school portrait

Student yearbook image

A school portrait is a formal photograph of a student taken at school, typically once a year, for yearbooks and family keepsakes.

These standardized photos feature plain backgrounds and conventional poses—head and shoulders, facing forward, smile optional.

Her school portrait from fifth grade still hung in the hallway.

The term also covers class photos showing an entire grade together.

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formality and staging

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Unposed, natural photograph

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Formal photograph for work

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Photo of oneself

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Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G