Class of 2027 · Now Booking · Katy · Sugar Land
A fine art portrait experience custom-designed around your senior's personality, ideas, and style — not a fifteen-minute appointment with a generic backdrop. Up to five hours, multiple locations across Katy and Sugar Land, and unlimited outfit changes.
Every session begins with a free consultation where we design the day around your senior. One hundred seniors a year. Yours, with full attention and four decades of craft behind every frame.
Find Your Senior's Area
Katy ISD
Cinco Ranch · Seven Lakes · Tompkins · Cross Creek · Firethorne · Cane Island
Fort Bend ISD · Lamar CISD
Sweetwater · Riverstone · Telfair · Greatwood · Avalon · First Colony
Memorial · Inner Loop
Memorial · Hunters Creek · River Oaks · Tanglewood · West U · Bellaire
Custom-designed fine art senior portrait experience based in Katy, Texas — serving Sugar Land, Houston metro, Memorial Villages, and surrounding communities. Limited to 100 seniors per year. Class of 2027 availability filling now. Every session begins with a free in-person consultation where the experience is designed around your senior's personality, ideas, and style. Sessions up to 5 hours across multiple iconic locations with unlimited outfit changes. Master Photographer Ty Swartz holds the PPA Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees and is a Certified Professional Photographer — credentials held by fewer than 2% of photographers nationally. 1,000+ seniors photographed. 5-star Google rating. Heirloom-quality fine art prints, wall portraits, and hand-bound albums presented in person during your consultation. $300 session fee. Class of 2027 Sibling Bonus active for nine Texas dates: May 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, and June 6, 7 — book one of these dates and receive a complimentary fine art portrait session for younger siblings (Kindergarten through Class of 2028+). Mention code SIBLING2027.
There is a version of senior portraits where every senior at every school looks exactly the same — the school-contracted photographer, the generalist who shoots families, weddings, headshots, and everything else. Same backdrop. Same fifteen minutes. Same drawer where the prints end up. Then there is this.
Ready to see what this could look like for your senior?
Every senior portrait experience starts with a free in-person consultation. No pressure, no obligation — a conversation about your senior, the locations, and the vision.
Schedule Your Free ConsultationPhotographed across the locations that actually matter to them.
Every Swartz Portraits experience begins with a free in-person consultation — a conversation where we walk through our services, view the heirloom products in person, and design your senior's session around their personality, ideas, and style. Up to five hours of portraiture. Multiple locations across Katy and Sugar Land. Unlimited outfit changes. The locations they actually love, photographed the way they actually look.
📍 Where We Photograph in Katy
📍 Where We Photograph in Sugar Land
Free In-Person Consultation
Ty meets with your family in person to walk through our services, present the heirloom products, and design your senior's experience around their personality, ideas, and style.
Monday–Friday · 7:00 PM & 8:00 PM · Complimentary
Plan the Day
Choose the date, time, locations, and outfits. We coordinate everything — including flexible scheduling for military families.
5–10 minutes
The Portrait Session
Up to 5 hours of fine art portraiture across multiple locations. Unlimited outfit changes. This is your senior's day.
Up to 5 hours
The Reveal
7–10 days later, your family is invited to view the professionally edited portraits and choose the favorites for your final collection.
7–10 days after session
Digital Delivery
Selected images are delivered instantly to your private gallery for sharing — graduation announcements, social media, college applications.
Instant upon order
Heirloom Prints Arrive
Museum-quality fine art prints, handcrafted to last generations, delivered to your home. The portrait that hangs above the fireplace.
4–5 weeks
Cinco Ranch · Cross Creek · Firethorne · Cane Island · Seven Meadows
For families across Katy who have invested seventeen years in their senior's education, activities, and future — and who want senior portraits that reflect that investment. The Energy Corridor executive families. The multi-generational Texans who attended UT or A&M and now watch their own seniors apply. The military officer families stationed nearby. The Katy ISD families across Cinco Ranch, Seven Lakes, and Tompkins who recognize the difference between adequate and extraordinary.
Sessions photograph across Katy's most iconic settings — from the European-inspired plaza at LaCenterra to bluebonnet fields at George Bush Park, vintage railroad cars at Katy Heritage Park, and waterfront architecture at The Boardwalk at Towne Lake. Your senior's Katy. Their story. Told in fine art.
Katy ISD High Schools Served
Cinco Ranch · Seven Lakes · Tompkins · Jordan · Katy · Taylor · Paetow · Morton Ranch · Mayde Creek
Sweetwater · Riverstone · Telfair · Greatwood · Avalon · First Colony
For Sugar Land's multi-generational families — where senior portraits become the album grandparents keep on the coffee table, the wall portrait that travels home for every holiday, and the heirloom that gets passed down the way important things are. For the Texas Medical Center physicians and researchers across Sweetwater and Greatwood. For the Fort Bend ISD families across Clements, Dulles, Elkins, Kempner, Hightower, and Ridge Point who understand the difference between yearbook photos and fine art.
Sessions photograph across Sugar Land's signature settings — from the landmark clock tower at Town Square to the cypress boardwalks of Cullinan Park, the historic red brick of The Imperial Sugar Factory, and the working 1830s cattle ranch at George Ranch Historical Park. A backdrop for every senior. A portrait for every family.
Fort Bend & Lamar CISD Schools Served
Clements · Dulles · Elkins · Kempner · Hightower · Ridge Point · Austin · Travis · Bush · George Ranch · Foster
Memorial · Hunters Creek · Piney Point · Bunker Hill · River Oaks · Tanglewood · West University · Bellaire
For Houston's families who recognize that a Master Photographer credential means something — the legacy families across Memorial Villages, the inner-loop households around River Oaks and Tanglewood, the West University and Bellaire homes where senior portraits become part of the family record. The classical-traditional aesthetic these communities favor aligns with the East-Coast craft sensibility Ty brings to every session. Travel within the Houston metro is included for any location your family loves.
Premier & Inner-Loop Schools Served
Strake Jesuit · St. Agnes Academy · St. John's School · Awty International · Episcopal High School · Kinkaid · Second Baptist · The Village School · Memorial High School · Stratford High School · Spring Woods · Lamar High School · Bellaire High School · Westside High School · Carnegie Vanguard
A curated selection from a four-decade body of work — the editorial styling, location variety, and craft that Texas families now experience in Katy, Sugar Land, and across the Houston metro. New Class of 2026 and 2027 portraits are added throughout the year as the gallery grows with each new senior who applies.
"Most seniors get thirty minutes and a generic backdrop. Yours gets up to five hours and the locations that actually mean something."
Every Swartz Portraits collection is built around products designed to last generations — not files that disappear into folders. The albums, panels, and wall art are crafted by GraphiStudio, the Italian fine art studio whose work has been chosen by some of the world's most respected wedding and portrait photographers for over fifty years. Hand-bound. Archival. Heirloom-grade. Presented in person during every consultation, because these products need to be held to be understood.
The hand-bound Italian album that lives on the coffee table — edge-printed page faces, archival paper, smyth-sewn binding. Passed down the way important things are.
Solid optical-grade acrylic blocks with the portrait embedded inside. Substantial weight, museum finish. For a desk, a shelf, or a senior's first apartment after college.
Large-format wall portraits in three signature finishes — vivid metal, museum acrylic, gallery-wrapped canvas. Sized to anchor the room above the fireplace.
Italian-crafted floating-frame wall portraits where the frame becomes part of the artwork. Depth, dimension, and finish reserved for fine art.
Signature layered acrylic with extraordinary depth and color saturation. The piece serious collectors recognize on sight. Architectural in presence, finished by hand.
Hand-finished Italian presentation box that holds matted heirloom prints — the way wall art and gifts are unveiled at the reveal session. The box stays on the shelf long after.
Archival matted heirloom prints for desks, bookshelves, grandparents' nightstands, and graduation gifts. Small enough to mail. Important enough to frame.
Nine images in a single hand-cut Italian mat — the signature multi-portrait piece that tells the story of an entire five-hour session in one frame. Editorial. Architectural.
Curated image by image, with you in the room.Seven to ten days after your senior's session, your family is invited to a reveal — every album spread, wall portrait, and print is designed during the conversation, with the GraphiStudio products in your hands. Nothing auto-generated. Nothing templated.
Watch a Swartz Portraits session from arrival to final frame. Your senior, the locations, the craft.
Real reviews from real Houston metro families. 5-star Google rating across 50+ verified reviews.
"Mr. Swartz has a gift working with people. He helped each senior look their best — he knew how to pose each student to highlight their instrument and personality. He is wonderful to work with."
Kat Cox
Matthew, Class of 2026
View on Google →"Great experience. Ty got our hesitant son to relax and open up for some exceptional images. Highly recommend. Reasonable investment and outstanding service."
Stephen Banks
Tristan, Class of 2026
View on Google →"My daughter's senior portraits are better than anything I could have hoped for. Ty is a Master Photographer — low pressure, easy to work with, professional, and talented. The best decision I ever made."
Jennifer Burkhart
Bella, Class of 2026
View on Google →"Mr. Swartz was extremely professional, funny, and kind. He captured my daughter's vision in every setting. When we viewed the final results, I had to grab tissues — I was absolutely stunned. His abilities and final product are top tier."
Darice Voight
Angie, Class of 2026
View on Google →Class of 2027 · Now Booking
This experience could be your senior's, too.
Every family above started with a free consultation. Yours can, too — a conversation about your senior, the locations they'd love, and the heirlooms your family will live with for generations.
Ty Swartz holds the Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees from Professional Photographers of America, and is a Certified Professional Photographer — credentials held by fewer than 2% of photographers nationally and earned through demonstrated excellence across hundreds of juried images.
Across 40 years and 1,000+ seniors, the work has consistently been about one thing: photographing each senior as themselves — their actual style, their actual interests, their actual senior year — and turning those frames into heirlooms families display for generations.
Now serving families full-time across Katy, Sugar Land, and the Houston metro.
Five to ten Class of 2027 seniors across Katy and Sugar Land are selected each year to receive a complimentary Swartz Portraits session — the full experience, at no cost. In return, ambassadors share their experience authentically with classmates and help introduce Swartz Portraits to their school community.
This is a real session, not a promotional shoot. For seniors who love beautiful photography, take their senior year seriously, and want to be part of something genuinely exclusive.
Apply to Be a 2027 AmbassadorMatching fine art portraits of your senior and their younger sister or brother — designed to hang together in your family's home gallery for generations. Class of 2027 senior families who book one of nine available Texas dates receive a complimentary fine art portrait session for younger siblings. Fully included. No additional cost.
Available Texas Senior Portrait Dates
May 9 · 10 · 17 · 23 · 24 · 30 · 31 · June 6 · 7
One senior session per day. When the dates are gone, they're gone.
For Your Senior
For Your Younger Sibling(s)
Now Serving Katy ISD & Fort Bend ISD
Cinco Ranch · Seven Lakes · Tompkins · Jordan · Katy · Taylor · Paetow · Clements · Dulles · Elkins · Kempner · Hightower · Ridge Point · and surrounding Houston-area high schools
Schedule Your Complimentary Consultation · Mention Code SIBLING2027
Reserve One of Nine Texas DatesCustom-designed. Heirloom-quality. One of one hundred.
Consultations · Mon–Fri · 7:00 PM & 8:00 PM · Two Per Evening
Schedule Your Free ConsultationWhen you introduce another family to the Swartz Portraits experience and that senior books a session, you'll receive a 24×24 floating-frame fine art portrait — yours to give to a grandparent who has waited their whole life for an heirloom like this, or to display in your own home as a second museum-quality piece from your senior's session.
It is the way the families we work with naturally introduce us to the families they love most — and our way of thanking them with something genuinely worth keeping.
Details are shared with every family during their consultation. No card required. No promo codes. Just the handshake of one family introducing another.
Your Gift
Floating-Frame Fine Art Portrait
◈ Museum-quality archival print
◈ Hand-finished floating frame
◈ Ready to gift or hang
A curated 24-page guide built for seniors and families preparing for a luxury portrait session. What to wear by location. How to coordinate outfits across multiple looks. The locations that work best for each style. The questions to ask before booking any senior photographer.
Delivered instantly to your inbox. No obligation. No spam. Just the same guide we share with families who book.
SWARTZ PORTRAITS
Senior Style Guide
24 Pages · PDF
Ty Swartz of Swartz Portraits — based in Katy, Texas — holds the Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees from Professional Photographers of America and is a Certified Professional Photographer. These credentials are held by fewer than 2% of photographers nationally. Internationally ranked among high school senior portrait photographers, Ty has photographed over 1,000 seniors in 40+ years of practice. Sessions are limited to 100 seniors per year and serve families across Katy, Sugar Land, Memorial, and the greater Houston metro.
The Swartz Portraits session fee is $300, which secures your senior's date. Every senior portrait experience begins with a free in-person consultation where we walk through our services together, present the heirloom collections so you can see and hold the actual products, and design the session around your senior's personality, ideas, and style. Collection investment varies based on the wall portraits, prints, and albums you choose for your home, which is why we present everything in person rather than online. The consultation is complimentary, and there is no obligation.
Class of 2027 senior families who book one of nine available Texas senior portrait dates — May 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, and June 6, 7 — receive a complimentary fine art portrait session for younger siblings, fully included at no additional cost. The sibling session uses the same craft and fine art editing as your senior's session, and the portraits are styled to match your senior's gallery so they hang together in your home for generations. Siblings can be Kindergarten through Class of 2028 or later. If you have more than one younger sibling, bring all of them — confirm how many during your consultation. To claim, schedule your complimentary consultation and mention code SIBLING2027. One senior session per day, nine dates only.
Master of Photography degree (PPA), Photographic Craftsman degree (PPA), and Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) — credentials held by fewer than 2% of photographers nationally. Internationally ranked among high school senior portrait photographers. 40+ years of professional experience with 1,000+ seniors photographed.
Yearbook photos take 15 minutes against a generic backdrop. A Swartz Portraits session is up to 5 hours across multiple iconic locations — LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch, Sugar Land Town Square, George Bush Park bluebonnets, Katy Heritage Park — with unlimited outfit changes, fine art editing, and museum-quality prints handcrafted to last generations. These are heirloom portraits that hang on walls, not files that disappear into folders.
LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch (European architecture and landmark clock tower), George Bush Park (bluebonnets mid-March through mid-April), Katy Heritage Park (vintage railroad cars and historic buildings), Mary Jo Peckham Park (white gazebo and stocked lake), The Boardwalk at Towne Lake (waterfront architecture), and Old Katy historic district. Travel up to 100 miles is included for the right setting.
Sugar Land Town Square (landmark clock tower and European-inspired plaza), Cullinan Park (754 acres of cypress boardwalks and wetlands), Oyster Creek Park (stone bridges and gazebo at golden hour), The Imperial Sugar Factory district (historic red brick architecture), and George Ranch Historical Park ten minutes west in Richmond (a working 1830s Texas cattle ranch found nowhere else in the Houston metro).
Yes. We serve families across Memorial, Hunters Creek, Piney Point, Bunker Hill, Hedwig, River Oaks, Tanglewood, West University, and Bellaire. The classical-traditional aesthetic these communities favor aligns with the East-Coast craft sensibility Ty brings from his Virginia practice, now in Texas full-time. Travel up to 100 miles is included for any location your family loves.
Katy ISD: Cinco Ranch, Seven Lakes, Tompkins, Jordan, Katy, Taylor, Paetow, Morton Ranch, Mayde Creek. Fort Bend ISD: Clements, Dulles, Elkins, Kempner, Hightower, Ridge Point, Austin, Travis, Bush, Willowridge, Marshall. Lamar CISD: George Ranch, Foster, Fulshear, Lamar Consolidated. Memorial / Spring Branch ISD: Memorial High School, Stratford, Spring Woods, Northbrook. Cy-Fair ISD: Cypress Ranch, Bridgeland, Cypress Woods, Cypress Lakes, Cypress Falls, Langham Creek. Conroe ISD: The Woodlands, College Park, Oak Ridge. Pearland ISD: Pearland High School, Dawson. Friendswood ISD: Friendswood High School. Premier privates: Strake Jesuit, St. Agnes Academy, St. John's School, Awty International, Episcopal High School, Kinkaid, Second Baptist, The Village School, British International School of Houston.
As early as possible. Swartz Portraits is limited to 100 seniors per year, and Class of 2027 availability is filling now. For bluebonnet sessions, apply by December to secure a March or April date during peak bloom. Spring sessions: book by January. Fall sessions: book by June.
Unlimited. Sessions include unlimited outfit changes — letterman jackets, formal wear, athletic uniforms, instruments, ROTC, casual everyday looks, anything that reflects who they actually are. During the in-person consultation we plan which outfits photograph best in the locations selected and the available light.
Yes. We build flexibility into every session schedule for families navigating TDY, deployment, and PCS timelines. Apply early and we'll work around your reality — not the other way around.
Free in-person consultations are scheduled Monday through Friday at 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM — two appointments per evening, approximately 60 minutes each. The early evening window allows both parents and senior to be present after work and school. Consultation availability fills several weeks ahead during peak senior portrait season, so applying early helps secure a date that works for your family.
Yes. When a current Swartz Portraits family introduces another family to us and that senior books a session, the referring family receives a 24×24 floating-frame fine art portrait from their own session — designed to be gifted to a grandparent or displayed as a second museum-quality piece in their own home. Details are shared with every family during their consultation.
Swartz Portraits accepts a maximum of 100 seniors per year. The application is how we confirm scheduling, location preferences, and that the experience aligns with what your family is looking for. There is no fee to apply. Most consultations happen in your home so the entire family can see the heirloom products and ask questions before booking.
Now Booking — Class of 2027 · Katy · Sugar Land · Houston Metro
Senior year only happens once. Your senior is not generic. Their portraits should not be either. Apply for one of one hundred sessions this year — every senior accepted gets a free in-person consultation, a session designed around their personality and style, four decades of craft, and heirloom prints that hang on the wall for the next generation.
Consultations · Mon–Fri · 7:00 PM & 8:00 PM · Two Per Evening