# Emily Kathryn Photography

> Editorial senior portrait and family photographer based in Gretna, Virginia, serving South-Central Virginia for more than a decade. Sessions are guided from a planning conversation through a directed shoot, and finished as printed artwork: framed portraits, albums, and wall art.

Business facts:
- Photographer: Emily Kathryn Walker (Emily Kathryn)
- Service area: Gretna, Chatham, Danville, Lynchburg, Smith Mountain Lake, Forest, Altavista, Evington and surrounding South-Central Virginia communities
- Specialties: high school senior portraits (girls and guys), family portraits, editorial styling
- Contact: https://emilykathryn.com/contact (email emily@emilykathryn.com)

## Services

- [Senior Portraits](https://emilykathryn.com/senior-portraits): Editorial senior sessions, guided from wardrobe planning to session day.
- [Family Portraits](https://emilykathryn.com/family-portraits): Relaxed, directed family sessions finished as printed work.

## Service areas

- [Gretna, Virginia](https://emilykathryn.com/gretna)
- [Chatham, Virginia](https://emilykathryn.com/chatham)
- [Danville, Virginia](https://emilykathryn.com/danville)
- [Lynchburg, Virginia](https://emilykathryn.com/lynchburg)
- [Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia](https://emilykathryn.com/smith-mountain-lake)
- [Forest, Virginia](https://emilykathryn.com/forest)
- [Altavista, Virginia](https://emilykathryn.com/altavista)
- [Evington, Virginia](https://emilykathryn.com/evington)

## Guides

- [When Should You Book Senior Photos in Virginia?](https://emilykathryn.com/journal/when-to-book-senior-photos-virginia): Most of my seniors book in the spring of junior year and shoot in summer or early fall. The season by season logic, plus how to catch up if you are behind.
- [What to Wear for Senior Pictures](https://emilykathryn.com/journal/what-to-wear-senior-pictures): Start with one outfit that feels like the everyday you, add one dressed up look, and build the rest around solid colors and real texture. The full logic, plus what to leave home.
- [How to Choose a Senior Photographer](https://emilykathryn.com/journal/how-to-choose-senior-photographer): Look at full galleries instead of highlight reels, ask how the session is directed, and decide what you want on the wall before you compare anyone. A working checklist.

## About and proof

- [About Emily](https://emilykathryn.com/about): Who is behind the camera.
- [Client words](https://emilykathryn.com/raves): Real testimonials with names and schools.
- [Style guide](https://emilykathryn.com/style-guide): What to wear, in depth.

## Optional

- [Journal](https://emilykathryn.com/journal)
- [Privacy](https://emilykathryn.com/privacy)
- Full detail version: https://emilykathryn.com/llms-full.txt