If you’re looking for one of the best Plano family photographers, hi! I can’t wait to meet you. I’m Rachel, the artist and photographer behind the lens at Rachel Friedman Photographer. Please scroll down to see if my style and vision for what makes an amazing Plano family photography session matches what you are looking for. And please, don’t be shy! I’d love to connect with you if you have questions or want more information about capturing your family’s story. Please contact me here, via email at rachelfriedman1@gmail.com or call me at 440-821-5999.
Today I’m here talking about location. When it comes to planning your session, as a mom there are three things you need to figure out before your session. You need: a photographer, outfits for your family and a location. Stay tuned for another post all about wardrobe, but today is all about location.
We’ve all heard it before. Location, location, location. Coming to Plano, Texas after years operating my business across the country, I knew that location scouting would be key, as I wanted to find the perfect place to bring my clients for gorgeous light-drenched photos where their adorable faces and personalities would shine.
There are two things I was watching out for that would put a location on my “no” list. First, HUGE crowds. When you’re trying to interact authentically with your kids to draw natural smiles and interactions, having 1000 distractions of other families with kids, photographers with all sorts of prop setups and loud noise, it’s nearly impossible. One trip to Arbor Hills Nature Preserve in peak season showed me that while lovely, it isn’t my number 1 choice for Plano family photos.
The second red flag for me is when the parking lot or the photo location itself is too close to a playground. Try telling a two year old you’re going to do anything but climb and play when you can see a playground in their line of sight - not gonna happen.
So then what makes a good location? I love a field that is off the beaten path, with non-manicured grass and trees that filter the sun as it sets to the west. There are people who chase ponds and bridges and cows and bails of hay and all sorts of other things, but a beautiful empty field is where it’s at. And you know why? Because when I’m looking at your family portrait, I want to see YOU. I want to see your gorgeous faces, your sweet and silly expressions, the way you engage with each other and the way light wraps around you to tell the story of your family’s love. So while there are popular destinations with all sorts of architectural and landscape features that may make the location “popular”, like the Dallas Arboretum, Adriatica in McKinney or the Las Colinas Canals, 9 times out of 10, I’d pick a gorgeous empty field like the one pictured below. This field with its yellow grass, lush green trees and insanely perfect light lets families from Plano and across the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex truly shine. Scroll down to see what I mean.
As we inch toward the holiday season, it’s not too late to schedule a family photography session with me in Plano and the surrounding areas. From access to the studio wardrobe, relieving all of the “what to wear stress” to customizing your session to be sure we capture everything you’ll envision, whether in my Plano studio, the field or in the comfort of your home, together we can create something beautiful together.
Please click here for details about the process, and if you’d like to be in touch, contact me here via the website or you can reach me at either rachelfriedman1@gmail.com or 440-821-5999.
In case you missed it, I’m offering Holiday Mini Sessions for a Cause again this year, with 100% of session fees benefitting Dallas Tornado Relief via the American Red Cross. They’ll be on November 9 and 17, and will be $125 for your 10 minute session and one digital image. For more details, please visit this post!
Rachel Friedman Photography specializes in family photography in Plano and also specializes in maternity, newborn, and baby, and family photography in the Dallas area, including but not limited to Plano, Frisco, Richardson, Carrollton, Addison, McKinney, Allen and beyond.