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.

Ben-Aharon Family Portraits

I love it when I get to work with my friends to capture their family portraits!  Amy has been my best friend for going on 18 years!  Her beautiful family is always so much fun to photograph.  I have done several sessions with them through the years. This session turned out better than I could have imagined and I am so happy that I was able to capture the spirit of their fun family.  This portrait session was done at one of my favorite Dallas locations, Central Square Park.   We did this Family Portrait session in preparation of Elliana's Bat-Mitzvah.  They wanted an updated portrait of the entire family as well as celebrating Elli's journey to her Bat-Mitzvah with some portraits of her with her parents.  Elli's little brother, Asher, sure did steal the show with his goofy antics. He is so funny! I am glad I got to capture his awesome personality.  Overall, I think this may be my all-time favorite portrait session, but I am a little biased since it's a family that I hold so near and dear to my heart.    What do you think of this gorgeous family?  Let me know if the comments below!