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Bull Creek Park – Family Photo Session

by admin | Dec 2, 2024 | family, photography

Bull Creek District Park | Austin Family Photo Session

I met this family of four at Bull Creek park one fall afternoon for photos. I’m always happy when families are willing to wade in the creek at the end of their session.

Luckily the water levels were good, and it wasn’t too cold outside that day. The boys were happy to sit on fences and climb on rocks and go exploring.

Tips for a Family Photo Session at Bull Creek District Park in Austin:

Bring a towel and water shoes if you don’t mind going in the Creek for some photos and want to dry off afterwards.
The Park restroom is currently under contruction (as of November 2024), so be forewarned
This location works well for an early morning or a sunset session.
This spot is very popular for all types of photo sessions, so don’t be surprised to see other photographer’s working there.
Parking – it’s never happened to me or my clients (knock on wood), but I’ve seen lots of reports of car windows being smashed and broken into in their parking lot – so be cautious

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Class of 2025 – Spring Senior Photo Sessions

Jan 14, 2025

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Seaholm District – Senior + Family Photos

by admin | Dec 1, 2024 | photography, seniors

Downtown Austin Senior + Family Photos | Austin Senior Photographer

This Class of 2025 LASA High School Senior picked the Seaholm District in Downtown Austin for their photo session location. They wanted a mixture of urban and nature for their backgrounds.

Their mom also wanted to add on a family mini-session since it’d been too long since they’d had professional photos taken as a whole family.

The family mini-session photos can be interspersed during the whole Senior session or happen just at the end of the session. For this group, it worked out to do the majority of family photos in the middle.

If you live in Austin and are also interested in having your Senior Photo Session in the Seaholm area, check out my tips below.

Tips for Senior & Family Photo Sessions in the Seaholm District:

It can get crowded with other photo sessions at peak times (weekend evenings in Spring and Fall) – so pick off times if possible.
Garage parking is available at the Austin Central Library or Trader Joe’s nearby (Trader Joe’s will validate your parking with purchase)
Have a spotter when you’re taking photos on the Butterfly Bridge and be ready to get out of the way fast if cars are coming
Bring props that help highlight your Senior Year experience (ex. Letter jacket, photo of you from kindergarden, etc.)
If you need a place to change or restrooms, the Austin Central Library is right there (if your session is during their open hours)
Make a plan to eat downtown after your session; there are lots of great restaurants within walking distance

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What prompted you to have this photo session? This was a senior photo session, and we took advantage of the opportunity to add a family photo session, since it had been a while.
What do you plan to do with your digital photos? Share with family and friends, use for senior events.
How did you choose your location for your session? Our senior wanted a blend of urban and nature in their shots, and we loved the recognizable spaces and butterfly bridge.
What advice would you give to others planning a similar Senior + Family photo session? No special tips – Stephanie gave great guidance!
Anything else you’d like to add about working with Stephanie Friedman Photography? Stephanie has so many great traits: good communication, easy booking, very organized…and then once we arrived, she was super warm and friendly and helpful, which made the whole experience easy and pleasant.

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A Light Collab Studio – Extended Family Photo Session

by admin | Nov 23, 2024 | extended family, photography

Holidays in the Studio | Extended Family Photo Session

This Extended Family wanted their holiday photos taken together. So, we met up at the ALightCollab Studio in Pflugerville, Texas, which was decked out for Christmas.

Tips for an Extended Family Photo Session at the ALightCollab Photo Studio:

COMFORT: This indoor studio has plenty of seating, so if you’re rotating family members in and out of shots, the people “off-set” have comfortable places to sit and chat together, either downstairs or upstairs.
AMENITIES: This studio also has a kitchen stocked with snacks and drinks for any hungry teenagers you may have on hand. There’s also a restroom for changing outfits.
LIGHTING: You can rent continuous lighting with your studio fee. Or you have plenty of space to bring in your own studio lights. With the tall ceilings, I could use two seven-foot umbrellas with no problems.
DISTANCE: If your clients are based in North Austin, this studio is convenient to travel to with plenty of easy parking out front.
POSING: My top tip for posing large groups is to try and create triangles with positions so your eye moves around the frame. Also – to make sure there are points of connection between each family member.
HOLIDAY SETS: Keep an eye out for their holiday sets (which change every year). Those give you multiple backdrops to use when posing. But they also always have the rolling neutral wall you can use as well.

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Blanton Museum Courtyard – Fall Family Photo Session

by admin | Nov 22, 2024 | family, photography

Blanton Museum Courtyard on the University of Texas campus | Family Photo Session

I last photographed this family at Katherine Fleischer Park. For this year’s holiday photo session, they chose the Blanton Museum Courtyard on the University of Texas campus as their location.

Once I double checked the Blanton’s Events page and the University of Texas Football schedule to make sure there wouldn’t be conflicts, we were set. FYI: the Museum is closed on Mondays if you want to go when it’s least crowded in the Courtyard.

Tips for a Family Photo Session at the Blanton Museum:

PARKING: I always recommend paying for parking at the Brazos Garage on MLK and then walking over.
LOCATIONS: There are so many intersesting and colorful backgrounds in this one small area. I love that you can see the Texas Capitol peeking behind their heads when they are seated under the Petals sculptures. Don’t forget about the alphabet mural on the backside of the Museum as well. *If you want to take any photos inside the Museum itself, permission is required.
WARDROBE: You’ll be surrounded by some bright, vivid colors, so keep that in mind when planning your outfits.

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University of Texas – Senior + Family Photos

by admin | Nov 17, 2024 | family, photography, seniors

University of Texas at Austin campus | College Senior and Family Photo Session

Did you know that the University of Texas Tower building will undergo construction starting Fall of 2024 and go until Summer of 2027?

Not wanting construction fencing in her photos, this Class of 2025 Senior’s mom made sure to get her family and senior graduation pictures done early.

And we weren’t alone in this plan, lots of other graduation photos were happening on campus the same night.

If you’d also like to plan ahead, the University Co-Op has cap & gowns in stock (but the 2025 tassel charm was not available yet, so we left it out of our photos). If you’re planning on photos after January 2025, you should be able to get the correct year on your tassel charm.

Tips for a College Senior Photo Session at the University of Texas at Austin:

- Around Graduation, Campus gets full of photo sessions, so try and plan early or choose off-times for your photos.
- You may need to wait your turn in front of popular spots.
- Iron your regalia.
- You can pose in your full cap and gown, part of your regalia, regular clothes or any combination of the above.
- If you have a particular spot on campus that means a lot to you (ex. where you took the majority of your classes), let your photographer know – I also have a BLOG POST with my location recommendations
- If your family will be in town, we can add-on a mini-family photo session
- Bring two bottles of (cheap) champagne if you want to pop the cork (and a towel for after you spray it in the air)
- Get ready to “Hook ‘Em Horns!”

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