Do you shoot Cal Poly Humboldt graduation portraits?

Yes, graduation portraits on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus (cap and gown, regalia, family group shots at Founders Hall) are a steady spring booking. We can shoot before or after the official ceremony to avoid crowds.

What about Arcata High School senior portraits?

Yes. Arcata High and Six Rivers Charter both book regularly. Standard 60-minute session covers 2-3 Arcata locations (Community Forest + Plaza + a personal-meaning spot). Yearbook-deadline turnaround prioritized.

How long is a senior portrait session?

Standard sessions run 60 minutes to 2 hours, including 1–3 location changes and 2–3 outfit changes. Longer 'epic' sessions (half-day) are available for seniors who want to capture multiple settings, a redwood look, a coastal look, and a hometown look, across one production day.

Where do you shoot senior portraits?

Anywhere on the North Coast that means something to you. Common locations include Sequoia Park, Trinidad State Beach, Patrick's Point, Founders Grove, Halvorsen Park, downtown Eureka, the Avenue of the Giants, and the Lost Coast. Indoor sessions are available at our Eureka studio.

When should we schedule?

Senior portrait season peaks late summer through early fall (golden hour + fall colors). For best variety, schedule 6–10 weeks before yearbook deadlines. Spring senior sessions for class-of-following-year are also a popular alternative for less crowded locations.

What should the senior bring?

2–3 outfits (more for longer sessions), any meaningful props or items (instrument, jersey, pet, vehicle), and snacks/water. Tex sends a full prep guide once we book, including outfit suggestions, location-specific notes, and a timeline for the session day.

How long until we get the gallery?

Edited galleries are delivered in 2–3 weeks for standard sessions. Print orders and yearbook-ready files can be expedited if there's a deadline, let Tex know up front.

Do you shoot Cal Poly Humboldt graduation portraits?

Yes, graduation portraits on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus (cap and gown, regalia, family group shots at Founders Hall) are a steady spring booking. We can shoot before or after the official ceremony to avoid crowds.

What about Arcata High School senior portraits?

Yes. Arcata High and Six Rivers Charter both book regularly. Standard 60-minute session covers 2-3 Arcata locations (Community Forest + Plaza + a personal-meaning spot). Yearbook-deadline turnaround prioritized.

How long is a senior portrait session?

Standard sessions run 60 minutes to 2 hours, including 1–3 location changes and 2–3 outfit changes. Longer 'epic' sessions (half-day) are available for seniors who want to capture multiple settings, a redwood look, a coastal look, and a hometown look, across one production day.

Where do you shoot senior portraits?

Anywhere on the North Coast that means something to you. Common locations include Sequoia Park, Trinidad State Beach, Patrick's Point, Founders Grove, Halvorsen Park, downtown Eureka, the Avenue of the Giants, and the Lost Coast. Indoor sessions are available at our Eureka studio.

When should we schedule?

Senior portrait season peaks late summer through early fall (golden hour + fall colors). For best variety, schedule 6–10 weeks before yearbook deadlines. Spring senior sessions for class-of-following-year are also a popular alternative for less crowded locations.

What should the senior bring?

2–3 outfits (more for longer sessions), any meaningful props or items (instrument, jersey, pet, vehicle), and snacks/water. Tex sends a full prep guide once we book, including outfit suggestions, location-specific notes, and a timeline for the session day.

How long until we get the gallery?

Edited galleries are delivered in 2–3 weeks for standard sessions. Print orders and yearbook-ready files can be expedited if there's a deadline, let Tex know up front.

Senior portrait session image from Cal Poly Humboldt Campus in Arcata, California

Senior Portrait Photographer · Arcata, California

Senior Portrait Photographer in Arcata, California.

Cinematic senior sessions, redwoods, coast, hometown settings.

Inquire Call (707) 382-1108

Tex Kelly, senior portraits for Arcata, California

Hi. I'm Tex.

Welcome to senior season, Arcata edition.

I'm a North Coast filmmaker and photographer, voted Humboldt County's Best. Senior portraits in Arcata are some of my favorite sessions of the year, your hometown deserves a senior shoot that actually looks like Arcata, not a generic studio backdrop you could be anywhere.

My job is to make you (or your senior) feel completely comfortable, then put you in front of the most cinematic light Arcata and the surrounding Humboldt County have to offer. No stiff poses. No fake smiles. Just real, beautiful, intentional portraits worth printing big.

Now booking the Class of 2027 in Arcata.

Book your Arcata session →

Senior Portraits in Arcata, California. Tex Kelly Productions

A note from Arcata

Cinematic senior portrait sessions in Arcata, California, award-winning photography shot across the Cal Poly Humboldt campus, the Arcata Community Forest, and the Arcata Plaza. Yearbook deadlines prioritized.

The Approach

Senior portraits in Arcata. Made for this place.

The Arcata location

Arcata backdrops, picked on purpose.

Arcata senior portraits often happen for seniors planning to attend (or just graduating from) Cal Poly Humboldt, campus locations include Founders Hall, the campus redwood walkways, and the athletic fields. The Arcata Community Forest provides 800+ acres of old-growth redwood backdrop minutes from town. Most sessions 60 min; half-day epic sessions cover multiple settings.

Senior Portraits, Arcata, California — Golden-hour senior session, Humboldt County.

The Arcata session

No stiff poses. No fake smiles.

Arcata High Tigers, Six Rivers Charter, Pacific Coast High, and the Cal Poly Humboldt incoming-freshman pipeline all anchor the booking calendar. Standard sessions are 60 minutes with 2-3 outfit and location changes, most cover the Plaza, the Community Forest, and the senior's personal-meaning spot in town. Family and sibling group shots are easy to add at the back end of the session.

The Arcata hometown advantage

Built for Arcata. Scouted for years.

Arcata photographs differently than the rest of Humboldt. The fog rolls in off the Bay, the Community Forest has a filtered light unlike Sequoia Park's old growth, and the Plaza has its own foot-traffic rhythm. Saturday mornings are busy, weekday afternoons are quiet. Knowing which Plaza corner is photographable on a given day, which Community Forest trailhead has the cleanest canopy in the senior's outfit color, and where the campus light hits Founders Hall is the difference between an Arcata-tagged senior portrait and a real Arcata senior portrait.

Class of 2027, Arcata

Now booking Arcata senior sessions for the year ahead.

Yearbook submissions, graduation announcements, and grandparent prints all run on the same clock. Arcata seniors planning ahead get first pick of golden-hour weekend windows, spring and summer fill from out-of-county requests first, then by school graduation order. Reserve early.

Reserve your Arcata session → or call (707) 382-1108

Recent Work

Senior Portrait Photographer in Arcata. A look at the work.

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Cinematic wedding films. The same eye behind every senior session.

Senior portraits at the studio live alongside a full cinematic wedding practice. Same eye for light, same editorial discipline, here's the moving-picture side of the work. Click any thumbnail to play in place.

David & Monica's Wedding Documentary, 35 Years Before They Met, His Dad Saved Her Dad's Life
Feature-length wedding documentary
Brunton Wedding Film
Northern California wedding cinematography
Shane & Sofia Weekly. A 45-Minute Wedding Documentary
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Mrs. & Mrs. McClurg
Cinematic wedding film
An Emotional, Romantic & Cinematic Wedding Film. Trinidad Elopement
Trinidad, California elopement

DaVinci Resolve wedding-film edit in progress. Tex Kelly Productions editing suite

The Editing Process

Months in the edit suite, curating the story.

A wedding film isn't shot in a day, it's made over months. Hours of raw cinema footage, multi-camera audio, drone aerial, and second-shooter coverage get assembled, color-graded, and scored frame by frame in the edit suite.

Every transition is intentional. Every cut earns its keep. The goal is a film couples actually want to re-watch, not a montage of clips. That kind of editorial discipline is the difference between a wedding film and a wedding highlight reel, and it's why these turnarounds run weeks instead of days.

Venues + Locations

Where I shoot senior portraits in Arcata.

Cal Poly Humboldt Campus

Founders Hall, campus redwoods, athletic fields. For incoming and graduating seniors.
Arcata Community Forest

Old-growth canopy for cinematic redwood portraits. Filtered light.
Arcata Plaza

Historic city square for editorial urban senior portraits.

What's Included

What's included with senior portraits in Arcata.

A Filmmaker's Eye on Every Frame

Golden-hour light at the Cal Poly Humboldt campus at golden hour, dramatic location work at the Arcata Community Forest's old-growth canopy, and the kind of shots that stop the scroll. Cinematic, never cookie-cutter.
Authentic. No Stiff Smiles

No awkward posing, no forced expressions. Every session is fun, relaxed, and built around the senior. Authentic portraits that capture exactly who you are at this moment.
Hand-Picked Locations Around Arcata

the Arcata Community Forest's old-growth canopy, the Cal Poly Humboldt campus at golden hour, and the historic backdrops around the Arcata Plaza, the tucked-away spots in and around Arcata most photographers drive right past. Locations curated, intentional, exclusive.
Bring What Makes You You

Two to three outfit changes, casual, dressed up, and something that represents you. Letterman jacket, jersey, instrument, your truck. Earth tones and solids photograph beautifully against Humboldt's redwood-and-coastal palette.
Senior Highlight Reels (optional)

Cinematic short-form video for seniors who want something extra to remember this chapter by, a 60–90 second piece that lives on Instagram and lasts forever.
Edited Online Gallery

Private password-protected gallery delivered in 2–3 weeks. Print-quality downloads + web-ready files. Humboldt County yearbook deadlines prioritized when you have one.

How It Works

How it works in Arcata.

01

Inquiry

Send a note with the senior's school, graduating year, and your timeline. I'll share availability and starting prices.
02

Booking + Prep

Signed agreement reserves the date. I send a prep guide with outfit and location guidance customized to your session length.
03

Session Day

I arrive a few minutes early to scout and set lights/lenses. We move through 1–3 locations and 2–3 outfits over 60 minutes (or longer for half-day sessions).
04

Editing

Best 60–120 images selected and edited. Yearbook-ready high-resolution files prioritized if you have a deadline.
05

Delivery

Private gallery email within 2–3 weeks. Download full-res files for prints, social, and yearbook.

Investment

Standard senior portrait sessions start in the mid-three-figures. Half-day epic sessions and add-ons (extra locations, additional outfits, prints) priced individually. Send a note with your timeline.

Senior Portrait Photographer in Arcata. FAQs

Frequently asked questions.

Do you shoot Cal Poly Humboldt graduation portraits?

Yes, graduation portraits on the Cal Poly Humboldt campus (cap and gown, regalia, family group shots at Founders Hall) are a steady spring booking. We can shoot before or after the official ceremony to avoid crowds.
What about Arcata High School senior portraits?

Yes. Arcata High and Six Rivers Charter both book regularly. Standard 60-minute session covers 2-3 Arcata locations (Community Forest + Plaza + a personal-meaning spot). Yearbook-deadline turnaround prioritized.
How long is a senior portrait session?

Standard sessions run 60 minutes to 2 hours, including 1–3 location changes and 2–3 outfit changes. Longer 'epic' sessions (half-day) are available for seniors who want to capture multiple settings, a redwood look, a coastal look, and a hometown look, across one production day.
Where do you shoot senior portraits?

Anywhere on the North Coast that means something to you. Common locations include Sequoia Park, Trinidad State Beach, Patrick's Point, Founders Grove, Halvorsen Park, downtown Eureka, the Avenue of the Giants, and the Lost Coast. Indoor sessions are available at our Eureka studio.
When should we schedule?

Senior portrait season peaks late summer through early fall (golden hour + fall colors). For best variety, schedule 6–10 weeks before yearbook deadlines. Spring senior sessions for class-of-following-year are also a popular alternative for less crowded locations.
What should the senior bring?

2–3 outfits (more for longer sessions), any meaningful props or items (instrument, jersey, pet, vehicle), and snacks/water. Tex sends a full prep guide once we book, including outfit suggestions, location-specific notes, and a timeline for the session day.
How long until we get the gallery?

Edited galleries are delivered in 2–3 weeks for standard sessions. Print orders and yearbook-ready files can be expedited if there's a deadline, let Tex know up front.

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Senior Portraits near Arcata, other locations I shoot.

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Welcome to senior season, Arcata edition.

Senior portraits in Arcata. Made for this place.

Arcata backdrops, picked on purpose.

No stiff poses. No fake smiles.

Built for Arcata. Scouted for years.

Now booking Arcata senior sessions for the year ahead.

Senior Portrait Photographer in Arcata. A look at the work.

Cinematic wedding films. The same eye behind every senior session.

David & Monica's Wedding Documentary, 35 Years Before They Met, His Dad Saved Her Dad's Life

Brunton Wedding Film

Shane & Sofia Weekly. A 45-Minute Wedding Documentary

Mrs. & Mrs. McClurg

An Emotional, Romantic & Cinematic Wedding Film. Trinidad Elopement

Months in the edit suite, curating the story.

Where I shoot senior portraits in Arcata.

Cal Poly Humboldt Campus

Arcata Community Forest

Arcata Plaza

What's included with senior portraits in Arcata.

A Filmmaker's Eye on Every Frame

Authentic. No Stiff Smiles

Hand-Picked Locations Around Arcata

Bring What Makes You You

Senior Highlight Reels (optional)

Edited Online Gallery

How it works in Arcata.

Inquiry

Booking + Prep

Session Day

Editing

Delivery

Frequently asked questions.

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