· Located in South Surrey
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Rocky beach
· Rustic nature setting
· Long grassy areas with trees
· Green in the spring + winter, dry + brown in the summer
· Dogs are allowed
· Large parking lot - free parking

BLACKIE SPIT

A good location sets the mood + amplifies it while providing a beautiful backdrop for your photographs. 
First, the location for your photo shoot should be meaningful to you. The background of your photos should be something that relates to your personality, your hobby/work, your family: anything that makes you happy.

Second, a location should never outshine or distract from what is in the foreground of the picture! You don't want anyone to look over your shoulder to see that amazing location behind you, (like a vacation snapshot). Last but not least, choose a location that you love. If you have multiple locations on your favorites list, choose the one that you aesthetically love the most. After all, these will be up on your walls, so you better like what you see!

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT LOCATION

A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE lOCATIONS

· Located in Port Coqutilam
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Rustic nature setting
· Two lagoons
· Stays the same year-round
· Dogs are allowed
· Street parking - free parking

BLAKEBURN LAGOONS

· Located in Langley
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Rustic nature setting
· Large open fields
· Easy walking paths with older trees and foliage
· Many locations in this park
· Large parking lot - free parking

CAMPBELL VALLEY PARK

· Located in Tsawwassen
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Coastal setting
· Great beach tide in or out
· Stays the same year-round
· Dogs are allowed
· Large parking lot - free parking

CENTENNIAL BEACH

· Located in Burnaby
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Playground
· Beautiful gardens
· Heritage house
· Large lake with dock
· Trail around lake
· Can rent boats for lake
· Large parking lot - free parking

DEER LAKE

· Located in Vancouver
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Urban setting
· Colourful walls
· Stays the same year-round
· Dogs are allowed
· Street parking - meter parking

EMILY CARr UNIVERSITY

· Located in Vancouver
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Coastal setting
· Beach access
· Seawalll access
· Street parking/PAID parking

ENGLISH BAY

· Located in Maple Ridge
· Best in morning/afternoon
· Spirea Trail (before Allouette Lake)
· Rustic nature setting
· Tall trees and large moss covered open forest floor
· Parking lot on right side of the road - free parking

· Allouette Lake Day Area
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Beach and mountain views
· Parking lot - free parking

GOLDEN EARS PARK

· Located in Vancouver
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· So many locations
· City views
· Urban setting
· Colourful buildings
· Large parking lots - PAID and free parking

GRANVILLE ISLAND

· Located in Vancouver
· Best in morning/early evening light
· Unique location
· Great for large groups
· Northwest Coast First Nations Art
· Dogs are allowed
· Large parking lot - PAID parking

MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY

· Located in Vancouver
· Best in morning/early evening light
· Excellent city views
· Urban setting
· Colourful buildings
· Dogs are allowed
· Street parking/PAID lot parking

OLYMPIC VILLAGE

· Located in Vancouver
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Rustic nature setting
· Cherry blossom trees - April
· Large gardens
· Large parking lot - Paid parking

QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK

· Located in Surrey
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Favourite park in the fall
· Rustic nature setting
· Easy walking trails to open fields
· Large parking lot - free

REDWOOD PARK

· Located in Port Moody
· Best in morning/early evening light
· Rustic nature setting
· Long pier
· Open field
· Rocky Point Ice Cream Shop
· Very busy in the summer
· Medium parking lot - free parking

ROCKY POINT

· Located in Vancouver
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Rustic/coastal nature setting
· Access to the Seawall
· Large rocks to explore
· Large driftwood trees on beach
· Beach/city views
· Fields for photos
· Parking lot - PAID parking

SECOND BEACH

· Located in Vancouver
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Rustic/coastal nature setting
· Access to the Seawall
· Lighthouse/Brockton Point
· Third Beach/fields
· Stanley Park Pavilion
· Rose Garden
· Parking lots around the park - PAID parking

STANLEY PARK

· Located in Richmond
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Seaside views
· Seaside town
· Urban setting
· Colourful buildings
· Dogs are allowed
· Street parking - meter parking

STEVESTON

· Located in Vancouver
· Best in late afternoon/early evening light
· Rustic/coastal nature setting
· Smaller beach but great views
· Rocks to explore
· Sandy beach
· Access to the Seawall
· Not as busy as the larger beaches
· Parking lot - PAID parking

SUNSET BEACH

· Located in Vancouver
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Beautiful in the fall
· Rustic nature setting
· Open fields and large lake
· Small docks
· Small beach
· Large parking lot - free parking

TROUT LAKE

· I love home photo shoots
· Everyone is the most comfortable
· No stressing about the weather
· Easier to involve pets
· Wardrobe changes can happen a lot easier
· Kids love showing off their favourite things

IN-HOME

· Located in Burnaby
· Best in morning/afternoon light
· Perfect for Christmas photos
· Rustic setting
· Working carousel
· Open air museum set in the 1920s
· Large parking lot - free parking

BURNABY VILLAGE

· Located in Langley
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Rustic nature setting
· Large open fields
· Easy walking paths with older trees and foliage
· Many locations in this park
· Large parking lot - free parking

CAMPBELL VALLEY PARK

· Located in Pitt Meadows
· Best in afternoon/early evening light
· Rustic nature setting
· Large open fields with beautiful mountain backdrops
· Easy walking paths
· Very busy with photographers, patience is key!
· Free parking on roadside

PITT LAKE