If you're from the Saratoga area, you've definitely heard of Yaddo Gardens. Right next to Saratoga Race Track lies a beautiful and tucked away little garden with tons a flowers, a walk way, and a large blue fountain. During the summer months photographers flood here to take portraits of families, seniors, and especially weddings. It was no surprise to me when Kiana told me that she wanted to have her senior portraits there! Its hard not to get beautiful photos at Yaddo. When we arrived, we started all the way in the back where there was a small path in the woods. Since we started 2 hours before sunset, the sun was still a little harsh, so the woods provided some nice shade and some pretty rad lighting. Kiana's yellow outfit was also the cutest and tied all of the colors around her in so nicely. Not many people can pull off yellow very well, but I have to say that she rocked it. We continued taking photos on the path and incorperated some plants and flowers in there as well. We continued, working our way toward the fountain slowly as the light got softer and softer. One challenge was the fact that there were so many photographers there with their own shoots. Trying to stay out of the way of their shoots and not getting them in our own background wasn't too difficult, but I had to get pretty creative at some points. Although we probably weren't supposed to, (shhh) we also walked into one of the gated gardens to get some close ups surrounded with the exoticly colored flowers. No flowers were harmed in the making of this photoshoot ;) Of course we couldn't leave without a photo by the locally famous iron gate! It was worth waiting in the line of other photographers trying to get their own shots here. Lastly we went to the fountain during golden hour where the trees didn't block that much of the sunlight. Here not only did we get some more shots of Kiana, but her boyfriend jumped in a couple as well! Thanks for a great shoot guys. I loved working with Kiana and her family!!!
