Durham Region Graduate Photos: A Guide

Durham Region Graduate Photos: A Guide

Our photography studio creates graduate photographs for students graduating in the Durham Region from Senior Kindergarten all the way to University.

We have a series of v-stoles in our studio, gowns and hats and would love to work with you to capture this milestone in your education journey. We offer studio session and lifestyle graduate packages on location in the Durham Region at this time.

STUDIO SESSIONS

Our studio sessions can be our “One and Done” sessions or our larger “Lifestyle Graduate” package (which we adapt to the studio with your input). You are welcome to use to the gowns*, stoles and props we have in the studio – but due to the large variety of colours we cannot have every school in stock.

Some of the schools we do have include:

  • EA Fairman PS (dark blue, red, dark blue – triple vstole)
  • Henry Street High School (purple, gold purple – triple vstole, reverse too)
  • Brooklin High (teal, white, teal – triple vstole)
  • Anderson CVI (red, white, black – triple vstole)
  • (red, white, red – triple vstole)
  • (red, medium blue, white – triple vstole)
  • (red, medium blue, white – triple vstole)
  • (green, white, green – triple vstole)
  • (teal, white, black – triple vstole)
  • We also have some single stoles in silks but they are not as nice as the vstoles above which is now the industry standard. (Note: each stole is $45+ shipping so we add a few each year due to the cost, cost as of 2025 Spring.)

Where possible we also will adapt existing stoles to the colour (if photoshop allows for the change).

Post secondary stoles are not something we stock as there are too many variations. * Gowns we have in various sizes – SK in blue/red matte, black gowns in a variety of sizes, green and dark blue gowns.

Our studio has soft white faux tulips and we can forma faux diploma. The SK graduates really have fun with the props and we have large sized pencils just in this year to add to those moments.

LIFESTYLE SESSIONS

Our lifestyle work allows us to break out of the studio and into the location settings. These are not group sessions (aka one grad per package) but one on one sessions with your graduate to document their graduation at a local park, mural or other space in your town/city.

Our graduates are encouraged to wear their suit or dress under their gown so we can capture both. Bring your sport or interest along – we can showcase your love of “soccer”, a photo with your pet or a photo with your siblings. But ideally the focus is on you during this session – a gown/hat image, a suit/dress image and a few creative shots in between.

The end result is a keepsake that you will cherish for a lifetime and can gift to loved ones.

Want to know more about our packages?

Want to see our graduate portfolio? Graduates

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Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller

Rivalry Week: Photographing a Local Tradition

Rivalry Week: Photographing a Local Tradition

What It got its start in 1968 as a one-day football game established by Mayor Des Newman, with the Mayor’s Cup trophy awarded to the winner. When football was ended at Anderson CVI in 1984 the event stopped until it was revived in 2009.

Since 2009 Rivalry Week between Henry Street HS and Anderson CVI has been running with both schools vying to win the coveted Mayor’s Cup. They play two hockey games (girls and boys), one basketball game and one volleyball game.

This year the results were as follows:

+ Henry Girls Hawkey – Win

+ Henry Boys Hawkey – Win

+ Anderson Boys Basketball – Win

+ Henry Girls Volleyball – Win

This completed the third year Henry has won the competition.

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Please do not copy and save content as it is all copyrighted. Want to own a little bit of the nostalgia? We have images for sale here: https://tinyurl.com/2t2mpbft and support a small, female owned business in Whitby with two sons who attend(ed) HSHS and one off to O’Neill PA.

Please do not copy and save content as it is all copyrighted. Want to own a little bit of the nostalgia? We have images for sale here: https://tinyurl.com/2t2mpbft and support a small, female owned business in Whitby with two sons who attend(ed) HSHS and one off to O’Neill PA.

Please do not copy and save content as it is all copyrighted. Want to own a little bit of the nostalgia? We have images for sale here: https://tinyurl.com/2t2mpbft and support a small, female owned business in Whitby with two sons who attend(ed) HSHS and one off to O’Neill PA.

Please do not copy and save content as it is all copyrighted. Want to own a little bit of the nostalgia? We have images for sale here: https://tinyurl.com/2t2mpbft and support a small, female owned business in Whitby with two sons who attend(ed) HSHS and one off to O’Neill PA.

No matter the losses or wins the end of the Rivalry week is a reminder that we are stronger together. This event allows more people to attend volleyball games than we would ever see in a normal versus match in the school year. Congrats to all the organizers and students who attend each year.

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Kirsten McGoey | Visual Storyteller

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