yearbook photo

Annual album image

A yearbook photo is the portrait taken for inclusion in a school yearbook, typically showing the subject from the shoulders up against a plain background.

These photos follow conventions—neutral expression, formal attire, standard lighting—that make them instantly recognizable.

Because they capture people at awkward ages with dated hairstyles, yearbook photos often resurface to embarrass: His yearbook photo went viral after the scandal.

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class · class of · smile · head tilt · retainer · braces · awkward · posed · backdrop · drapes · picture day · album · memories · hairstyle · bad haircut · formal · caption · superlatives

Categories
Opposites
photographic spontaneity

yearbook photocandid shot

Unposed, natural photograph

candid · snapshot · action shot · caught off guard · stolen moment

photographic context/purpose

yearbook photomugshot

Police identification photograph

selfie · casual photo · glamour shot · fashion photo · boudoir photo

temporal documentation

yearbook photolive video

Broadcast viewed as recorded

Family

year, book, photo, years, books, photos, yearly, yearbook, yearbooks

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G