunflowers, we knew the perfect spot, a piece of private land that we had permission to use and had only photographed there a handful of times.

Elizabeth started with some photos in the sunflower field. Then she changed and headed into the water.

Elizabeth's session was created just for her, around her sports, her likes, her story.

Ready to Create Your Own Senior Session?

If you are a 2027 or 2028 senior and are ready to create your own session, book a consult and we can start planning together.

What would YOU include? a pet, your car, sports equipment, a favorite stuffed animal?

Not sure what belongs in your senior's session?

That's one of the reasons we start with a consultation. We can talk through the sports, activities, accomplishments, outfits, locations and those little things that might not seem like “senior pictures” at first.

You don't have to arrive with the whole session planned.

That's what we're here to help you figure out.

 

 

 

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