Short answer:  Maybe?  If you want to do over your picture for the yearbook, there are a couple of options but it takes some patience and persistence.  Most yearbook editors do NOT want you submit an individual photo from anyone other than the contracted photographer because it disrupts their workflow and, if not done correctly, creates a ton of work for them or they may leave you out of the yearbook all together.  While that might be fine for you now, parents and your future self might not agree.  

Here’s the solution….ask the yearbook editor when the deadline is for submissions.  And then you want to find out EXACTLY what the submission criteria is for print.

• When is it due?  This is probably the obvious answer but what you hear and what that means to a photographer or printer might be different.  Most printers will have a layout ready by March.  That means that the photo needs to be taken well in advance of that date so there is time for you to review and select and the photographer to retouch and prepare the files for submission.

• What format (i.e. jpeg, pdf) does the image need to be?  And, what are the exact dimensions the image need to be submitted? This varies from school to school.

• Ia the background required to exactly match all the others?  If yes, what is the background?  If the answer is no, great!  Then you can select something that works best for you.  More likely, however, the background is predetermined from year to year but can be replicated with a composite image.

• Who is responsible for collecting the image and who is responsible for submitting it to the printer?  Sometimes this is the same person and sometimes it is different.  Most of the time, there is a student yearbook group and the faculty advisor who is the mediator among the administrators, printer and the student group.

Some photographers like myself offer a “Yearbook Do Over” option along with their Senior/Grad Packages.  At my studio, you can relax, play the music you like, bring a friend or parent if you want.  I will ask for the faculty contact at the school and attempt to reach out to the school to coordinate the details.  However, this doesn’t always work and the student or parent needs to connect with the school. Nevertheless, once the questions are answered, we can make a plan.  We can do it on the same day or split the sessions up.