Location Spotlight: Pt Defiance Park
Location Spotlight: Point Defiance Rose Garden, Woods, and Owen Beach
Above: Owen Beach and rose garden
Growing up in Tacoma, this was THE place to go for stunning senior and family photos. It offers everything the PNW is famous for, all in one park! My family often went there for picnics and we would have a contest to see who could find the best smelling rose, and now I do that same thing with my girls.
The reason I love it so much as a photographer is because of its versatility. Yes it has roses. But it also has fabulous foliage, ferns, hostas, a wishing well, and the best part: a scenic series of duck ponds and little bridges.)
When it works: The roses bloom mid-June-Sept. Weekdays only (it's sooo crowded on weekends), 2-3 hours before sunset.
Pros: endless backgrounds. Easy to fill an hour session with lots of variety. There is a bathroom at the pond and at Owen Beach, easy for changing outfits.
Cons: it can get a little crowded on weekends, which is why I only like to shoot there weekday evenings, 2-3 hours before sunset. This location is only valid for 60+ minute sessions (no 30 minute sessions).
Family, Engagement, and Senior Packages (which all include a style preview to choose my classic or modern edit):
Package 2: 60 mins at the rose garden and duck pond
Package 3: 30 minutes at the duck pond or rose garden, and 30 minutes at the woods or beach
Package 4: Two hours, which is usually enough time for the rose garden, pond, woods and beach
For pricing, click on the Sessions Tab^, then the type of session you are interested in.
The three areas I love to use at Pt Defiance are the rose garden and the adjoining duck pond, a trail in the woods, and Owen Beach.
Here are photo examples from the 3 locations I love to use at Pt Defiance Park:
The Rose Garden:
The Duck Pond: (note: the first two photos were taken in Nov and edited in my modern style)
Spring:
A trail in the woods:
Owen Beach:
The woodsy trails near the Rhodie garden are amazing year round, especially in the winter! These were taken in December and edited in my darker modern style:
This is in late November, early Dec in my modern edit, taken at the duck pond and Owen Beach:
