Fall Mini Sessions at Johnson Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Fall in Michigan is one of my favorite times of year to take photos, so I wanted to create a session that actually feels like fall: warm, cozy, and a little different from a standard outdoor portrait session.


For these Fall Minis, I've created a styled setup at Johnson Park with blankets, pillows, pampas grass, and warm autumn tones. The test photos you're seeing here were taken before the leaves fully changed, so imagine this same setup surrounded by colorful leaves on the trees and throughout the ground.

Child with dreadlocks playing violin outdoors on a blanket beside a ukulele and wicker chair with orange pillows.
A young girl smiles while resting on cream and orange decorative pillows on a blanket outdoors in sunlight.

 

A Little more than a mini

 

Even though these are 15-minute sessions, I don't want your entire gallery to look like you stood in one spot for 15 minutes.


We'll start with the styled setup, then move around the area for additional photos among the trees and throughout the park. That gives us a mix of styled portraits, natural moments, and different backgrounds without needing multiple locations.


These sessions can work for just about anyone — couples, families, friends, kids, maternity, or even updated portraits of yourself. You don't need a special occasion. If you want pretty fall photos, that's reason enough.

 

What To Wear?

 

For this setup, I'm loving warm, earthy colors and soft neutrals:


Cream and ivory

Brown and camel

Rust and terracotta

Olive

Burgundy

Denim

Warm beige


You don't have to match. Choose outfits that feel like you and complement the warm fall setting.

A joyful couple holds hands and walks together outside a brick building, the bride in a white gown smiling radiantly.
A joyful Black family of four walks through a lush green park on a sunny day, parents holding hands with their two young sons.
A couple holds hands while walking along a brick garden path surrounded by lush greenery and hydrangeas.
Woman relaxing on a picnic blanket in a park, leaning against pillows near a wicker basket and ukulele.
Couple embracing outdoors in green field, woman in blue dress laughing with man in gray shirt.
Group of seven people posing together on a park path surrounded by green trees on a cloudy day.

 

2026 Fall Mini Sessions

 

October 23 & 24

Johnson Park

15 minutes | $100


I'm offering 8 sessions each day, so there are only 16 spots available.


If you've been wanting new photos this fall, this is your chance to get them without committing to a full session.

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