When planning your engagement, maternity or family session, thinking of a location can be tricky. Outdoors comes with weather, indoor comes with low natural light. However, us photogs are ready to suit up for any location you're interested in!

For outdoors, shade is important (especially if we end up on a sunny day) As a light & airy photographer, I actually dislike shooting in direct afternoon (1-4pm typically) sunlight and will always shift the sessions to be in shade. Whether thats under the shade of a tree or building, its just going to be the best lighting option for skin tones & no harsh shadows.

For early evening - golden hour, the sun is close enough to the horizon that those harsh shadows are blurred out more & much more manageable. Its a small window, but sunrise and sunset are some of the most beautiful times to shoot!

For indoor sessions (nursery, in-home sessions), having as much natural light as possible is super important. I do have portable studio lights that I can bring to in-home sessions (no flash photography around babies!!!)  Also for indoor sessions, the less background clutter, the better. A simple space where you & your family are the focus and eyes won't wander to the background is so key for timeless photos.