uncc botanical gardens

uncc-nc-senior-portraits | cale by Staci Noel


I do a lot of high school senior portraits in and around the Charlotte area but every now and then I get a request for a senior portrait for a graduating college senior which I love! It’s another huge milestone in life and getting a chance to help families celebrate is always an honor. I met Cale on the campus at UNCC where he graduated from the college of engineering the week before graduation. We went to a few of his favorite spots in the UNCC Botanical Gardens and then headed over to the college of engineering where he spent countless hours working towards that degree. I know mom and dad are so proud of all of his achievements and now as he launches himself into his career they have these important moments captured forever! Congrats Cale - it was a blast to work with you:)


charlotte-nc-senior-portraits | sunee by Staci Noel

Fall in Charlotte has become an interesting guessing game for a timeline of autumn color. Some years it’s October and the past few years it hasn’t really started until November and hung on all the way to December. So when a senior comes in and says that the most important thing to them in terms of portraits is having amazing fall color I know we are going to have to get creative and flexible in our schedule but man oh man does it pay off! This year’s color was spectacular, especially at UNCC botanical gardens for Sunee’s session. We managed to hit all of the glorious fall trees and then head out to a field nearby my Harrisburg studio to wrap up our day. Of course we also had to capture some images of her true passion as she sketched and worked on some of her unbelievable art - this girl’s got some amazing talent!

Since Sunee was graduating mid year we also had the chance to add on a college gear session and the orange and brown colors of Bowling Green State University were a perfect bookend to celebrate!