Senior Pictures Grow Up

    DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX, March 24, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Your Sunday best, a plain gray background and a smile so forced it looks like you were threatened into it. If you're like most parents, that's what your high school senior picture consisted of. And chances are, it's the last picture you want anyone to see.

Well, times have changed - thank goodness. Today, graduates expect their photos to express their personality and to be genuine mementos of good times.

To make that happen, seniors and their parents are increasingly calling on services like Dallas/Ft. Worth's DFW Elite Auto Rental (www.DFWEliteAutoRental.com) for a photo experience that elicits genuine ear-to-ear grins you'll actually want to hang on your wall.

"It's simple," explains DFW Elite Auto Rental general manager Tom Warren, "a generic picture is usually a waste of money. Kids don't want that, parents don't want that. And after all, you only get one shot at a senior photo. It should be special."

And what could be more special than having your picture taken on the fender of a Lamborghini Gallardo, Bentley GTC or Viper? Those are just three of the exotic dream cars available from the Fort Worth exotic car rental agency, which also maintains Porsches, Mercedes and Ferraris in its fleet, just to name a few.

It's no surprise that personalized photos have become the "new normal" for senior pictures. After all, if you've got the chance to flash your pearly whites in front of a Corvette, the old monochrome backdrop just doesn't measure up. "My son's picture with the Ferrari was quite a sensation when yearbooks came out," said CS Publications and Rent Exotic Cars Network owner Cheryl Lyman, parent of a Richland High School graduate whose senior picture included a yellow Ferrari F430 F1.

And it's not just photos. More and more students are shrugging off the traditional black limo on prom night in favor of something a little more fun to be chauffeured in.

"We do a lot of luxury SUV rentals for proms," says Warren, confirming the trend. "It just makes sense. If you're going out for a once-in-a-lifetime event, who wants to show up in the same old thing? You might as well make it special with a stand-out car that expresses who you are."

And it's that demand for self-expression that's transforming senior pictures from an array of interchangeable head-shots to a vibrant community of individuals showing off a school's true diversity and character.

The times, they are indeed a-changin'. And that's a good thing.

About DFW Elite Auto Rental.com

DFW Elite Auto Rental.com is headquartered at 5940 Eden in Fort Worth, and serves Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin with a wide selection of exotic car, luxury car, and SUV rentals. DFW Elite Auto Rental.com's dream car rentals are available for nationwide delivery at http://www.dfweliteautorental.com or by calling 817.838-RENT.

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