If you’re visiting New York City during the fall and you are looking for the longest lasting holiday gift with meaning, consider family photos. Central Park in the fall is so rich with color and energy as the city transitions in to the holiday season. As a professional family photographer I love capture family photos during this time of the year.
Picture this. It’s the weekend after Thanksgiving, you’re visiting New York City for the first time ever, you only have 3 days left in New York, and there’s still fall foliage in Central Park. For Jacqui, a Central Park family photo session was the one Christmas gift no NYC retailer could offer. Photos are simply the best souvenir.
As a NYC family photographer, I have a lot of different options as to where I can photograph and when. When choosing a location for family photos I always like to pick a place that is convenient, and provides different looks to our photo session. Today’s session, was at the Model Sailboat Pond.
Happy Friday! My early fall family photography session last Friday was a wild success. We had amazing late September lighting at our 5:30pm family session in Central Park NYC. As a NYC family photographer , I have a lot of different options as to where I can photograph and when. Central Park’s West side offers an almost endless list of looks/ feels; Strawberry Fields, Bethesda Fountain, 72nd Street heading West with the sunset.
Prior to photographing a family session with younger children, I always suggest parents bring the following 2 items.
The first are snacks. Snacks are a great mood booster for little kids. Sometimes all it takes is some sugar to turn a frown upside. And other times, snacks act as a good-ole-fashioned bribe.
The second must have item are toys. I love having toys on photoshoots because the best thing a kid can do is play and just be a kid. Not all of our photos have to be posed “look here and smile” type photos. Candids make the best photos!
There’s instagram and then there’s reality. Not every pose or idea we have will go to plan, and that’s A-OKAY! 90% of the time, the best photos are the ones we least expected. These are the candid photos of your family being themselves; laughing, giggling, talking to one another, and playing. As an experienced and professional family photographer my best advice is to be comfortable. Forget you’re being photograph and focus on being yourself. It will 110% show in your photos.
Have a good time! :)
My last photo assignment of the 2019 was one of my favorite family sessions of the year. To be honest, family photography is not my number one photography service. I don’t advertise for family photography or “family photographer”, and I don’t talk about my family photography work all that much. However, family photography is my favorite type of photography for a whole bunch of reasons. First, it’s rewarding and relaxing. I can be goofy, and there’s no strict timeline of what needs to happen and when it needs to happen.
Photographing this family at their Manhasset, NY home was a ton of fun! Their kids, Ethan and Aria, were so easy to work with. Maybe it was the holiday season that had everyone feeling good or maybe, just maybe, it was the promise of Disney Plus and lollipops that had everyone on their best behavior. Not once did these kids complain.
Mom was prepared for our morning photography session. She had plenty of ideas and examples of what she wanted photographed. Everything was ready for our family photo session.
Snacks that were not messy
Toys
Family photo poses and ideas
