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.
20 Places for Eastern Washington University Pictures:
Here are some of my favorite places to take EWU pictures.
- Showalter Hall: Built in 1914, Showalter hall is not only the oldest building on campus but the most prominent. You likely entered campus walking up the Welcome walk as a freshman and will soon be walking down the path as you graduate.
- Main campus promenade: This long straight walk proudly displays the EWU flag on lamp posts and creates a powerful image.
- JFK Library
- Martin Hall
- Arevalo Student Mall
- Pence Union Building: This new building is a hugely dominant sight on campus and one you are sure to remember.
- Roos Field
- Spokane Transit bus stop on Elm: There are several great signs around campus, find your favorite one 🙂
- EWU Sign C street and Elm
- In front of your dorm
- Your major’s primary building
- Your Greek house
- Media Lane
- Flower blossoms outside of Sutton or Martin Hall: During the right seasons, these flowers are a delight in any photo!
- Red Barn
- EWU Water Tower
- Eastern Washington University sign at Washington st and Tailgate lane
- EWU Visitor Center emblem (when it is not covered up by an employee’s golf cart…)
- Your favorite bar
- Anywhere with Swoop – yep, Swoop would love to jump in for a college senior picture with you. We just need to plan ahead for it
- Cheney Normal School Heritage Center: The old School house is a classic spot to stop for some grad pics.
What to Wear for Your EWU Photo Session
Three Graduation Looks
I like to run my sessions with three looks.
- The first look is just your formal outfit minus graduation regalia. I do this to capture some good headshots before messing up hair. Use these headshots for your job hunt and updated profile picture.
- We will spend most of the session with the second look. Throughout the session we will add and remove the various cap and gown articles to use in a flattering manner. Get ready to have fun and play with those crazy named graduation accessories!
- The last look is the classic full formal cap and gown outfit.
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.
About Your Formal Outfit
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.
Ladies
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.
Gentlemen
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%
Conclusion
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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