Edmonton Family Photographer | Where Should We Have Our Family Portraits Taken?

Clients often contact me with the same question- where to have our family photos taken in Edmonton?

My answer depends on the family who will be in the photos. It is totally dependent on your style!

If you enjoy the classic style of traditional family photos, any park would make a great back drop! My favourite Edmonton family photo locations include: Emily Murphy, Hawrelak, and Rundle Park. In St. Albert, I love shooting behind St. Albert Place. The walking trail is beautiful and there is an awesome red bridge for some fun shots!

If you like things a little more exciting, we can try out new places! I am really interested in your point of view, so if you can picture it, I can capture it! My favourite family shoot from last year took place on Whyte Ave. We did some shots in an old fashioned red phone booth, in some funky doorways and against worn brick in the alley. The locations were totally unexpected, but this ultra fun family look great on the huge canvas hanging on their wall.

Families with toddlers should keep in mind that they will definitely want to meet me somewhere with lots of space to run and play. My favourite place for this is Rundle Park. There are amazing trails, a nice lake with ducks, geese and big rocks for posing. The best part is, there's a playground just out of site of where I shoot- always great for a bribe!

In the winter, brave families often schedule a day and hope that it's warm enough to head outside! It works most of the time! Of course, if it's not going to be warm enough for a full shoot outside, I have done the first half in the client's home, and then we bundle up and head out into the snow for the second half for some rosy cheek photos!

The most important thing to keep in mind when selecting a family photo location is definitely your family! What do you find fun and like to do together? Are you all baseball fans? Let's head to a diamond! Kayakers? The river! Dog lovers? Bring Poochie with you! He deserves a place on your mantle too!

Make your photo session as you unique as you are! Capture what makes your family special and you will have photos you will cherish forever!

Above: The Bladen boys pose on the rocks on the beach near their house in Musgravetown, Newfoundland. The family spends a great deal of time on the beach and it seemed a very logical place to shoot their photos!

Below: Danielle, Gregory and Lauren had their photo session on the kids Grandfather's fishing stage. It's been in the family for generations, and where Gregory spends a great deal of time with his Grandfather. An excellent choice of location- strong family ties to the location make the photos even more special.

Below: Owen's Grandpa has been the superintendant of the golf course for many years. The whole family has been around the course since Owen's moms was a little girl! What better a place to let a little boy run around for some candid shots than in the sand trap!
Top of Page: Yanni and Logan pose for a traditional portrait in Edmonton's Rundle Park. I love this shot. It looks like a Christmas Card!

To book your own Edmonton or St. John's family portrait session, contact amydonovan@shaw.ca

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