It is true, Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington is a special place to earn your degree. Aside from a beautiful campus, great school spirit, athletic teams perennially showing up at the nation’s leading tournaments, great professors and a close knit small town feel, Eastern has likely become home to some of your best memories and deep friendships. Hey, I am Nate, I take Eastern Washington University pictures for grads. Before you complete your college career, take some time to look back and remember your experience at EWU. As your photographer, I have gathered the most beautiful, memorable, and photogenic spots for your pictures. These photos are great to look back at your college days and remember the things that were important to you.
Here are some of my favorite places to take EWU pictures.
I like to run my sessions with three looks.
Bonus look: If you are looking at a longer session, an additional casual outfit is a fun way to add some variety. Students enjoy changing out of their formal outfits into a favorite pair of jeans with a college shirt or sweatshirt. This is a fun way to capture an everyday look in a fancy photo session.
At EWU, the cap and gown are black with a red stole. You can compliment that color combo with a wide array of outfit colors and patterns. Try light shades of colors and patterns as those work best to contrast the gown. Colors such as black, grays, reds, whites and creams are all great outfit color choices. Students also enjoy changing out of their formal outfits into a favorite pair of jeans with a college shirt or sweatshirt. This is a fun way to capture an everyday look in your fancy photo session.
Because of the simple cap and gown regalia, you have the freedom of choosing so many options. Whatever you choose, dresses are always a great go to option. Try a dress with some special feature that you love. A special neckline, asymmetrical, lace, form fit, fit and flair, a neat sleeve detail, rouching, sleeves/ sleeveless, whatever dress feature catches your eye will be perfect in the photos. I do recommend that dresses be shorter in length than your gown. The gown usually lands halfway between your knee and ankle. Other fun outfit options would be rompers or pant suits.
For the formal outfit try gray slacks and a simple button up dress shirt in any of the previously mentioned colors. You can choose whether you want a tie or not as the gown zips all the way to your neck. Shoes are a super important detail in your outfit. Make sure you choose appropriate shoes for your look.
Finally, please remember to iron any outfit items that would benefit from being photographed without wrinkles. Yes, your gown will look best when it is ironed. This is an important step that gets your look from 90% to 100%
Whether you want to pop a bottle or take a fancy shot in front of Showalter, I look forward to taking your Eastern Washington University pictures! Go for a solo session or bring along a friend or few to jump in the session. Head on over to my College Grads page to learn more!
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