Graduation Photography

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Graduation photography can be a bit dull and lifeless as everyone stands woodenly in front of a white screen. It’s not a photo which reflects the joy of your University experience of captures the stunning city of Edinburgh where you have lived for the past few years. I want you to have photographs which you look back at and reflect on your life studying and living in Edinburgh. I want to capture the story of your graduation day and your experiences in the city.

These alternative graduation photo shoots are usually set around the University of Edinburgh or Heriot-Watt and capture a bit of your story and the places that you have experienced.  If you are an overseas student and love the hills and lochs of Scotland we can have a chat about organising an extended shoot.

I charge a fixed rate for the shoot, so if you want you can share the shoot with a small group of friends, you’ll be able to get individual portraits, group photos of you all together and some pictures with your parents. I’ll allocate time for you to explore the city to.

After your graduation shoot, I’ll deliver you a beautiful gallery of 50+ images which you can download, share and print. It’s a fantastic way to invest in recording an important part of your life in a way which is completely personal to you.

These images are more than graduation photographs, they tell the story of the adventure of living or visiting another country. When they are framed or displayed in an album on your wall, your kids or grandkids will look at them and ask you about your time Scotland.  You will be able to show them the castle, the mountains, your student accommodation or maybe your favourite pub. 

We’ll have a chat before your shoot to make sure the shoot is personalised and covers the places in Edinburgh which are really important to you.

Li, an Edinburgh University graduate from Hong Kong couldn't make his graduation ceremony so he chose to have some candid photos around the places he had explored during his time residing in the capital. We captured some pics around the architecture teaching areas on Minto street and the Edinburgh College of Art. We visited some of his favourite historic buildings which he had studied as part of his architecture degree.

Karina and her friends, also from Hong Kong, booked me on their graduation day to get some photographs before their ceremony while they had their robes. They chose to get some photographs around the iconic library building, McEwan Hall, Old College and the meadows. 

Zuhri and Nisah asked for images of iconic Scotland to take home as a souvenir, there was only one place to go. We did an extended shoot and spent a day travelling up to Glen Coe, stopping at various beauty spots en-route including Loch Lomond, the Trossachs, Stirling Castle and the Forth Rail Bridge. 

All inclusive shoots from £250, for more information about alternative graduation photography, please get in touch alijayphotography@gmail.com or 07885930579.