1. The number one regret I hear from parents who use amateur photographers is, "I wish I invested more money in a better photographer."
When your High School Senior's portrait session experience is over, all you have left is a CD with digital files on it. Unfortunately, most parents truly don't realize it until after their teenager's high school senior portrait session is over. I have literally heard this from hundreds if not thousands of parents from processing photos in the photo lab. The most recent conversation I had, was with a parent, who was disappointed because her son was photographed in front of a drain pipe. The photographer didn't even remove the trash from the background. She felt the image was incomplete, trashy, and waste of money. The last words that came from mouth was, "I wished I hired someone more professional."
2. A shoot and burn amateur doesn't take there work seriously.
There is a little phrase that comes to mind when discussing cheap costs. You get what you pay for!!! Professionals are committed. They are committed financially so they take there work seriously. The more invested a photographer is, the more likely they will work hard for you.
3. You need a photographer who specializes in awesomeness!
When things don't go according to plan, at some point this commonly happens, you can expect an amateur to not being able to recover. Professionals have experience, they have built upon this experience to climb over these hurtles making every possible second of their photo shoot awesome. For your High School Senior, working with a professional will make your photo shoot fast and exciting--feeding large happy smiles and personalities to shine. A professional knows how to make teens image shine.
4. Plan-B...
Plan B costs money. Amateur's can't afford to have backup plans. So when an act of God happens, Amateurs can't produce results. Don't take a chance at loosing those one of a kind images of your teenagers High School Senior portraits. Get a photographer who is invested, motivated, and loves to serve their client with the best possible images with an absolute guarantee that they will have your images even when God gives them a challenge.
