Gunnar’s Senior Photography Session at the UW Campus

On a semi-sunny fall afternoon I met with Lake Washington High School senior Gunnar at the University of Washington campus for his senior photo session.  This is a great location for almost any kind of photo session,  a really beautiful campus with lots of locations that are great for photos.

But I’ve never been on the UW campus before with so few people present.  With Covid restrictions, there are very few (if any) classes being held in person on campus, which means that instead of the usual 30,000+ undergrads on campus, the campus is almost eerily empty.  I have been on the campus at many different times of the year, including during vacation periods when no classes were in session.  But there were far fewer people on campus than I have ever seen; or I guess the better wording is than I have ever NOT seen.  Red Square will normally have dozens of people there (at least) on the quietest of days, and hundreds when classes are in session, but I counted 4 besides us while we crossed the square.

At any rate, we sure did not have to worry about photo bombers!  We spent time in what would normally be the busiest parts of the campus and had no difficulty taking photos without any interruptions.

Gunnar had never been to the UW campus before but I know it pretty well, first as a student when I was there for an MBA years ago, and also because I have been there many times since on various photo shoots.  The cherry trees there are incredible every spring, and are a popular place for engagement photos.  This time of the year they are pretty bare, but they still made for some fun possibilities for photos when we explored the groves.

Here are a few photos from the session, I hope that you like them.