Lizzie | Vista Ridge High School Senior Portraits | Class of 2026

We loved reconnecting with Lizzie’s family for her senior photography after first meeting them in 2021 to create her older brother’s senior portraits! It’s truly one of our favorite compliments when we earn the repeat business of a family and experience that loyalty.

Lizzie has a vibrant, cheerful personality with an impressive skill set benefiting Vista Ridge’s marching band Color Guard and Drum Corps. She has done specialized training and been on an invitational national Color Guard as well.

For her senior portraits, she was open to suggestions and loved our recommendation for the great fall colors offered in Cheyenne Cañon. The variety of trees there showcase the changing leaves of the fall season so well, and with our 20 years of experience, we know the window of time to capture these colors during our portrait sessions. Fall colors are certainly never a guarantee, but this was a great season for them, and Lizzie’s portraits are full of autumn colors.

Lizzie also wins for Most Outfits for a One Hour Session for the Class of 2026 😉 Usually our seniors feature 3-4 outfits for a one-hour session, but Lizzie’s ambition met with her speedy outfit changes gave her SIX different looks in her portraits! Plus awesome ones to tell the story of all her involvement with Color Guard. She also chose so well a variety of colors that all flattered her coloring and leaning to solid colors that offer timeless appeal.

After graduation, she plans to pursue a career in Interior Design. We wish her our best. We had such a fun time creating her portraits and again thank her family for their continued business and trust.

Jonathan Betz Photography | Colorado Springs Photographer for High School Seniors looking for a Guided, Professional Experience ending in Portrait Art in Print

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Paige | Pine Creek High School Senior Portraits | Class of 2026

We are incredibly blessed to have worked with Paige’s family since 2010, capturing family portraits for them every few years and each round of senior portraits as each of their kids reach that milestone. We have watched Paige grow up since age 2, and that history with them makes creating her senior portraits that much more meaningful.

Paige has a very strong sporty side with her athleticism excelling in basketball and track. She’s enjoyed time competing at the varsity level for basketball with Pine Creek and on the track team loves flying through the air whether competing in the high jump, long jump, or triple jump field events. When she’s not on a court or on the field, she’s an avid reader and also enjoys playing piano and is a self-described “psudo” dancer 😉

We wish Paige our best as she wraps up high school and enters college studies. You are blessed to take all your next steps with the strong love and support of your amazing family.

Jonathan Betz Photography | Colorado Springs High School Senior Pictures Photographer

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The Mascarinas Family | Indoor Studio Family Portraits

We live in such a beautiful place, yet the simplicity of the Studio for portraiture offers rich, timeless appeal to capture the people and highlight the most meaningful relationships in our lives. The Studio setting also pairs perfected with elevated attire.

For the Mascarinas Family, the ping to create updated family portraits came from having the milestone of another high school senior year. This family is in that transitional season of kids reaching the end of childhood and moving into young adulthood with empty-nesting now visible in their not-so-distant future. Capturing family portraits that represent some of those culminating times of all the full-time parenting years is well worth making the time. Life moves so quickly. Portraits help slow things down and create that tangible connection from present to past. We love the reality that the portraits we make for families are legacy pieces for the current generation to remember special moments and for the next generations to inherit. There is a beautiful grounding that happens when we can experience printed pieces of the people who matter most to us. We actually feel that warmth of the love we have when we see and hold portraits.

We were honored to create these family portraits for the Mascarinas Family. Enjoy some of our favorites below!

Jonathan Betz Photography | Colorado Springs Family Photos at the Studio

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Natalie | Rampart High School Senior Portraits | Class of 2026

Natalie is another one of our high school seniors who we first met to capture her baby portraits over her first year of life. I cannot fully express the joy this has been for us in our 20th year in business – to create family legacy from the first moments of childhood to the capstone of senior portraits is just incredible. Her mom shared this in an email to us: It was such a joy reconnecting with you both. I am so thankful that you were able to capture our family and Natalie’s senior pictures so perfectly. We are amazed with your skill and artistic touch as well as the unparalleled customer service. 

Natalie has grown into a confident, beautiful, and incredibly bright young woman with big plans and dreams for her future. During her years in high school, she has excelled in the areas of math and science and will have her EMT certification before college studies in the fall. She has a big heart for serving people and volunteers with the CPCD Head Start Program and SafeSplash swim lessons for kids in the autism spectrum. She loves crafting, her dog Bear, and her faith is incredibly important to her.

To fully capture her vision for her senior portraits, she loved the combination of an indoor studio session with an outdoor session. This combination provided ideal settings for the wide range of great portraits in a variety of outfits along with those that showcase the aspects of her life most meaningful to her.

Natalie plans to pursue a career as a surgeon. We know she has the intelligence, heart, and determination that path requires. We wish our best and can’t wait to watch you make a difference in the world!


Jonathan Betz Photography | Colorado Springs High School Senior Photographer for both Indoor Studio and Outdoor Photographs

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Tysen | Pine Creek High School Senior Portraits | Class of 2026

This is our 20th year in business, and with that longevity came the most heartwarming and awesome event…kids for whom we captured baby portraits are now high school seniors, and we had the absolute honor of reconnecting and seeing the awesome young adults they have become. Tysen is one of those baby-to-high-school-seniors. Our job is full of JOY daily, yet this truly overflows our joy.

Tysen is intelligent, musical, and has a sharp mind for mechanics and engineering. He loves math and physics classes and is considering pursuing a career in engineering when his college studies begin in the fall. He loves cars and motorcycles…especially his grandpa’s S2000 (which is one of Jon’s favorite vehicles too!). His musical talents include bass guitar, percussion, and he’s picking up guitar as well. You’ll also find Tysen adventuring in the outdoors where rock climbing, skiing, and snowboarding are favorite activities.

Featuring our Front Range mountains was a top request for the setting of his senior portraits. We always encourage our seniors who choose our full one-hour sessions to bring items to represent areas of their interests and love that Tysen brought his bass. We’re excited to share favorites from his Garden of the Gods session!

Congratulations, Tysen! We wish you our best as all your next steps unfold.

Jonathan Betz Photography | Colorado Springs High School Senior Photographers

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