Family photo tips and tricks once leaves start falling [Video]

Photographers say fall, with its warm colours and shorter days, is the perfect time for annual photos.

“The light becomes more beautiful earlier on in the day, and so it’s much more accommodating for families to get that golden-hour light and not have to wait until nine or 10 o’clock at night,” says Edmonton photographer Aspen Zettel.

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“The sun sets earlier, and that’s the best time for photos,” said Buck Lake photographer Angela Roxburgh. “It’s more manageable for people to have their kids up at prime photo time.”

In addition to golden hour, the yellow tones of grass and leaves reflect warmer – more complimentary – light, Zettel added.

“The colors are more beautiful and more flattering on skin tones. And people love to play in leaves, so it automatically evokes a kind of a deeper sense of playfulness that happens.

“It’s perfect.”

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