Nature Center Settings

Nature Centers serve as idyllic settings for portraits, headshots, and small weddings, showcasing vibrant flora and fauna, serene landscapes, and picturesque backdrops, effortlessly enhancing the beauty and emotion of each captured memory.

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A large building in Annapolis.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Great for Portraits & Events
Permit: Yes
6 Herndon Ave,
Annapolis, MD 21403
A large building in Annapolis.
Great for Portraits & Events
Unfortunately portrait sessions are not allowed at this location.
6 Herndon Ave
Annapolis, MD 21403
(410) 268-8816
Permit Required:
Yes
Event Bookings:
Yes
Best April - November
A family is posing in front of a red barn in Maryland.

Irvine Nature Center

Great for Portraits & Events
Permit: No
11201 Garrison Forest Rd,
Owings Mills, MD 21117
A family is posing in front of a red barn in Maryland.
Great for Portraits & Events
Unfortunately portrait sessions are not allowed at this location.
11201 Garrison Forest Rd
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(443) 738-9200
Permit Required:
(Get Permit)
No
Event Bookings:
Yes
Best April - November
An image of a road in Jefferson-Patterson Park.

Jefferson-Patterson Park

Great for Portraits & Events
Permit: No
10515 Mackall Rd,
St Leonard, MD 20685
An image of a road in Jefferson-Patterson Park.
Great for Portraits & Events
Unfortunately portrait sessions are not allowed at this location.
10515 Mackall Rd
St Leonard, MD 20685
410-586-8538
Permit Required:
(Get Permit)
No
Event Bookings:
Yes
Best April - November
A family walking down a path at Locust Grove Nature Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Locust Grove Nature Center

Great for Portraits
Permit: No
7777 Democracy Blvd,
Bethesda, MD 20817
A family walking down a path at Locust Grove Nature Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Great for Portraits
Unfortunately portrait sessions are not allowed at this location.
7777 Democracy Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
(301) 765-8660
Permit Required:
(Get Permit)
No
Event Bookings:

(Booking Info)

No
Best April - November

The Patuxent Research Refuge

Great for Portraits
Permit: No
10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop,
Laurel, MD 20708
Great for Portraits
Unfortunately portrait sessions are not allowed at this location.
10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop
Laurel, MD 20708
(301) 497-5772
Permit Required:
(Get Permit)
No
Event Bookings:

(Booking Info)

No
Best April - November
A group of business people posing on a bench in Rawlings Conservatory, Baltimore.

Rawlings Conservatory

Great for Portraits
Permit: Yes
3100 Swann Dr,
Baltimore, MD 21217
A group of business people posing on a bench in Rawlings Conservatory, Baltimore.
Great for Portraits
Unfortunately portrait sessions are not allowed at this location.
3100 Swann Dr
Baltimore, MD 21217
info@rawlingsconservatory.org
Permit Required:
Yes
Event Bookings:
Yes
Best Year Round
A family is standing in front of a tree at Watkins Park.

Watkins Park

Great for Portraits
Permit: No
301 Watkins Park Dr,
Kettering, MD 20774
A family is standing in front of a tree at Watkins Park.
Great for Portraits
Unfortunately portrait sessions are not allowed at this location.
301 Watkins Park Dr
Kettering, MD 20774
(301) 218-6700
Permit Required:
(Get Permit)
No
Event Bookings:

(Booking Info)

No
Best April - November

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