Senior Portraits - professional, different, unique

senior portraits, see the shipman photography difference

Senior portraits, with a commercial photography flair. Magazine ad style art, in studio or on location.

black and white senior picture of a Tulsa girl downtown on a windy day.
Young man laughing as he leans on a brick pillar with his jacket over his shoulder
Our most well known senior portrait Studio composite of a young man sitting on a chair underwater in a swimming pool

Our most well known senior portrait
Studio composite of a young man sitting on a chair underwater in a swimming pool
Windy days can add dramatic movement Girl with wind-blown curly hair stands on a Tulsa street.

Windy days can add dramatic movement
Girl with wind-blown curly hair stands on a Tulsa street.
Guys, consider adding a suit to your downtown game. Young man crouches in a suit and tie on a downtown Tulsa sidewalk

Guys, consider adding a suit to your downtown game.
Young man crouches in a suit and tie on a downtown Tulsa sidewalk
Gorgeous twilight sky for this downtown Tulsa senior portrait! cinematic scene with beautiful girl getting into her mustang on a twilight downtown street

Gorgeous twilight sky for this downtown Tulsa senior portrait!
cinematic scene with beautiful girl getting into her mustang on a twilight downtown street
Senior portrait or solo album cover? Young man with guitar on his back walking down train tracks.

Senior portrait or solo album cover?
Young man with guitar on his back walking down train tracks.
Sometimes you have to find a wall to match the eyes Young woman poses in front of a blue downtown wall mural

Sometimes you have to find a wall to match the eyes
Young woman poses in front of a blue downtown wall mural
Young woman smiles for a portrait in downtown Tulsa
OSU and former Union football player Braden Spicer poses at Centennial Park Young man poses for senior portrait in Tulsa's Centennial Park.

OSU and former Union football player Braden Spicer poses at Centennial Park
Young man poses for senior portrait in Tulsa's Centennial Park.
Nighttime photos can be really interesting! Lauren poses downtown with her Mustang.

Nighttime photos can be really interesting!
Lauren poses downtown with her Mustang.
We used the Brenizer method to achieve a shallow depth of field in this "wide angle" shot. Young lady leans on a tree at Tulsa's Centennial Park

We used the Brenizer method to achieve a shallow depth of field in this "wide angle" shot.
Young lady leans on a tree at Tulsa's Centennial Park
Storm Chasing! A boy storm chasing a tornado on a country road

Storm Chasing!
A boy storm chasing a tornado on a country road
A fairy writing in her journal in an enchanted forest

A fairy writing in her journal in an enchanted forest
I'm just beside myself over this movie 12 different versions of the same guy watching a movie in a theater

I'm just beside myself over this movie
12 different versions of the same guy watching a movie in a theater
Yes we can involve your pets too! A girl and her dog pose for a portrait in a downtown Tulsa park.

Yes we can involve your pets too!
A girl and her dog pose for a portrait in a downtown Tulsa park.
Fan art senior portrait of a guy holding a light saber on the bridge of a star destroyer

Fan art senior portrait of a guy holding a light saber on the bridge of a star destroyer
Sky replacement, trees made to look more autumnal young man leaning on his truck at lake Bixhoma

Sky replacement, trees made to look more autumnal
young man leaning on his truck at lake Bixhoma
Leaving the court for the last time Young man thinking about his basketball career as he leaves the arena

Leaving the court for the last time
Young man thinking about his basketball career as he leaves the arena
Small town Oklahoma football young man wearing a cowboy hat in a football stadium

Small town Oklahoma football
young man wearing a cowboy hat in a football stadium
sky replacement, and added the stadium light Young man holding a football reflects back on his high school football career

sky replacement, and added the stadium light
Young man holding a football reflects back on his high school football career
Young man leans on a steel beam under the stadium and laughs
young girl sitting on a rock in a park with her dog.
Silhouette of Josh Owens fishing at Lake Bixhoma Silhouette of a young man fishing at sunset

Silhouette of Josh Owens fishing at Lake Bixhoma
Silhouette of a young man fishing at sunset
Senior portraits at the legendary Cain's Ballroom! Young musician walking down the sidewalk past Tulsa's famed Cain's Ballroom

Senior portraits at the legendary Cain's Ballroom!
Young musician walking down the sidewalk past Tulsa's famed Cain's Ballroom
Senior actor Davis Simpson preparing for his studio session at Shipman Photography Young man poses for senior portraits in a photography studio.

Senior actor Davis Simpson preparing for his studio session at Shipman Photography
Young man poses for senior portraits in a photography studio.
When asked to do an airplane theme for a young pilot in training.... Young man leans against a parked airplane and looks into the sunset.

When asked to do an airplane theme for a young pilot in training....
Young man leans against a parked airplane and looks into the sunset.
Our commercial photography style shows up a lot in senior portraits! Young man in a coat looks up the street in downtown Tulsa

Our commercial photography style shows up a lot in senior portraits!
Young man in a coat looks up the street in downtown Tulsa
Brett Trahan from his downtown Tulsa evening session. Young man looking up the street in downtown Tulsa

Brett Trahan from his downtown Tulsa evening session.
Young man looking up the street in downtown Tulsa
Staton King reflects on his playing career at Bixby's Lee Snider Field Young man in a letter jacket waling up the tunnel at a football stadium

Staton King reflects on his playing career at Bixby's Lee Snider Field
Young man in a letter jacket waling up the tunnel at a football stadium
This rodeo athlete's bull chased me on this shoot! Young man in rodeo gear leans on a barbed wire fence post for his senior portrait

This rodeo athlete's bull chased me on this shoot!
Young man in rodeo gear leans on a barbed wire fence post for his senior portrait
Bixby's Ryan Kerr leans on a light pole in downtown Tulsa Young man leans on a light pole downtown for a natural light senior portrait

Bixby's Ryan Kerr leans on a light pole in downtown Tulsa
Young man leans on a light pole downtown for a natural light senior portrait
Will Fiser checks his cuff during a downtown Tulsa senior portrait session Young man checks his sleeve during a portrait session

Will Fiser checks his cuff during a downtown Tulsa senior portrait session
Young man checks his sleeve during a portrait session
Senior portrait of a boy at sunset in a football stadium in a football uniform.
Locker rooms are great ideas for stadium sessions! High school senior football player sits in a locker room before a game.

Locker rooms are great ideas for stadium sessions!
High school senior football player sits in a locker room before a game.
Eye of the tiger Baseball player and glove

Eye of the tiger
Baseball player and glove
Championship rings, storm clouds, an old football... it all tells the story. Young man with a football and championship rings

Championship rings, storm clouds, an old football... it all tells the story.
Young man with a football and championship rings
sky replacements can really increase the dramatic concept Young man in marching band uniform looks into the sunset

sky replacements can really increase the dramatic concept
Young man in marching band uniform looks into the sunset
Young man poses on a wall downtown Tula
Sometimes a "non camera aware" pose is a perfect candidate for a black and white conversion black and white photo of a young woman standing on downtown Tulsa street corner

Sometimes a "non camera aware" pose is a perfect candidate for a black and white conversion
black and white photo of a young woman standing on downtown Tulsa street corner
Natural light can be very dramatic if you use it properly. Young pilot stands in front of an airplane.

Natural light can be very dramatic if you use it properly.
Young pilot stands in front of an airplane.
evening senior portrait in downtown Tulsa
Senior girl in a brand new Porsche 911, in downtown Tulsa for senior portraits

Senior portraits are a niche business for us. It’s not where I put my marketing efforts, and the reason for that is because I am very happy booking 40 seniors a year. I don’t ever want to become a volume based senior portrait business specifically because I like treating each client like a truly unique creative project. We like to take the time to find out about their personalities and do a deep dive on their interests, activities and hobbies. Incorporating those things into our senior portrait sessions is the biggest reason we have quietly become a go to studio in the Tulsa market for unique, creative, personalized photography – without peer.

award winning, nationally known senior portraits

Our commercial photography background shapes our senior portrait work and as a result, we have a truly unique and cinematic style to our portraiture that is instantly recognized throughout the market as a Shipman portrait.

Thanks for checking out our portfolio page. This is just a small sample of our work, but we are happy to meet with you and show you specific examples that will help build a custom shooting plan for your senior. Please visit our Senior Portrait services page for more information. And please check out our sports photography site for information on senior banners, posters and picture day services – Scoreboard Productions.

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senior portraits, see the shipman photography difference

award winning, nationally known senior portraits