Herr Park in Lancaster, PA — Melissa Engle Pictures

If you’re a pregnant mama who’s anticipating a child in early spring, it implies that the perfect timeframe for having your maternity images taken is throughout winter time. I like to recommend scheduling maternity images when you’re between 28-32 weeks pregnant. Here in Lancaster, PA the colder months are sometimes November by February. Herr Park is one in all my favourite places for winter picture periods and I like to recommend checking it out!

While chances are you’ll want a studio or indoor possibility corresponding to a greenhouse or your individual dwelling, there are additionally some actually beautiful out of doors winter places for those who’re up for braving the chilly and are up for the journey. Herr Park is one in all my favourite winter picture session places due to the abundance of evergreen timber. In addition it overlooks some fields and farmlands and will get beautiful afternoon daylight.

My ideas for planning an out of doors winter maternity picture session are

1. put on layers

2. take breaks to heat up if wanted (hop within the automobile or placed on coats)

3. maintain transferring

4. plan for late afternoon vs early morning when temperatures are a bit larger

5. deliver a blanket to take a seat on or wrap round each other

This lovely winter maternity picture session passed off in early December and we lucked out with an unusually heat day. The couple introduced their canine alongside and I used to be blissful to include him into images. I like the textures of the evergreens mixed with their neutrals in addition to the dried grasses and carpet of rust coloured pine needles.

One factor to notice: the parking zone for Herr Park is subsequent to a faculty and it’s about an 8 minute stroll to the massive evergreen forest from there. There is a paved strolling path and it’s also a disc golf course so you will have to pay attention to that for those who’re taking images inside the massive pine tree forest.