Fall Photo Ideas (Perfect for Fall Mini Sessions!)
Fall is almost upon us, which means it’s time for some fall photo ideas!
These fall photo prompts will give you a great jumping off point to inspire you own ideas for fall mini sessions or photoshoots, whether that’s capturing your own family, photographing someone else’s, or just capturing the elements that make up fall (In other words, not a person in sight!)
So without further ado, let’s jump into our 10 fun fall photo ideas and see if we can’t spark some ideas for you…
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#1 Fall Coloured Leaves
The simplest way to add a fall theme to your photos is to incorporate autumn hued leaves, which let’s face it, pretty much scream “Fall” :)
Having your subject sit near a tree, so that they are framed by the fall coloured leaves is a great way to capture your subjects, or you could have them lie on the ground so that they are looking up at you with the fall leaves as the background, or have them hold up a fall leave in front of their face (some of their face assuming you want to see them!) or throw the leaves up in the air and have them falling around your subject.
#2 Incorporate Pumpkins
These scream fall too!
You could set up the session in a pumpkin patch (if doing this professionally, remember to get permission from the owner of the field, this shouldn’t be necessary if you are just capturing your own family) which means you have all the pumpkins you need right there.
Some other ideas are to simply have your subject hold a mini pumpkin as a prop, or have them scattered around your subjects like the one below, or for sitting babies, have them sitting inside a carved out pumpkin or just have a few baby pumpkins at the side of a newborn shoot. So many ideas from one little fall prop :)
Or course, if you don’t want to photograph a person, pumpkins themselves make wonderful subjects!
#3 Add in some Apples
Just like with pumpkins, apples can also be a great fall photo prop. Go to an apple orchard, or have some apples strewn around your subject, or have a bundle of them in a basket.
Another neat idea is to have an apple crate and use that for your subjects to sit or stand on, or you could fill that with apples for another type of prop! I have a lovely old vintage apple crate that I use all the time, fall or not :)
Again, you don’t need to have a person in the frame to photograph apples, like the example below shows:
#4 Fall Coloured Trees
Head somewhere like a park or forest or small grove where the trees are turning from green to brown. This gives you the perfect backdrop to your fall photos! If it’s not quite turned to those autumnal shades when you head out, you can always fake it in Photoshop :)
#5 Warm Blankets / Scarves
Even if the backdrop itself doesn’t look too fall like, you can add in some fall elements like a warm cozy blanket or have your subject wrap themselves up cosily in a scarf…
#6 Warm Drinks
…or warm drinks can make a wonderful prop too - have your subjects holding a warm cup can also give a warm fall feel (or double up with a blanket AND a warm drink!)
Again, why not JUST photograph a warm drink? You can add in some other elements like in the photo below, where there are apples and toffee. I love creating little still life scenes like this too, so don’t feel you ALWAYS need to have someone in the frame.
#7 Silhouettes
Fall is my favourite time to take silhouette photos, because the sun is lower in the sky earlier in the evening (and later in the morning) making it easier to head out for the golden hour, when you can get that beautiful warm skies behind your subject.
If you are not sure how to photograph a silhouette, then be sure to check this out for a step by step guide to awesome silhouettes.
#8 - Campfire Photos
Why not have a session around an outdoor fire? It would make a more unusual setting for your fall family photos, and you could add in some extra props, like hot chocolate, smores, marshmallows, warm cozy blankets etc. You will probably want to start this BEFORE it gets dark, but keep shooting even when the last light fades to get some amazing shots just lit by the fire!
I hope these fall photo ideas have inspired you to get out there and capture fall, whether you want to capture your own family and kids, set up some successful fall mini sessions, or just capture the season. Don’t forget you can get your hands on a free fall photo prompts checklist too, which has even more ideas for you! Just click the button below, enter your details, and your checklist will whoosh into your inbox in less than a minute :)
