American youth yearbook photography trends 2024

The trend of taking American graduation photos has emerged among young people in our country in the past few years and has not shown any signs of cooling down. This year's graduation season continues to reign thanks to its dynamism, youthfulness, and personality. Let's learn about this photography style with SaDesign  through the following shares.

1. What is the trend of American yearbook photography?

The trend of taking American yearbook photos is essentially a trend of taking photos in the style of American students. The characters will transform into the image of American Generation Z students, with the outstanding features of taking single photos, blue backgrounds and neat American-style uniforms.

This style of photography is not popular in Asian countries, so it has become a "new breeze" attracting many people to follow the trend. This style is extremely unique, bringing extremely impressive highlights, when the character is the center, without any "cumbersome" foreground.

Although it is an American-style photoshoot, this trend actually originated from the Chinese social network Douyin. It is also known as “American Core” and is being actively “promoted” by the Chinese online community on many platforms, becoming an extremely “hot” trend during this year’s graduation season. This American graduation photoshoot trend not only attracts students, but also young people who have graduated and are working are also very excited to follow the trend.

2. Essential elements to catch the trend of American yearbook photography 

If you are a student and want to have a cool yearbook photo album, try the American-style yearbook photo concept. Or if you have graduated and are working but still want to "act young", you can also refer to this popular photography style. 

To get a photo album that follows the American yearbook photography trend, you can refer to the following necessary factors.

2.1. Makeup style

The trend of taking American-style yearbook photos does not require participants to have elaborate makeup. We can see in many photo sets following this concept that the impressive blush creates a unique style.

Therefore, to catch the trend, when applying makeup, you should pay attention to applying bold horizontal blush with pink, orange, earthy orange tones, etc. Then, create highlights with fake freckles using powder or eyeliner to balance the two sides.

A natural foundation that matches the color of your freckles is a smart choice, helping you to have the most satisfying photos.

2.2. Clothing

As you can see, this themed outfit is very simple, not too fussy. You just need to choose an oversize shirt, with the main color being blue, pastel pink or maybe a white shirt with blue stripes. You can also mix it with a blue student style vest. Pants can be beige, charcoal or plaid skirt.

When wearing this style, you should wear a pair of loafers with socks. It helps the overall outfit look nice and a bit more classic.

Note, don't forget to accentuate with a dark red tie to stand out for guys or a large bow tie for girls. Note, don't choose black because it gives a dull effect when photographed.

2.3. Accessories

If you are taking photos yourself without hiring a professional photographer, prepare a dark blue background. This is typical of the American yearbook photography trend. If you book an outside photoshoot, you don’t need to worry about this.

A little tip for young people who intend to "follow the trend" of this photography style is to prepare some accessories. It will help the photo become more American and unique, creating a more unique point. Some accessories that can be used are headphones, film cameras, lollipops, baseball bats,... 

3. Some photos taken following the American yearbook photography trend

You can refer to some of the following clothing, makeup and posing styles to get the best photos.

Once you are fully prepared, start "acting" and posing to get the best photos. The trend of taking American yearbook photos has not cooled down yet, let's catch up with the trend right away.

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