The Best Senior Portraits In The Atlanta, Athens Area.

We Go Way Back

05.27.21

WBHS Senior Portraits

Senior portrait season is officially here for the Class of 2022! Yes, it is finally your turn. It’s been a long road to get here, but the wait will be worth it. And what better way to commemorate all of that hard work than with senior portraits from Bentley Photography. A senior portrait from Bentley Photography isn’t like going to just anybody for senior portraits. Mike Bentley is an award winning senior portrait photographer and one of only two PPA Certified Professional Photographers in Winder, the other one is Jessica (she is in that video) and she works for us. When you come to us for senior portraits you are coming to a studio that puts you first. With your own private appointment times, you are the center of attention from beginning to end. The way we treat you is what keeps people coming back year after year.

How Long Have We Been Here

We first opened our studio in Winder in 1990 after working as photographers on St. Simons Island, Georgia. For the first few years we photographed hundreds of weddings in and around the Atlanta area. We photographed Morgan Kate’s parents’ wedding, her moms bridal portrait and MK’s baby portraits. It is hard to believe she is a senior already! We were so excited to photograph Morgan Kate’s senior portraits recently. Morgan Kate is in the marching band at Winder-Barrow and dreams of going to the University of Georgia and marching in the UGA Redcoat Band. After college she wants to be an elementary school teacher and live in the Winder area. For this session we photographed Morgan Kate in one of our downtown sessions in Winder. Later this summer we will be photographing Morgan Kate for one of our beach sessions, be sure and check back to see some of those.

WBHS, senior, portrait, Winder, GA

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Location Senior Portraits

Cherokee Bluff Senior Portraits

05.25.21

Cherokee Bluff High School Senior Portraits

I told you earlier that a Jeep was the most sought after dream car for the class of 2020 seniors, this is another one. Meghan wants a Jeep too. Meghan is a senior at Cherokee Bluff who loves art and would love to live in Nashville someday and be an interior designer. While Meghan might be a quiet girl she loves competitive cheerleading. After graduating this summer she plans on attending Georgia Southern.

Every year we approach our past seniors and ask a few questions about there experience with us. These are just a few things Meghan and her mom had to say about coming to Bentley Photography for her senior portraits

How would you describe your session with us? “Laid back and very relaxing.” What would you say to next year’s seniors about getting their senior portraits done at Bentley’s? “Just be yourself. The Bentley’s are very friendly and easy to get along with.”

And when we asked her mom how she would say her experience at Bentley Photography was different than her experience with the school’s photographer she said. “School photographers (Cady Studios) rush people like an assembly line. Bentley’s took their time.” How do you feel about the quality of your child’s portrait? “Perfect.” And your experience with our staff? “Very friendly and welcoming. Took extra steps to ensure customers are satisfied.”

These are a few images from Meghan’s outdoor and downtown session with us.

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Senior Portraits

Read My Mind

05.21.21

WBHS Outdoor Senior Portraits

Everyone loves the outdoors, so what better place to have senior portraits made than outside. Having a specifically designed outdoor area for portraits is one of the great things about Bentley Photography. All the way back in 1990 we started with a blank slate and designed our outdoor areas specifically for portraits. Then about 15 years ago we were able to purchase the lot behind our studio and double our outdoor studio. Over the last few years we have added sets to give more variety and each year we change the look of the ones we already have.

Katelyn had her senior portraits taken in our outdoor studio area a few weeks ago and has some beautiful images from her session. Katelyn is in the Class of 2022 at Winder-Barrow High School where she is very involved in the student council, NHS Beta Club and Locket Club. She is a joy to be around and very positive and upbeat, spend some time with her and you come away just feeling better. After she graduates she wants to go into the healthcare field and be a nurse practitioner. Then maybe she can get a Jeep and spend time in the mountains – she is another one of those Jeep girls. If Katelyn could have a superpower she would want to read minds. Watch what you’re thinking around her! What would you want for a superpower if you could choose one?

Do You Want The Best Senior Portraits Around?

If you want some great senior portraits like Katelyn, come see us! We’ve been providing some of the best senior portraits around since we opened our studio back in 1990. We might have been doing senior portraits since the ’80’s, but we have always stayed on top of keeping them fresh and not stuck in the old styles. Look over our site, come by the studio and look at our samples, ask your friends who have been to us and I think you will find there is no other choice when it comes to senior portraits than Bentley Photography.

Why Book Now?

And on top of everything else if you book two or more sessions in the month of June you can save 50% off your session fees! After what happened to the Class of 2020 and 2021, everyone is planning ahead more than ever and calling early for appointments. As a result this year is booking really fast and dates in June are filling up so don’t wait. To make an appointment, or, if you have any questions give us a call at 770-867-2853.

Enough words, let see some of Katelyn’s images!

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Outdoor Senior Portraits

Senior Portrait Hype

05.18.21

Hebron Christian Academy Senior Portrait Session

Where to go? That is always the big question. Whether it is where to eat, where to shop, where to vacation or where to go to school. But when it comes to senior portraits there is no question about were to go – Bentley Photography, it’s the only choice! When we saw Malia she had just gotten an offer from the University of Colorado to play basketball for them. We later learned that she had chosen Rice University to play basketball on a scholarship. Whether it is basketball or volleyball, Melia is a force to be reckoned with. We heard from other seniors at other schools how much they admired her and her abilities both on and off the court. When it comes to school Melia is a history girl, not that into math – we could really relate to this.

We recently asked Melia to tell us about her session with us and these are a few things we learned.

How would you describe your session with us? “Comfortable and enjoyable. It felt like I had my own personal hype man with every picture I took. It was a very memorable experience.”

What would you say to next year’s seniors about getting their senior portraits done at Bentley’s? “You are guaranteed top quality pictures. There’s no doubt that you are getting what you pay for.”

If you could do your session over again, what, if anything, would you change? “I wouldn’t change a thing about my session, except maybe I wish I hadn’t fallen out of the hammock :).” We got a big laugh out of that one!

And what did her mother say about the quality of Malia’s portraits? “Great Quality!!! Nice options for backgrounds. Good options and choices of poses. Excellent experience – I would recommend.”

Here are a few from her outdoor session we chose.

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Senior Portriats

Sale On Senior Portraits

05.16.21

Winder-Barrow High School Senior Portraits

Logan made the first step into her senior year at WBHS by having her senior portraits taken at Bentley Photography. Logan saw her friend’s senior portraits from last year and wanted to have hers taken with us as well. You might remember her friend Madi’s post from last May, if not you can find it here. Logan was fun to talk to and get to know. We learned how the Covid shutdown opened up a new world for her and that she now loves reading books. We also learned that she would also like to read people’s minds, I don’t know what is wrong with these girls! And we also learned that she loves spending time with her friends and shopping. This past year she also enjoyed playing flag football on the first ever flag football team at WBHS. After high school she wants to go to college and someday be a teacher.

What’s This Thing I Got In The Mail??

If you haven’t already gotten something in the mail from us be sure to check your mailbox. That flier has some information in it on how you can get some great senior portraits taken to start off your senior year, and save lots of money! Not only will you save 50% off of your sessions when you book two or more sessions during the month of June, you will also have the most fun session around along with some amazing portraits to remember your high school years with. What’s the catch? Nothing really, except you need to act quickly and call us. Here is the deal, we want you to come in soon when the weather is cooler and you don’t have as many things going on, like football and cheerleading practice. We have mailed to over 4000 seniors in the north Georgia area and appointment times will go quickly! So time is of the essence if you want to get in on that deal. If saving the 50% isn’t enough of an incentive you can always come in July or later in the year.

Now let’s see some of Logan’s images.

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Senior Portraits