Austin Senior Portrait Session at Waterloo Park | Austin Senior & Family Photographer Planning your High School Senior Photos in Austin and need an outdoor stage? Or a backdrop that works well for headshots? Do you want some greenery as well as some interesting...
Senior + Family Photos – Waterloo Greenway Park
Austin Senior Portrait Session at Waterloo Park | Austin Senior & Family Photographer
Planning your High School Senior Photos in Austin and need an outdoor stage? Or a backdrop that works well for headshots? Do you want some greenery as well as some interesting architecture? Then be like this student and pick Waterloo Greenway Park.
This 11-acre greenspace is located in Downtown Austin near the state capitol building. Scenic sections include the Moody Amphitheater, native gardens and over 1.5 miles of trails. The park will also be expanding in the future.
If you’d like to have your Senior Portrait Session at Waterloo Greenway, check out my advice and recommendations below.
Tips for a photo session at Waterloo Park:
- EVENTS CALENDAR: Check out their Events calendar in case of conflicts. And FYI: there might still be events that happen that aren’t listed. For this Senior, there was a 500 person race that started just after her session ended. Luckily the organizers were considerate, and the park is big enough to share the space. It also helped that we started early in the morning when they were still setting up.
- PARKING: There are meters for street parking (free after 6pm). I recommend the Capitol Visitor’s Parking Garage (parking is free for the first two hours unless there’s a special event)
- OPERATING HOURS: The park is open from 5am-10pm.
- LOCATIONS: I like to take photos behind and on the Moody Amphitheater stage. There are also lots of lovely gardens to explore. For younger kids, there are a few pieces of climbing equipment and a slide to play on. And since they water, the greenery looks lush year-round.
- RESTROOMS: There is a public restroom you can use to change outfits in.
- NEARBY RESTAURANTS: If you’d like to go out for dinner after your photo session, some nearby options include the classic Texas Chili Parlor, the upscale Roaring Fork and Stubb’s BBQ.
- DOG-FRIENDLY: Yes, as long as they are on leash.
- WHAT TO BRING: It’s optional, but some prop ideas are listed HERE for Seniors.
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Please check out some of my favorite images below and contact me if you’d like to book your own Senior + Family combo photo session in Austin, Texas. Explore more photo sessions on my blog.
Client Feedback and Advice
- What prompted you to have this photo session? Sophie needed additional portfolio pictures, as well as Senior pictures. And then we decided to also do some family photos, as well!
- What do you plan to do with your digital photos? I will use them for Sophie’s graduation announcement and yearbook submissions, and we will also use a family photos for our holiday card and to frame for gifts.
- How did you choose your location for your session? Sophie wanted a mix of nature and industrial, and so the park and stage were perfect. It was a great suggestion, we had never been there!
- What advice would you give to others planning a similar Senior + Family photo session? Plan your outfits ahead! Stephanie takes care of literally everything else!
- Anything else you’d like to add about working with Stephanie Friedman Photography? We have done family and senior photos before, but never as professional and organized as with Stephanie. She had everything planned and prepared. She had a dressing tent, fans to keep us cool, hair ties, water, anything we could have needed. It was an extremely fun, efficient and professionally planned photo shoot. We could not be more impressed.
Stephanie Friedman first picked up a camera in high school, went on to study photojournalism at the University of Texas (Hook ‘Em), then worked as a photo researcher in educational publishing for over 20 years.
Besides all that, she’s been photographing Families and Seniors for the last 10 years. You can count on her to be communicative and organized before your session. She’ll help you feel relaxed and confident during your session. And you’ll have a smile on your face after your session once you see your new photos.
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