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Suggestions from Karen for Portraits or Bridal Photos...
   
   
 

Here are some places in Pensacola that I like to make portraits of families and brides.

Seville Walkway

This is the walkway with the background slightly blurred. The next picture shows the same walkway, but with no blur. The textures and layers on the bricks are amazing and the colors are warm with old world charm. This photo was taken about 4:30 p.m.

 
 
BARN DOOR
Here is a barn door I found on Tarragona toward Main Street but this feature is close to the road, so you can't be too shy to shoot here! The door is off the ground but there's a cement "step" in front of the door for sitting. I think the contrast between the old wood and the softness of skin is beautiful. Here's another angle below of the same door.


GOVERNMENT STREET COURTYARD
Here is a picture through the breezeway at an office (old IDSI) on Government Street. We could do a silhouette in the darkness of the breezeway with the old brick as a backdrop. Here is another picture once you enter the courtyard. The background is actually the side of an old warehouse building blurred out.

OLD CHRIST CHURCH DOWNTOWN
Here is a shot of the Old Christ Church fence on Church Street. This shot is in full focus. The next one is the same shot but blurred on the right side of the photo to put more focus on the person standing close.

JEFFERSON TUNNEL
Here are some photos of the tunnel on Jefferson Street downtown. These are different shots showing the use of flash, different angles, and no flash.

 

 

 

 

 
WHARF ENTRANCE
These photos were taken on Main Street, at the entrance to the Wharf development...

 

 

 
ARBOR NEAR CHRIST CHURCH (might not be so overgrown this season)

 

 

 
These photos were retouched to hide the pipes on the brick wall at the end of the tunnel.
 
GARDEN AREA

This is a little garden we found downtown off Jefferson Street.

 

SEVILLE QUARTER COURTYARD

Seville Courtyard

These photos were taken outside at the end of the alley at Seville Quarter (they call it the Courtyard).

Seville Courtyard

 

BAYSHORE DRIVE

Bayshore Drive

Here are some photos taken along Bayshore Drive off Barrancas Avenue.

Bayshore Drive

 

Here are some sample photographs taken at some of the places above and more...

Jefferson Street Garden

(Jefferson Street Garden)

Navy Boulevard Garden

(Navy Boulevard Garden)

Barn Door Tarragona

(Barn Door on Tarragona Downtown)

Wharf Columns

(Wharf Subdivision on Main Street Downtown)

Seville Quarter

(Seville Quarter Outside on Sidewalk)

Seville Inside

(Seville Quarter Inside in Courtyard)

PBeachPier

(Under the Pensacola Beach Pier)


In addition to the areas shown above, some other suggestions are:

  • Bayview Park near the oak trees (slight hills with blurred
    background trees)

  • Bayview Park on the pier (calm water in the background)

  • Gardens beside Arco Manufacturing (see Navy Blvd
    Garden & bride above)

  • Pensacola Beach near the Water Tower Ball
    (easy access to the pier)

  • Pensacola N.A.S. Beach (large driftwood and less people!)

  • On the front steps of the T.T. Wentworth Museum downtown (contemporary feel)

  • Inside Seville Quarter in the courtyard (wrought iron, old world feel)

To see some of my pet and people portraits in and around the Pensacola area, visit my website at http://www.twinschoice.com.

Call me at (850) 712-8913 for more information.

~Karen~