Professional Portrait Photography for Senior Photo Sessions & Corporate Business Headshots
Located in Raleigh, NC (Serving clients in Durham, Chapel Hill, and surrounding areas!)
Taking joyful portraits in Raleigh, NC.
My Photography Services
Senior Portrait Photography
Looking for personality-packed senior portraits for high school or college grads? I specialize in creating vibrant and memorable portraits that reflect your personality and achievements. Learn more about packages, pricing, and what to expect.
Whether you’re updating your LinkedIn profile, refreshing your business website, or elevating your personal brand, your headshot should feel like you.
My professional headshot sessions are relaxed, efficient, and tailored to showcase your confidence and personality. With flattering natural light and a calm, encouraging approach, I’ll guide you every step of the way to ensure you look & feel your best.
Professional Headshots
School Portraits
School picture day doesn’t have to feel stiff or stressful. My approach to school portraits is all about creating a comfortable, friendly experience for students, resulting in natural smiles and timeless images that families love. With an eye for genuine expression and attention to detail, I capture classic portraits with a modern, light and airy style.
I work closely with schools to ensure the process is smooth, organized, and enjoyable for everyone involved.
Whether you’re picking up a camera for the first time or looking to refine your skills, my photography workshops are designed to inspire and empower. In a relaxed, supportive environment, I’ll guide you through the fundamentals of lighting, composition, and camera settings, while encouraging your unique creative voice.
With hands-on learning and plenty of real-world tips, you’ll walk away with new confidence behind the lens and a deeper love for the art of photography.
Photography Workshops
Senior portrait sessions that bring out the best in you
How we can work together
Whether you are looking for a professional portrait photographer for your senior portrait session to remember the special moments of the year, or a headshot or branding session to update your online image, I can help you with that. I strive to serve my clients with high quality, engaging sessions while having some fun in the process. My school portraits are full of authentic smiles and lots of laughter. Want to learn more about your camera or photography in general? Check out my in-person photography workshops and mentorships in Raleigh, NC.
Capturing your special moments with the attention they deserve
Kind Words
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Fran is an amazing photographer and goes the extra mile. She is very organized and easy to work with. She was great at making us feel comfortable and gave us great tips on how to pose in certain ways (or where to put our hands) to make the photographs look better. She also coached us on what to do as she was taking the pictures to give some variation in the photos and to make them look natural and not staged. The pictures were beautiful!
-Kelly
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Our recent decision to book our daughter's Senior photo shoot was a no brainer after working with Fran back in 2020. It was another wonderful and fun experience. Fran is so engaging and easy-going, she immediately put my daughter at ease and the photo shoot was effortless and so enjoyable. The dilemma is choosing our favorites because they are all SO AWESOME! Fran delivers a high-quality product and is so easy to work with. We will continue to recommend Fran and we will use her again in the future. SHE IS FABULOUS!!!
-Angie
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Fran was a pleasure to work with! Her work is beautiful, and her back office support is top notch! We are so pleased with our son’s senior pictures- and will cherish them always. I hope to work with Fran again in the years to come.
-MC
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Fran was wonderful to work with. She was friendly and kind, paid attention to details, and we didn’t feel rushed at all. Best of all, the photos from my daughter’s session came out beautiful!
-Sharon
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Thrilled to meet you!
Hi, I’m Fran Dickenson, a
Raleigh based professional portrait photographer
I’m a professional people photographer based in Raleigh, NC who loves to work with high school and college seniors for senior portraits. I also offer timeless, classic, and joyful headshot sessions and corporate portraits for branding and websites. I have been known to make people laugh out loud for those authentic smiles at portrait sessions and school portrait picture days.
Want to learn more about photography so you can take your own beautiful images? Sign up for one of my mentoring or photography workshops specifically tailored to meet your needs. We will learn all about the buttons on your camera, editing software, posing, and lighting, and answer all of your photography questions.
