Let's get thinking!

For your session you have the unique opportunity to make this time totally special and catered to you! These are just a few local locations to help get the ideas rolling, remember, a location is what we make of it! You may have been to a location before, but you may not have seen it through my eye :) + a location can greatly change the feel of your session, but so can an activity! I always welcome extra things like special items, food, etc! If I have a session with you that I am traveling for, we will work together to find the perfect spot!

BUT FIRST...

A few questions to help you think!

+ Do you have any locations that are special to you that could be considered? We can talk about them!! Even if you feel it's not "aesthetically pleasing" There is beauty and potential everywhere!

+ What feel do you want for your session? This will help you decide on the spot for your session! Calm, Vibrant, woodsy, city feels, energetic, water colors, sunny and bright, shaded?

+ Will you be adding anything to your location? (florals or props?)

+ Would you like more than one location if you're having a full session?

+ What is something you love to do yourself or with your partner, or family? Could this be something we do during your session? (celebrate with a certain food or drink, taco bell? go somewhere fun? play games, hiking to our spot? get in a canoe? so many possibilities!)

Local Location Ideas

My Studio!

Located in Philipsburg pa and a perfect white and bright space with industrial style doors, white plank floors, multiple backdrops and seating options. It is a perfect space!

Family sits together on a white floor during an intimate maternity photo session.

Child wearing a black t-shirt and cowboy hat laughs joyfully against a gray background.

Playful family moment captured as they lift and hold a small child in the air.

Close-up black and white photo of tender family embrace and connection.

Brady Street Collective!

DUBOIS

+ Warm Brick and beautiful lighting! Right next to cool downtown Dubois spots like Queen of tarts and great city feel photo opportunities!

+ Can rent hourly or purchase a more specialized elopement package

A cozy corner with vintage velvet chair and potted plants against exposed brick wall.

Mother and daughter wearing matching green dresses pose against exposed brick wall with floral arch.

Person relaxing on brown leather couch in industrial loft space with brick walls.

Vintage leather armchair and potted plant in empty room with exposed brick walls and hardwood floors.

The View

PHILIPSBURG

+ Bright and beautiful spaces, great outdoor spots with a beautiful view as well!

+ Can rent hourly!

A minimalist white room with chandelier and natural light streaming through window.

Artistic black and white overhead view through decorative pattern with curved reflection.

Multi-generational family gathering on cozy sofa in bright minimal room.

Couple with newborn baby sitting on couch against floral wallpaper.

Your Home, A Hotel, Or Airbnb

+ Your home is truly special because it is your space! Moments can be more intimate and also indoors or outdoors! Play a game, wash the car, snuggle up on the couch, read a book, bake, maybe you have a perfect spot in your yard!

+An airbnb or hotel do come with extra cost but are also fun to have a beautiful space!

A family enjoying playtime with toys on a patterned rug in a nursery.

Couple standing in a nursery with natural light streaming through windows and modern decor.

Family plays together outdoors in a wooded setting during golden hour.

Couple embracing outside a church with white Gothic windows in winter.

A Greenhouse!

+ SO many photo opportunities at different greenhouses in the area! On occasion this also comes with added fees. But, they are often warm and cozy!

Family sharing joyful moment together in greenhouse filled with plants.

Couple sharing romantic moment in greenhouse surrounded by hanging plants and flowers.

Family enjoying time together in a garden setting with plants and corrugated metal walls in the background.

Mother and children standing outside a greenhouse on a cloudy day.

The Arboretum at Penn state or The Alumni Garden

+ SO many photo opportunities at each location! Beautiful florals trees and fields, beautiful buildings, opportunities for lots of fun and fun photos in the surrounding area too

Romantic couple sharing intimate moment under willow tree branches.

Couple posing together against white brick wall with large window panels.

Portrait in garden with white hydrangea flowers and rainbow lens flares.

Artistic reflection shot of couple standing by still water in garden setting.

Atelier Bellefonte or Rentable Studio

+Atelier in Bellefonte is a beautiful natural light studio with lots of prop options available too! Right in the heart of Bellefonte and available for hourly rental!

+ there are also some rentable studio spaces in the area or I too can transform a space in my home into a studio.

Black and white portrait in empty room with globe pendant lights and tall windows.

Minimalist kitchen scene with natural light streaming through windows and modern fixtures.

Baby in white outfit sits with floral decorations and holds delicate white flowers against beige backdrop.

Intimate family moment showing parents embracing their newborn baby in cozy sweaters.

Cold Stream

PHILIPSBURG

+ Cold Stream has some really dreamy spots even in more secluded areas and trails that make for calm and whimsical feels, I would be happy to show!

+ there is everything from magical forests, to water, open field feels!

+ I have countless sessions that no one would know they happened at cold stream because it truly is so versatile.

Couple in autumn attire holding hands while walking by lakeside during golden hour.

Backlit portrait of young person in glasses leaning on wooden fence during sunset.

Family shares tender moment amongst fallen autumn leaves in forest setting.

Couple embracing near water during sunset in winter landscape.

A State Park + PA Wilds+ Curwensville Lake

Various

+ Every year I purchase my permit for Black Moshannon State Park. It has multiple fun spots with so many different feels!

+Curwensville lake is beautiful and has so many options from forest and field feels to the beach and boat docks!

Please keep in mind I have to purchase a permit to any state park I go to. This does cost extra and take extra time to get the permit and would need to be done in advance. This may require additional cost for you.

+Canoe Creek State Park has both by the water and these old Limestone furnaces that are really neat!

+The PA wilds though do not require a permit!

Couple sharing romantic moment by lake at sunset in casual outdoor setting.

Family sharing intimate moment on wooden bridge during golden hour.

Maternity photo of couple standing in shallow river water during sunset.

Intimate winter portrait of couple embracing on snowy forest path.

Boalsburg PA

+ The Military Museum in Boalsburg has a dreamy patch of tall trees and a beautiful feild!

+ Calvary Harvest Fields is like your one stop shop for fields, forests, small beach/water etc! All easy to get to!

+ Blue Spring Park in Boalsburg is a magical spot with a willow tree and so pretty!

A serene outdoor scene with sunlight filtering through trees onto a grassy area.

A playful piggyback ride in a sunlit forest with tall pine trees in the background.

A romantic moment between a couple embracing by a serene pond at sunset.

A carefree couple walking with their two dogs on a grassy lawn on a sunny day.

Field locations

+ Each so different in different seasons.

+There are a few both public and private fields that have great sunsets in and around our areas depending where is closest for you!

As mentioned above there is:

+ The Military Museum in Boalsburg

+ Calvary Harvest Fields

+ Philipsburg has a great field with amazing views

+ there are multiple feilds in the west branch and clearfield areas too

+ Behind clearfield lock haven is an amazing field with a view!

+My home! Every year I grow a little patch in my yard that is like a field but just on a small scale and has amazing sunsets!

+and so many more!

A happy family with their energetic border collie enjoying a summer evening in a wildflower field.

Two small children sharing a sweet moment in a field of wildflowers at sunset.

A couple dancing together on a hilltop during sunset in a romantic setting.

A woman in a flowing dress stands in a wildflower meadow during golden hour.

Locations with a view

+There are many locations locally with a view+ fields rocks etc locally and of course further! I would love to explore options with you! Here are a few to start:

+Canoe Creek state Park

+Chimney rocks in Hollidaysburg

+Behind Lock haven Clearfield

+The top of a parking garage

+Calvary Harvest Fields

+Lawrence Recreation Park

A family of three sharing a tender moment on a hilltop during golden hour.

An outdoor wedding ceremony against a dramatic rock cliff backdrop with scattered flower petals.

A romantic moment between newlyweds embracing in a golden field at sunset.

A girl in a white dress twirling in a field during golden hour.

City + Town Feels

+There are so so many places for this.

-Downtown Philipsburg, Bellefonte, Clearfield, Curwensville, Hollidaysburg

+City Feels: Altoona, State College, Dubois are all great and hold so many options

+Bellefonte has the Talleyrand Park which is so cute!

+ We can be so versatile in our session in a city or town because theres just so much to see and do!

+ If you are looking for elegance, dress up and be glam, we will find glamorous buildings and have fun!

+ Dress casual and just have fun, the options are endless!

Person in red shirt sitting on concrete steps with joyful expression.

A couple walking together across a striped crosswalk near a brick building.

Group walking and laughing together on sunset-lit street between brick buildings.

A black and white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a halter top dress against an urban backdrop.

A rooftop or parking garage

+May sound weird but there are some COOL parking garage rooftops around.

+There are many in State college and has awesome views and is always vacant on the rooftop! After, you could go exploring in the city, or to the arboretum stop at a parking garage, or have your entire session here, The options are endless!