Senior portrait photographer- Longwood Gardens

I love where I live, we've got beaches, farmland, old wooden barns, and a little bit of urban landscape, all of which make for great photographs. Thousands of people come here to vacation, many of them have their family portraits taken while visiting. The majority of my wedding clients come here just to get married on our beautiful beaches. However, to be honest, sometimes it feels like the scenery never changes, but it also pushes me to be more creative. When I look at other photographer's work, I can almost instantly tell where the images were taken.  So it's always nice to get away from the area and photograph someplace else. I've photographed weddings all throughout the region and done a few engagement portraits in Washington D.C. But I've never done a senior portrait outside of the area.

I've been wanting to photograph a senior portrait at Longwood Gardens for some time now. Living two hours away, it's not exactly practical though and not many seniors want to go that far for pictures. I managed to talk Reneé into making the trip and it was well worth the travel time. Originally, she wanted to do her photographs on a local college campus, but after seeing pictures from Longwood, she was all for it.

Photographing in a place like Longwood makes things more interesting for me. Exploring little areas within the expanse of the place and creating a photograph that incorporates someplace new is exciting and drives me creatively. There are so many more locations within the gardens to use, I'm looking forward to the next client who wants to go there.

There are also other locations that would be great for senior portraits including some of the state parks in northern Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania; cities like Philadelphia, Annapolis, Washington D.C.; and college campuses around the region. Where would you like to go? Let's make it happen! I have a passport :)

Here's a few of my favorites from her session: