FI and I are planning on scheduling our engagment photos sometime in mid October (when the leaves turn) and are conflicted on where.
Option 1: Central Park, Bethesda Fountain Area
The pros: our photographer has shot here before, it's very classic New York, I feel like we would get a greater variety of shots with the fountain, lake, bridges, trees.
The cons: it's about a 45minute - an hour walk for us with our dog, she's pretty lazy and will get tired by the time we get there, it could be pretty crowded and people will stare when they see a photographer which would make me self conscious
Option 2:Carl Schuz Park
Pros: It's a 5 minute walk with the dog so she'd still have energy, it's where we usually take her and hang out so it's more setimental, depending on the weather and time of day it could be as crowded as Central Park or pretty empty but there'd definitely be fewer tourists so less gawking, it's pretty, on river and has views of 2 bridges and some nice looking staircases
Cons: Crowds are hit or miss, photographer has never been there, our usual dog park is there so our dog would be more distracted and less tired out.
What do you guys think?