Favorite Photo Spots in Northeast Ohio

Some of my favorite locations in Lake County and beyond for fantastic on-location photo shoots.
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a family posing for pictures in front of a greenhouse with their baby boy and mom
Family Photo Session at Rockefeller Greenhouse | Cleveland, Ohio - Faith Koscho Photography
Family Photo Session at Rockefeller Greenhouse | Cleveland, Ohio
a collage of photos with the words beach souvenirs on it
Family Beach Sessions | Mentor, OH - Faith Koscho Photography
Family Beach Sessions | Mentor, OH - Faith Koscho Photography
a family poses for a photo in front of a pond with tall grass and trees
A Secret Spot! Mentor Marsh Family Session | Mentor, OH - Faith Koscho Photography
Mentor Marsh Family Session - Faith Koscho Photography
three women and two children standing on a bridge
Chagrin River Park
Chagrin River Park in Willoughby, OH has a great bridge, trails, stairs, open fields, and wooded areas as well as decks and overlooks over the Chagrin River. A great family photography location.
a man, woman and child sitting on a picnic table in front of a pond
Lake Metroparks Farmpark
Lake Metroparks Farmpark in Kirtland, OH is more than just animals. There is a big red barn, a pond, fences, a gazebo, open grassy areas, and woods. They request that you notify them in advance but small family portrait sessions are rarely an issue.
a man, woman and child walking down a path in the woods with leaves on the ground
Hell Hollow
Hell Hollow in Leroy Twp., Ohio offers lots of wooded trails, a fabulous tall grassy field, and fences for great posing options.
a family sitting on a red wooden deck
Coulby Park
Coulby Park in Wickliffe, OH has a pond with a beautiful red bridge stretching over it. There are open grassy areas as well as treed areas to give a variety of photography backdrops. Probably the most special section of the park is the rose garden offering benches, roses, and other concrete structures to pose on.
two young children holding hands while standing on the side of a road in front of trees
Penitentiary Glen Reservation
Penitentiary Glen Reservation in Kirtland, OH offers open fields as well as woods with lots of trails with stairs, bridges, and deck overlooks. Wildflowers are often blooming.
a man and woman holding hands in front of a river surrounded by green trees on a sunny day
Indian Point Park
Indian Point Park in Leroy Township, OH is a great place for a family portrait session. There are grassy areas, wooded areas, a wide creek running through with lots of rocks. The wooded area has plenty of trails to navigate and during late spring the forest floor is covered with beautiful bluebell flowers.
a man, woman and child are sitting on a bench in the park with their arms around each other
Wildwood Cultural Center
Wildwood Cultural Center in Mentor, OH offers lots of greenery as well as a beautiful historic building as backdrops for portrait photography sessions. There are gardens, beautiful green groundcover, woods with trails, open grassy areas, and benches.
a family sitting on a pier in front of the water with fall foliage behind them
Veterans Park
Veterans Park in Mentor, OH is a beautiful spot for photo session during any season. There is the beautiful Granger Pond and docks stretching out into the water, open grassy fields, woods, trails, and benches.
a man, woman and child sitting on rocks near a waterfall
Eleanor B Garfield Park
Eleanor B Garfield Park in Mentor, OH and the neighboring Garfield Mansion offer lots of great spots for portrait sessions. There is a pond, bridge, waterfall, open grassy fields, woods and trails, and historic architecture.
two people sitting on the grass in front of a castle like building with trees behind them
Squire's Castle
Squire's Castle in Willoughby Hills, OH features a wide open field, woods, trails, a small bridge, and of course the interesting historic architecture of the stone and brick castle.
a man and two children are standing on the beach
Headlands Beach State Park
Headlands Beach State Park in Mentor, OH is a great place for a family photo session. It offers wide beaches, tall grasses, fields, and trees.
a man and woman are sitting on a log by the water
Lake Erie Bluffs MetroPark
Lake Erie Bluffs MetroPark in Perry, OH is my favorite beach location. Along with uncrowded beaches with lots of interesting driftwood, it offers treed areas, tall grassy fields, trails, a lookout, fences to pose by, and benches. Love it!