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Mayfield Park Portraits

A while back I took my sister from South Carolina down to Mayfield Park in central Austin to photograph them “in the wild”. We had a wonderful time, even more so than expected because of the peacocks.  I guess the curators have been working at watering and tending the grounds – everything was beautiful even during our draught. It was a pleasure to work in-between the lilies and ponds, listening to the calls of the peacocks and even having to work around their antics. What fun!

Here is one of my favorites from the morning.

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Mayfield Park Portrait of a Family

The Austin 360 Bridge Overlook

We all know about the Austin 360 bridge (aka the Pennybacker bridge); it spans the Lower Colorado River on Loop 360 and is uniquely Austin. There are so many cool angles and views around the bridge that it just makes a perfect place for photography. One of the important characteristics of a good photograph is “place”; where the photograph is taken and what it says about the person in the photograph. For portraits of people, the bridge can place them “here” and help identify something important; their life in Austin.

One of my favorite vantage points is from the cliff to the NW of the bridge; from there you can see over the top of the bridge and all the countryside around it. It’s a fairly easy climb to get to the top and enjoy the overlook view.

Here are some images from a recent sunset session.

If you want an “Austin” portrait, this is one of the many cool places to go.

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A Texas Location for a Photograph

I went looking to see if a bridal portrait could work at the

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Lovely scene for a bridal portrait

park area near Memorial Park in Round Rock and came across this spot. It is simply Texas at it’s best for peacefulness, trees and rugged rocks. I love this area; go check it out if you’re looking to get a portrait done somewhere in the area. It’s very simple to get to, just take Chisolm Trail road South from Hwy 79 and park at the creek. The location is just West of the rail road tracks.


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