Best Locations For Professional Photo Session In Raleigh
Historic Oak View, Raleigh
This location is a gorgeous backdrop for your family session. It has has a more rustic feel with old barns and buildings alongside beautiful gardens and stonework that makes it as stunning spots for your family portraits. This location is great to photograph year round.












North Carolina Museum of Arts - NCMA, Raleigh









JC Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh
The JC Raulston Arboretum is a beautiful garden that provides many different backdrops for your family session: open grass areas, trees, plants, flowers, walkways, gazebo. This location is great to photograph year round.







Raleigh Downtown
Urban vibes! Raleigh downtown makes a perfect backdrop for your family portraits. There you will find urban beauty, murals, and city lights all within walking distance. This location is great to photograph year round.










Sunflower Field at Dix Park, Raleigh
The sunflower fields at Dorothea Dix Park creates a gorgeous backdrop for your summer family portraits.










Rose Garden, Raleigh
The Rose Garden at Raleigh is a fantastic spot for your session, it is not too big, but it offers many different areas for a variety of looks - gorgeous flowers, green grass, a structure of stone . This location is great to photograph March through December, with the roses usually at their peak in April and May.










Umstead State Park, Raleigh
The Umstead State Park is a great choice for your session it provides a variety of nature backdrops - open field, lake, woods, walkways, a small bridge. This location is great to photograph year round.








Yates Mills, Raleigh
The Yates Mill is one of the most beautiful parks in the area! Old buildings, a dam with boulders creating a waterfall , large fields , and a wooden bridge across the pond all creates a beautiful rustic vibe backdrop for your portraits! This location is great to photograph year round.






Duke Gardens, Durham
The Duke Gardens are absolutely GORGEOUS! Plants, flowers, pathways, bridges, nature, water fountains, statues, etc. The park requires a permit, a reservation and charges a fee.









Lake Crabtree, Morrisville
What is more beautiful than a sunset by the lake? The lake crabtree is the perfect backdrop for your portraits! It looks nice in all seasons!





Jordan Lake, ApexJordan Lake, Apex
Beach vibe portraits without going to the real beach. This location is great to photograph in the summer.





Bond Park, Cary
Bond Park offers a variety of backdrops for your session. Lake, trails, small beach area, woods. This location is great to photograph year round.










Sears Farm Park, Cary
Sears Farm Park is a a good location for family sessions. Paved trails, woods, trails, unique landscaped areas, open grass field and a giant sculpture. This location is great to photograph year round.





Downtown Cary
In the heart of Cary, the downtown Cary is a charming location for your portrait session that provides a small town urban vibes, There you'll find structures, small buildings, staircases, brick alleys, a gorgeous water fountain. This location is good year round.





North Cary Park
On of my favorite location to photograph in the fall season. The fall foliage and colors are gorgeous there. Open field, paved trail, bridge, woods. This location is good to photograph year round.





Sugg Farm Park, Holly Springs
Sugg Farm provides a farm/rustic vibe for your portrait session. Wide open fields, old farm fencing, high grass and old trees is a great.






Crowder County Park, Apex
Another gorgeous location especially in the Fall Season. The Crowder County Park has gorgeous paved trails, woods, open fields and a pond!
Coker Arboretum, Chapel Hill
Located in the UNC campus, the Coker Arboretum is a small peaceful location for your portrait session. Walking pathways, open fields, benches, flowers.




Camden Park, Chapel Hill
This location has walking paths, two large ponds connected by a brook, a wildflower garden, lawns, and other beautiful backdrops.




Riverwalk trail, Hillsborough
This paved trail by the river is a beautiful location that provides a great diversity of backdrops for your portrait session.

Ayr Mount, Hillsborough
The Ayr Mount has beautiful grounds. Grassy fields, paved pathways, we had so many options to use for backdrops! Permit/fee required.





