Baseball Senior Pictures | Photoshoot Ideas for Baseball Players (2024)

Senior Picture Ideas for Baseball Players

Many of my clients are high school seniors who participate in varsity sports, but this session is still a favorite. Amy and I talked quite a bit about including baseball for Connor’s senior pictures. While Connor has played baseball for as long as I can remember, as a high school would be his last season in a Perry baseball uniform. These pictures hold a special place in my heart, knowing that over the years they will become even more priceless to him and his family.

Side note: If you recognize Connor, it’s because he’s been around for awhile. I’ve had multiple sessions with the Abernethy kids, including Connor’s siblings Kelci & Kaden. Read to the end to check out all their sessions! It’s just thrilling when you get to watch your clients go from kids to teens to high school graduates to adults!

When to Schedule Your Senior Pictures

As the mom of a retired high school & college athlete, I know how hard their schedules can be! Between games, practice, school, studying, they’re often lucky to even remember to eat and sleep! If you play both club and high school sports, squeezing in senior pictures can definitely be a challenge! Here’s a tip. Do your best to schedule your senior pictures in the off season! If you play football or other fall sports, plan for a spring portrait session. If you run cross country, play baseball, or other spring sports, aim for having your pictures taken in the fall. Luckily, even with Connor’s schedule, we managed to have his pictures done in the spring…and then we just found an open baseball field!

Our first stop was straight to the dugout. With equipment ready, I got this fun shot showing off his graduating year. I rarely show both a color and a black & white image in my blog posts, but in this case I really do love both! When you come for your Image Premiere & Ordering Session, you’ll see that not all images are edited in black & white, but there will definitely be a few.

With eyes like these, you bet I’m gonna get some close up pictures to show them off!

Since this was our third and final location, it was started to get dark, so we pulled out the lights for some gorgeous action shots. That one of Connor reaching over the fence? That one definitely warrants a huge shout-out to Glen, Connor’s dad. As a photographer himself, he knew the best location for the softbox would be on the other side of the fence, so he climbed over and somehow managed to hold it in just the right spot while we had Connor run full speed at the fence to catch a ball. I’m telling you…I have the BEST parents! They are always so committed to helping bring my vision to life!

Composite Sports Artwork

This composite is a little different. We stopped in Chandler to get some images of Connor in his regular clothes, knowing that I’d use the brick wall for a composite. This is the perfect example of “begin with the end in mind.” As a professional photographer, the best photographs are when you have a plan and run with it. Love how it turned out!

Perry Baseball Player featured on Instagram

I posted this shot of Connor tossing the baseball to my Instagram, and almost immediately it was featured by both Senior Year Magazine and Senior Guys Style! How cool is that? Both of these accounts feature high school senior pictures from some of the industry’s best photographers. There is nothing better than showing off your seniors on national Instagram accounts!

I just couldn’t fit it all into one post, so this is only part of Connor’s senior portrait session. Don’t miss the rest of his Perry High School senior pictures!

If you enjoyed these images, check out more of the Abernethy family!
Kelci’s Senior Portraits in Chandler

Kaden’s Senior Portrait Session

Would you like to see more senior sessions featured sports? You might like these!
Matthew, Hamilton High School
Briana, Hamilton High School
Aaron, Mesquite High School

Find a Professional Photographer for Senior Portraits

Ready to make your senior year unforgettable? Let’s create a one-of-a-kind senior portrait experience together! Hire Arizona’s top senior portrait photographer so you can treasure this special chapter forever. A great first step is to check out this FREE download of the Senior Client Welcome Guide to learn more about the process, pricing, and heirloom artwork.

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• Shunta

  August 3, 2019 at 1:07 pmReply

  I love your session here with baseball! These are great! My nephew plays basketball and graduates this year! Hoping to get some cool shots in as well!

  • Michelle

    August 5, 2019 at 4:29 pmReply

    Baseball was super fun, but I had a senior basketball player too that was just as awesome! You’ll get some great shots!

• Mette

  August 5, 2019 at 4:24 pmReply

  I love these images!

  • Michelle

    August 5, 2019 at 4:28 pmReply

    Thanks Mette!

• Jodi Major

  August 5, 2019 at 4:38 pmReply

  What great images and wonderful memories for this young man to hold on to. Congratulations on your features!!

  • Michelle

    August 5, 2019 at 4:40 pmReply

    Thanks Jodi!

• jeanine

  August 5, 2019 at 11:37 pmReply

  Your Senior images are fantastic! You can see your put your heart and soul into senior photography! Great work!

  • Michelle

    August 6, 2019 at 10:21 pmReply

    Thank you Jeanine! I love this so much, it definitely doesn’t feel like a job!

• Sierra

  August 6, 2019 at 12:14 amReply

  Love!!! I have a baseball session coming up in a couple weeks and am DEFINITELY going to keep your brick wall photo in mind!

  • Michelle

    August 6, 2019 at 10:22 pmReply

    Thanks Sierra! I do a lot of those with sports, take a nice senior pictures and place the sports image on a wall or something behind them. If you need help, just let me know!

• Kathleen

  August 6, 2019 at 4:54 amReply

  Great images. I especially love the one of him tossing the baseball. Nice capture!

  • Michelle

    August 6, 2019 at 10:22 pmReply

    Thanks Kathleen!

• Jody Autumn

  May 31, 2023 at 5:26 pmReply

  Wow! The drama in these photos is scroll-stopping. As a sports mom, I would want photos like this, stand out!

  • Michelle

    June 1, 2023 at 3:05 amReply

    Jody, you made my day with your sweet comments! Thank you so much!

• Andrea

  June 14, 2023 at 4:01 amReply

  These senior photos are for moms and seniors alike! What moments of glory to look so good. Love the brick wall!

  • Michelle

    June 15, 2023 at 6:59 pmReply

    Thanks so much Andrea! I always want both parents and seniors to be happy. 🙂

• Brandi

  November 19, 2023 at 8:48 amReply

  As a mom of 2 baseball players, these are some of my faves! I can’t wait to create some awesome senior pictures of them and their baseball gear in a few years!

  • Michelle

    November 20, 2023 at 2:17 pmReply

    Thanks Brandi! You’re gonna have a blast with your boys! I’d suggest taking them out now too, no need to wait for senior year! Capture some fun photos in their high school or club uniform!