Fall portrait session at North West Community Park

Nothing beats a family portrait in the fall….

As the leaves start to turn and the air cools down, there's something special about gathering your family together for a portrait session. It's the perfect time to capture beautiful images that showcase the love and connection you share with your family.

Location: For a fall sunset family portrait session, it's important to choose the right location. North West Community park was a great choice for my session with the Brown Family. Since it was a slightly overcast day we were able to create some wonderful natural light images with the last bit if fall colors in Texas. We experimented with different poses and angles to create a range of images, from full family portraits to candid moments and individual portraits of the kids as well as Mom and Dad.

Wardrobe: This family did everything right when it came to the wardrobe! Using fall colors that complimented each other and the landscape, really made everything come together. The blanket I brought to help keep the kids warm on a cool crisp fall day, really added to the whole ensemble and I couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out!

Pro Tips:

When working with small kids in the cold, the most important thing is to keep them warm! Big coats, blankets, and gloves and bundle them up between shots. We brought a wagon and filled it with blankets and snacks so the girls had a warm comfy place to rest and be carried from place to place in the park. It worked great!

Bring plenty of tissues! Kids will always have a runny nose in fall, especially if it’s chilly outside and they are running around.

If you bring a pet, make sure you have a pet handler to occupy and care for the pet when they aren’t needed for photos. It also helps to have treats and/or a toy they love that will get their attention.

Elliana at the Park.

So apparently "tween" sessions are a thing now and since my favorite tiny human (Elliana) is turning 12 soon, I decided we absolutely had to go play in the park and take have a tween portrait session, even though I kind of hate the word Tween!  First of, let me say that she is much easier to photograph now than when she was 2!  I remember the kicking and screaming well.  As the years progress it has gotten easier but she never really wanted to have anything to do with the camera.  Now she is like a little fashion model!  Oh how times change. (sigh.)  I have truly enjoyed watching my little munchkin turn into such a beautiful young lady.  Check out how much fun we had playing in the leaves and hanging out with my favorite girl at my favorite park!