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Waterloo Greenway Park – Senior Photo Session
Fall blooms in downtown Austin park for High School Senior Photo Session
This Class of 2025 Anderson High School Senior picked Waterloo Greenway Park for her photo location.
I made a pre-session scouting trip to ensure that the park was looking green and vibrant after a hot summer. I was so happy to see some flowers in bloom. Then, I double checked the park’s event page to make sure we didn’t have a conflict. Knowing there were no events that night, we met up one September evening for photos.
If you’re also interested in having your Senior Photo Session at Waterloo Greenway Park, check out my essential tips below.
Tips for Senior Photo Sessions at Waterloo Greenway Park:
- Check the Park’s Events Page to make sure there isn’t a conflict during your session
- There is free metered parking after 6pm on side streets next to the park, and the nearby Capitol Visitor’s Garage offers the first two hours of parking for free – but check the UT Football schedule as well before you book – because the Visitor’s Garage is used for some tailgating on game days
- The park has restrooms you can use for outfit changes
- This spot is very popular for all types of photo sessions, so don’t be surprised to see other photographer’s working there.
- FYI – the park will be expanding in the future
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Please check out some of my favorite images below and contact me if you’d like to book your own Senior session in Austin, Texas. Explore more Senior sessions on my blog.
- What do you plan to do with your digital photos? Parent: I will have some prints made to give to a few family members. I’ll also use one or more images to create a graduation announcement postcard to mail out in May 2025.
Senior: Maybe post some on my Instagram account and print some out for myself and family - How did you choose your location for your session? Parent: I was familiar with Waterloo Greenway and all the vegetation growing there. And luckily it was a perfect spot to take Marin’s senior photos! There’s lots of plants still in bloom, and it was very lush and green. It’s also just 10 minutes from our house so it was very conveniently located.
- What advice would you give to others planning a similar Senior photo session? Parent: Go with Stephanie rather than the photo studios owned by the various yearbook companies. These studios start sending out emails at the end of junior year, so I went with Cady photo studio. I felt a little overwhelmed, and I just didn’t want to start researching pricing with independent photographers. We didn’t have a great experience at Cady though, which was very disappointing. Stephanie cares about her work and clearly loves photography. She makes having your photo taken so fun! Marin, who has always been introverted and quiet, felt so at ease while Stephanie took her picture. It’s all because of Stephanie’s amazingly cheerful demeanor and her continual encouragement during Marin’s photo session. Senior: It’s fun and Stephanie really cares about making the photos look nice and likes trying new ideas.
- Anything else you’d like to add about working with Stephanie Friedman Photography?Parent: Stephanie was so thoughtful and packed waters for us and a small, handheld fans for us to use. She had a small rolling cart that made it easy to transport her equipment around the park and let us throw our stuff in there too. Overall, it was just a 10 out of 10 experience. Stephanie really hit it out of the park (pun intended because I’m a nerd)! I had to stop myself several times from getting teary-eyed, or just full on crying, watching my sweet Marin so happy and at ease while being photographed for her senior pictures. A huge thanks to Stephanie for more than making up for our less than great first senior photo experience. Our session with Stephanie became a core memory moment that we’ll have forever and I’m just so grateful!
Senior: I felt like a VIP!
