Can you incorporate the Point Arena Lighthouse in a senior portrait session?

Yes, lighthouse senior portrait sessions are the signature Point Arena option. Standard 60-minute sessions cover the lighthouse exterior + Stornetta sea cliffs in one visit; full-day editorials add Bowling Ball Beach at low tide.

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.

Can you incorporate the Point Arena Lighthouse in a senior portrait session?

Yes, lighthouse senior portrait sessions are the signature Point Arena option. Standard 60-minute sessions cover the lighthouse exterior + Stornetta sea cliffs in one visit; full-day editorials add Bowling Ball Beach at low tide.

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 Portrait Photographer · Point Arena, California

Senior Portrait Photographer in Point Arena, California.

Cinematic senior sessions, redwoods, coast, hometown settings.

Inquire Call (707) 382-1108

Tex Kelly, senior portraits for Point Arena, California

Hi. I'm Tex.

Welcome to senior season, Point Arena edition.

I'm a North Coast filmmaker and photographer, voted Humboldt County's Best. Senior portraits in Point Arena are some of my favorite sessions of the year, your hometown deserves a senior shoot that actually looks like Point Arena, 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 Point Arena and the surrounding Mendocino 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 Point Arena.

Book your Point Arena session →

Senior Portraits in Point Arena, California. Tex Kelly Productions

A note from Point Arena

Senior portrait sessions in Point Arena, California, the Point Arena Lighthouse, Stornetta Public Lands, Schooner Gulch, and the most isolated and dramatic stretch of Mendocino coastline.

The Approach

Senior portraits in Point Arena. Made for this place.

The Point Arena location

Point Arena backdrops, picked on purpose.

Point Arena senior portraits play against one of the most dramatic and underused stretches of the California coast, the Point Arena Lighthouse on its windswept point, the Stornetta Public Lands' sea cliffs and tidepools, Schooner Gulch's sandstone formations, and a Pacific shoreline that photographs like the edge of the world. Point Arena High families and out-of-area seniors travel here specifically for the most isolated coastal senior portrait setting in California.

Senior Portraits, Point Arena, California — Golden-hour senior session, Mendocino County.

The Point Arena session

No stiff poses. No fake smiles.

A senior session here is built around walking and talking, not posing. We meet at the Point Arena Lighthouse, then work down toward the Stornetta Public Lands bluffs as the light moves. Bring two or three outfits. We change between the lighthouse point and the sea cliffs, and we cover the whole route ahead of time so nobody is standing around guessing. No stiff yearbook setups. You walk, you look out at the water, the camera keeps up.

The Mendocino County scouting advantage

Built for Point Arena. Scouted for years.

Knowing this coast saves the session. Bowling Ball Beach at Schooner Gulch only gives up its concretion-ball geology at low tide, so we read the tide chart before we book the hour. Wind off the westernmost point of mainland California is constant, which helps hair and fabric move instead of sit flat. Point Arena High seniors get the lighthouse and the Stornetta tidepools both. Spring fog burns off later here than it does inland.

Class of 2027, Point Arena

Now booking Point Arena senior sessions for the year ahead.

Yearbook submissions, graduation announcements, and grandparent prints all run on the same clock. Point Arena 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 Point Arena session → or call (707) 382-1108

Recent 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
Northern California long-form wedding film
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 Point Arena.

Point Arena Lighthouse

Iconic windswept lighthouse on the westernmost point of mainland California.
Stornetta Public Lands

Sea cliffs, tidepools, and the most dramatic coastal-bluff senior portrait backdrops in Mendocino.
Schooner Gulch + Bowling Ball Beach

Sandstone formations + signature concretion-ball geology at low tide.

What's Included

What's included with senior portraits in Point Arena.

A Filmmaker's Eye on Every Frame

Golden-hour light at the Stornetta Public Lands sea cliffs, dramatic location work at the Point Arena Lighthouse at golden hour, 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 Point Arena

the Point Arena Lighthouse at golden hour, the Stornetta Public Lands sea cliffs, and Bowling Ball Beach at low tide, the tucked-away spots in and around Point Arena 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 Point Arena's isolated Pacific-coast 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. Mendocino County yearbook deadlines prioritized when you have one.

How It Works

How it works in Point Arena.

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 Point Arena. FAQs

Frequently asked questions.

Can you incorporate the Point Arena Lighthouse in a senior portrait session?

Yes, lighthouse senior portrait sessions are the signature Point Arena option. Standard 60-minute sessions cover the lighthouse exterior + Stornetta sea cliffs in one visit; full-day editorials add Bowling Ball Beach at low tide.
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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Welcome to senior season, Point Arena edition.

Senior portraits in Point Arena. Made for this place.

Point Arena backdrops, picked on purpose.

No stiff poses. No fake smiles.

Built for Point Arena. Scouted for years.

Now booking Point Arena senior sessions for the year ahead.

Senior Portrait Photographer in Point Arena. 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 Point Arena.

Point Arena Lighthouse

Stornetta Public Lands

Schooner Gulch + Bowling Ball Beach

What's included with senior portraits in Point Arena.

A Filmmaker's Eye on Every Frame

Authentic. No Stiff Smiles

Hand-Picked Locations Around Point Arena

Bring What Makes You You

Senior Highlight Reels (optional)

Edited Online Gallery

How it works in Point Arena.

Inquiry

Booking + Prep

Session Day

Editing

Delivery

Frequently asked questions.

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