Frequently Asked Questions

  • If you or your student is immunocompromised, please inform our staff who will make necessary adjustments as much as we can. This includes additional sanitation, masks and social distancing.

  • If you need to cancel for any reason, please do so at least 24 hours in advance. No shows will be charged a $25 fee.

  • Your yearbook staff submits senior portraits to the publisher before any other deadline. Keane Studios must meet that deadline. More hours are available to you during the summer. For outdoor portraits, the days last longer!

  • Creating senior portraits requires a personalized approach and the specific skill sets of an experienced professional photographer. Your session fee helps pay for the photographer’s time, talent and expertise.

  • Studio and Location sessions are for those that want a larger variety of backdrops, multiple outfits, props and the opportunity to have a cap and gown look. Pets are also welcome in these sessions! Choose the Studio 2 Outfit or Studio 3 outfit, and have the option to add the popular beach session at Windansea Beach, outside in our courtyard or at Poway Park! Packages are custom made including the opportunity to order wall collages, large framed portraits, albums and graduation announcements. Viewing the images and selecting your collection is done in the studio with our talented portrait consultants who will walk you through the process start to finish! Collections start at $425 and includes our beautiful retouching.

    The Yearbook headshot session is for those that just want the yearbook style portraits and the simplicity of ordering online.

    The yearbook makeup day session is done during one day on campus and meets the requirements for your basic yearbook headshot. It does NOT include a yearbook portrait choice, we choose it for you.

  • We always offer a complimentary session on campus on a select date. This is a makeup session and does not include the ability to choose your yearbook pose nor a gallery to see it. We will capture a few images, choose the best one, and retouch it for submission.

  • Come prepared to have fun! For your Studio session, please bring 2-3 outfits (depending on session booked) including the one you want to wear for your yearbook portrait. We have a dressing room for you to hang these outfits and keep props, bags and cell phone safe while you are in the camera room.

  • In the end, your outfits are completely up to you! In our experience, the best yearbook outfits are those with solid, darker tones and slightly more formal than the rest of your outfits. Many students like to incorporate their activities such as sports, dance, theater and music into their outfits. Additionally, make sure you bring several options! Best practice is typically your favorite outfits: if you feel good, you will look good! Don’t forget shoes, some shots during the Studio+Location sessions are full length.

  • Yes! If you booked a Studio Session would like to see them online ahead of your order appointment, we require an $80 proof deposit that can be used towards any orders if your order is placed within 30 days. The gallery will be sent to you via email. The Yearbook Headshot sessions will automatically receive an online gallery.

  • If you feel more comfortable staying at home to view and order with a portrait consultant online via Zoom, simply notify us when you book the appointment and we will proceed with the virtual appointment at your scheduled time.

  • Personalized, professional session times, individualized retouching and enhancements from professional in-house artists, printing processes utilizing archival materials and papers and customized products and finishing. A custom experience from start to finish!

  • Yes, yearbook headshot sessions are done in our mobile studio which comes to campus multiple times throughout the fall. The makeup sessions will happen later in the fall closer to the holidays for those who missed doing any other session type with us.

  • No! We are family owned and operated. We’ve been in North County since 1993. We have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars in goods & services locally.

  • School Districts throughout California typically select one portrait studio to photograph seniors. Keane Studios has proven capable of handling over 68,000 high school seniors over the last 25 years. We deliver consistent, well-cropped images to the yearbooks.

    We serve two clients - the senior family and the school yearbook. If you choose to have another photographer do personal images for you, you are welcome to do so. Keane Studios will still create a yearbook portrait for you.

  • No. Prints are not included with your session fee. We offer individual prints and collections.

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  • Yes! As part of your studio session. We’ve had dogs, cats, birds - even an iguana! Please do us a favor, though - let us know what type of pet you are bringing. We don’t want to have your pet mouse here when someone else brings their cat!

  • Yes. We carry frames by Larson Juhl, one of the best custom frame manufacturers.

  • The photographers at Keane Studios have invested years of education and expense in learning their craft, the studio has invested in equipment and space, and the staff is paid to give you expert service. This is how we make our living! We could quote Federal law stating that violation of copyright is a Federal felony, but it comes down to respect. Thank you!