Are you struggling with ideas for where to take your family’s next portrait? In Kansas City, there are a lot of choices where you can take your best family portrait photos in their best portrait locations.

We have researched and curated a list of what we feel are the best portrait locations in Kansas City.

Here’s The List:

Shawnee Mission Park observation tower

The Shawnee Mission Park observation tower offers expansive views of the park and beyond. It extends more than 50 feet in the air. Naturally any time you get that high off the ground wind can be a factor for your portrait session. It is a fairly popular spot in the park so be prepared for lots of bystanders and other people.

Ted Grinter’s Sunflower Field

September 1 is peak color and the sunflowers are only photogenic for no more than two weeks. The window of time for peak blooms is narrow and the field is no secret, so it can be a bit of a madhouse of people making photos.

Waterfall at Bass Pro Shop in Independence

We only discovered this location recently. This is a picturesque place set some distance away from the Bass Pro Shop development in Independence. Among the drawbacks is a long walk from nearby parking to get to it. Be careful! It is on an active street with a fair amount of traffic and there isn’t much space to stand for a photographer and an average size family so vehicle versus pedestrian accidents is a higher risk.

Briarcliff Waterfall

A large, man-made waterfall extending from the upper crust Briarcliff shopping center overlooking downtown Kansas City. There are a pond and beautiful wood bridge that offers wonderful scenery for a portrait. Drawbacks to this place are its popularity. Don’t be surprised if you have to wait for someone else’s portrait session to wrap up. It can be a bit windy some days too.

Powell Gardens

This is a fantastic location for a portrait session. The ample gardens which are maintained year around by master gardeners are a spectacular backdrop for gorgeous images. Several ponds and wood benches, as well as a stunning fountain addition near the main building, offer wonderful settings. The main drawback is the distance from Kansas City. It is 20 miles east of Lee’s Summit on U.S. Highway 50.

Watts Mill Creek

Watts Mill is one of those “secret” portrait locations located in an unlikely place that makes for beautiful scenery. The waterfalls, limestone creek beds and adjacent woodlands not far from the Santa Fe Trail made an ideal location for a mill. James Nesmith, in his diary of 1843 noted that upon leaving Independence, he and others camped in a grove of trees near the mill to gather their caravan before heading to Oregon.

Antioch Park

Antioch park features a rose garden, walking trails, playgrounds and wooden bridges and is convenient to may parts of the metro. It is popular with photographers but not nearly as popular as other locations like the West Bottoms or Loose Park.

Liberty Memorial

Liberty Memorial affords one of the most popular views of the downtown Kansas City skyline. This is one of the first choices of couples looking for a photography session that screams “Kansas City!” The memorial features a tall tower with a lit torch that has been a signature of Kansas City’s skyline for more than 90 years. The memorial is for the many millions who perished in the First World War.

Those are some of the beautiful places located in Kansas City and right now, it’s your choice where to go and have a happy bonding with your family.

SOURCE :

glowimagery.com/: 101 Places to Take Pictures in Kansas City