So, you’ve decided that you are ready to go forward with your portrait session with Carmen Polk Photography and all of a sudden you have an epiphany…
Where in the world should my precious memories and photographs be taken? Now you have sweaty palms, your brow is glistening and your heart is pounding heavily in your chest. Have no fear, we are always here to help!
We’ve created a small, ok maybe not so small list of some fabulous areas and venues that you can choose for your portrait session. Most listed are free, however, some do require you to pay a fee for entry and/or usage. We do have a few favorites that you will find denoted with an asterisk (*).
Dallas and Surrounding Areas
Addison Circle Park
Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
Bishop Arts District
Celestial Park
Dallas Arts District
Deep Ellum *
Downtown Carrollton
Downtown Denton
Downtown Grapevine
Downtown Lewisville
Downtown McKinney
Downtown Plano
Downtown Prosper
Downtown Royse City
Downtown Wylie
Fair Park
Farmers Branch Historical Park *
Flippen Park *
Ft. Worth Botanical Gardens *
Ft. Worth Stockyards
Ft. Worth Water Gardens
Frisco Square*
Grapevine Botanical Garden
Grapevine Vintage Railroad *
Gussie Field Watterworth Park
Harry Myers Park
Highland Park Village
Klyde Warren Park *
Lake Grapevine *
Lake Lewisville
Lakeside Park *
Little Elm Park
Prairie Creek Park*
Quorum Park
River Legacy Park
Shops at Legacy *
SMU Campus
Southlake Town Square
Sundance Square
Thanksgiving Square
The Harbor Rockwall *
The West End
Trinity Overlook Park
Trinity River Audubon Center
Uptown Dallas
Uptown Theater Grand Prairie
Veteran’s Park
Victory Park
Watters Creek *
West Village
White Rock Lake *
Winspear Opera House
Locations with a fee for admission or photography rental
129 Leslie
7 Senses
Adolphus
Adriatica
A Loft
Aldredge House
Bass Performance Hall
Bedford Old School
Bella Donna Chapel
Bingham House
Cedar Hill State Park
Chandor Gardens
Chestnut Square
Clark Gardens
Cotton Mill of McKinney
Dallas Arboretum *
Dallas Museum of Art
Event 1013
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Ft. Worth Botanical Gardens *
Galaxy Drive-In Theater
Gaylord Texan *
Grapevine Botanical Garden *
Hickory Street Annex
Historice Heard-Craig House
Iron Bed
Joule Hotel
Lakewood Theater
Las Colinas Canals *
Magnolias
Majestic Theater
Melrose Hotel
Meyerson Symphony Center
Nicolas P. Sims Library
NYLO Irving and Plano *
Old Red Courthouse
Party Off the Grid
Perot Musuem
Perry Homestead Museum
Rosewood Crescent Court & Hotel
Ryan Manor
Sandy Lake Amusement Park
Southfork Ranch
Texas Discovery Gardens *
The Flour Mill
The Mansion on Turtle Creek
The Milestone
The W Hotel
The Windsor at Hebron Park
Let us know if you found this guide helpful. We would also love to hear from you about any locations that you are interested in that are not listed.
Stay Beautiful and See You Soon!
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