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Photos that actually look like your senior.
Relaxed, natural portraits and the yearbook photo submitted to their school for you, on time. 20 years, full-time, right here in Spokane
Let’s beat the yearbook deadline.
Every school sets its own, and they move it every year- most parents find out about three weeks before it hits. Tell me where your senior goes, and I’ll text you dates I have that leave plenty of room
★★★★★ 5.0 on Google
20 years photographing seniors
Only 40 seniors each year
Yearbook photo delivered to the school for you
The kids who say they hate photos are my favorite ones.
No stiff poses, no frozen smiles, no heavy filters. I keep it moving and keep them laughing — especially the boys who gave you ten minutes, and they're done.
Three collections
Every one includes full retouching, a private digital gallery, and direct-to-school yearbook delivery. No hidden fees and no mandatory ordering appointment afterward.
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Yearbook Session
One great look — for the yearbook, the wall, and the grandparents.
1 hour · 2 outfits · one location
10 final images — digital files you download, enough for the announcements, the grandparents, and a year of profile pictures
Full resolution, no watermarks, with a print release so you print them yourself
I submit the yearbook photo in the correct format for you.
$685 or 3 × $229
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Story Session
60–90 min · up to 3 outfits — casual, athletic, formal
25 final images — digital files covering the range: the polished one, the one in the jersey, and the one that's just them
A location that means something to them
Custom 5×7 portfolio display for your desk at work
$885 or 3 × $295
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Heirloom Session
For the mom with 40,000 photos on her phone and nothing on the wall.
2 hours · 3–5 outfits · up to 2 locations
Every digital image from the session — usually 50–70 files. Nothing left behind, no picking favorites.
Your choice of finished artwork: a 16×16 framed collage, or a printed lay-flat album of the whole session
Priority scheduling — first pick of dates
$1,395 or 4 × $349
You print them, not me. Every collection comes with a personal print release — download your images and print them as often as you like, for announcements, frames, gifts, grandparents. No ordering appointment, no print packages, nothing to buy afterward.
Print them big, and print them right. These are full-resolution files — a 16×20 over the couch is well within range. When I hand over your gallery, I'll tell you exactly where to order them: the same professional lab I use, open to anyone. Drugstore printers turn professional files flat and grey. This way yours come back looking like the ones I'd have made myself.
Not sure which package fits? That's what the call is for — and it's completely fine if the answer is the smallest one.
★★★★★
"After anticipating senior pictures for years, Mike Franklin went above and beyond to make this experience more than my daughter even thought it could be! He made her feel comfortable and confident."
— Kelly Kane, senior mom
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"Mike is the best! He has an awesome personality for the work he does. He is professional and fun. It was a great experience having my daughter's senior pictures taken."
— Sam S., senior mom
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"Mike Franklin is a fantastic photographer! He captures a great portrait, but there is something more... his photo compositions are beautiful, interesting, and colorful!"
— Chaundra Ward
I'm Mike — and I'd rather get your teen laughing than tell them to tilt their chin and hold it.
This is what I do full time, and have for 20 years. My style is clean and natural — no heavy filters, no stiff poses, no frozen smiles. Just real expressions that actually look like your daughter or your son.
The kind of photos you'll still love after they've packed up and gone.
"My senior hates having their picture taken." I hear it all the time, and those are some of my favorite sessions. After all that time, I know how to loosen up a teenager who swore they weren't giving me a real smile.
Questions every senior parent asks
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Then they're my specialty. Most seniors walk in dreading it and walk out having had fun. I keep sessions moving, keep them laughing, and never make anyone hold a stiff pose. The shy ones and the "I'll give you ten minutes" boys usually turn out some of my favorite images.
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I handle it start to finish. I retouch the image, format it to your school's exact specs (vertical, correct size), and submit it directly to the yearbook staff before the deadline. You never touch a file or a form.
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No. The price on this page is the price. Every collection includes the session, retouching, digital files, and yearbook delivery. Add-ons are optional and listed above. Payment plans are available on every collection.
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Once you book, I send a simple prep guide — what photographs well, what to avoid, and how to plan outfits around your session. We'll also talk it through in our planning conversation.
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We can reschedule at no cost or move to my North Spokane studio. Either way, your yearbook deadline is still covered — that's the guarantee.
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I only take 40 seniors a year, and fall fills fast — but I keep weekday studio spots open for quick turnarounds. Text me, and I'll tell you exactly what's open this week.
Let’s talk for ten minutes.
Tell me about your senior; I'll tell you what dates are left, and you can decide after. No pressure, no pitch.
Or just text me: (509) 217-6453