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Did you know that there are perks to booking your session early? Yep! The worst thing you can do is wait until the last minute to try to book your senior session and the photographer that you’re interested in working with has no availability. 😩 That actually may be YOUR FAULT for not booking 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 […]

One of the most common questions I get asked is…”When is the best time to take senior pictures?”. You definitely should book your senior pictures EARLY. But I know this question is in reference to the time of year. There are few things to consider when determining what season is best for you: Think about […]

We brought our first fall senior season in Central Texas to an end with Shalimar. Shalimar is a senior at Ellison High School. She participates in cross country and track and field. At first Shalimar can be a little shy, but once she started to warm up to me, her outgoing and playful side started […]

Moving to Central Texas has come with it’s share of perks. Being an hour away from where the Senior Style Guide PUSH Conference is hosted is a big one. I have attended a few of conferences and have heard people talk about PUSH and SYNC conferences but I had never attended either. The PUSH conference […]

We are back for Tyra’s Fall senior session and I’m so excited to share all of the details. Tyra is my Class of 2023: Senior Model and she is an absolute treasure to work with. If you missed our summer shoot together, you can check it out here. Tyra is a senior at Harker Heights […]

I don’t typically offer summer senior sessions because it is just extremely too hot here in Texas. But I knew that I needed to learn the area and start finding my locations for sessions. So, I grabbed Tyra, a class of 2023 senior who was referred to me by one of my class of 2022 […]

I don’t get to photograph senior guys often but when I get a chance, the Boy Mama in me leaps for joy. As a Boy Mama, we love to see amazing images of our sons too. So when I got the chance to have Devin in front of my camera, I loved every minute of […]

Your senior year is fast approaching! And what better way than to commemorate one of life’s biggest milestones than by documenting your senior year with a professional senior portrait session?! Don’t try to do your senior photos yourself, hire a professional photographer. I understand with the advancement of camera phones and more people having access […]

What exactly is the difference between a senior portrait experience and a grad session? Over the years I have learned that senior portraits are still a fairly new in some areas and mistaken for a grad session, whereas in other areas it is super popular. When I first started and mentioned senior portraits, I would […]

Welcome Hi friends! Welcome to LaKendra Franklin Photography’s space on the internet. I’m LaKendra, your senior and brand photographer, and I’m grateful you’ve stopped by to learn a little about me. So here it goes. Photography by: Denise Benson Photography Almost a decade ago I married my best friend. He became a soldier who continues […]