Engagement Pictures 101: Where to Find the Perfect Backdrop!

I hope everyone had a splendid weekend, and somehow, I hope you were able to beat this heat - talk about steamy! Thank the lord football season is right around the corner...cool air is definitely needed! 


This post will mark the third entry under the mini-series, "Engagement Pictures 101." If you missed the last two posts, on the WHY and WHEN, click here to jet back to early last week, and catch up on your photoshoot know how!
Now that you know WHY you are getting a professional photoshoot, and you are clear on WHEN it is all supposed to go down, let me address WHERE the perfect places are for great engagement photos:


The Park
Any public park is a perfect spot for any engagement shoot. Parks easily provide multiple backdrops for your photographer and allow the photographer to capture a diverse set of film. It is definitely important to pick a place that offers several areas for shooting, because you never know how the light will be on that particular day or which background color composition you will prefer once the photos are developed. Furthermore, a park with different areas of interest provide you more opportunity for outfit changes! Whether it is a national park, such as Stone Mountain Park, or simply a local county recreation park, you will be sure to find lots of regions within the park to take a snap shot.

 Noah Hawthorne Photography

Jared Wilson Photography

A Historic Town
It may not seem like it at first, but any historic town, not matter how SMALL, can provide some awesome backdrops. More often then not, local "downtowns" have plenty of stunning architecture, urban exposed brick, and a garden spot with green space. Photoshoots in a historic urban center produce classy photos with an edge that will be perfect decor for any new home. Another element to look out for: railroad tracks! Small downtowns usually hub a old railroad track - the tracks can create some AWESOME and ARTSY photos.

 Kent Meireis

Orange County Wedding Photographer | Photography blog of eric j. cotter

Your Favorite Place
If you and your man have a "special" place together, it can be a great backdrop for your engagement photos. Maybe it is the restaurant of your first date, your favorite stadium, or a place of your favorite activity. For example, if you both graduated from the same college, an on-campus photoshoot could be the ticket! Choosing somewhere that has meaning to the both of you make the photos seem that much more personable. 

The Studio B Photography

Jessica Frey Photography

Although these three places are some of the most popular to get your snapshots, always keep an eye out for a place that isn't so obvious. You would be surprised how some of the "random" places along side a road or among a simple piece of nature can create some of the most unique backdrops for photos.