Luke | West Bottoms and Downtown Kansas City High School Senior 

Senior boy leaning against brick wall.
High school boy sitting in front of yellow loading dock door in KC West Bottoms.
High school senior boy sitting on metal stairs.
Boy against wooden door staring pensively into the distance.

I've known Luke forever, so when he wanted me to take his high school senior pictures I was ecstatic! There were so many different locations he wanted, plus the colors changing on the autumn leaves, that we decided we would need to break up his pictures into three different session.

 Luke wanted a very urban feel for his first senior session, so we went to the West Bottoms and some mural walls in downtown Kansas City. It seems like these locations are underused for senior pictures, and I'm not sure why, because these pictures turned out amazing! His choice of an unbutton denim long sleeve, grey t-shirt, and black jeans worked with each backdrop we came across. 

If you have never been to the West Bottoms or seen some of the mural walls in KC, know that around each corner or even just a few feet the backdrop changes drastically. This is why a classic and more neutral look worked well with every area! Luke is adventurous so he was all for finding a way to work the different doorways, stairwells, and loading docks into the pictures. 

Even though street murals can change often, using them as a background often gives a very timeless vibe since people have been making street murals for years and will continue to make them for years to come! Not to mention they add rich vibrant colors to the background and are something fun not every senior includes so it made Luke's pictures more unique. 

I absolutely loved exploring downtown Kansas City to help make Luke's vision come true!

High school boy leaning against grey brick wall with yellow accent walls.
Boy in blue denim shirt laughing while leaning against red brick wall.
Boy with vibrant blue eyes staring into the camera.
High school senior boy leaning against black and white dollar sign street mural.
Boy in grey and blue shirt against pink, yellow, and tan street mural.
High school senior boy standing in front of dollar sign street mural in downtown Kansas City.
Teenage boy standing in front of colorful cityscape mural.
High school boy sitting on ledge of red brick wall.
High school senior sitting against yellow door.
High school senior boy in front of colorful Kansas City street mural.
High school senior squatting down among colorful street murals.
High school senior smiling into the distance with vibrant street mural in the background.
High school senior boy standing in front of Kansas City "the guy" street mural.