{"id":460,"date":"2009-07-21T14:17:41","date_gmt":"2009-07-21T19:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coreyann.net\/blog\/?p=460"},"modified":"2010-10-05T12:56:30","modified_gmt":"2010-10-05T16:56:30","slug":"corey-talks-locations-for-pictures-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-locations-for-pictures-west","title":{"rendered":"Corey Talks:  Locations for Pictures (West)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, it&#8217;s another photo location post!!  I do not know the West Side much at all, so please bring on the recommendations for photo locations!!!!  I am CONSTANTLY tweaking these lists as I find new locations so always check back!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avon Lake<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avonlake.org\/EZ_Locations_Detail.aspx?id=33&amp;d=15\">Veterans Memorial Park<\/a><br \/>\nLake Road, Avon Lake, Ohio<br \/>\n<em>One of the few beaches that have pubic access on the west side, here you will find a boardwalk along with a beach, great for those sunset shots! <\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Berea<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bw.edu\/\">Baldwin Wallace College<\/a><br \/>\n275 Eastland Road, Berea, Ohio<br \/>\n<em>A beautifully landscaped college complete with historic buildings makes this a perfect place to stop for portraits during your wedding or engagement session.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coreyann.net\/blog\/?p=575\">Jenna and Doug&#8217;s<\/a> ceremony took place here and we used the area around the chapel for their pictures after the wedding. <\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmdb.org\/marker.asp?marker=3548\">The Big Quarry<\/a>\/Coe Lake<br \/>\n<em>The Big Quarry used to be a stone quarry but it eventually filled up with water and was abandoned and is now a beautiful lake in Berea.  Since the water is so calm it makes for beautiful reflections \u2013 one of my favorite things to seek out for portraits!<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Cost: <\/strong> Free<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clemetparks.com\/visit\/index.asp?action=rdetails&amp;reservations_id=1013\">Mill Stream Run Reservation<\/a><br \/>\nValley Parkway, Berea, OH<br \/>\n<em>This park is a simple type of park but still has a lot to offer for photography locations.  I went here this past fall with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coreyann.net\/blog\/?p=158\">Jenna and Doug<\/a> for their engagement session where we started out at Music Mound and ended up on a trial. <\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Elyria<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofelyria.org\/PDGazebo.html\">Ely Square<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Located in this square is a gazebo, open green areas and a fountain.  This was a &#8220;must stop&#8221; place for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coreyann.net\/blog\/?p=599\">Nooriya and Randy<\/a> and I&#8217;m glad we did!!!<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Cost:<\/strong> Free but they do require the gazebo to be reserved for weddings.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Lakewood<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onelakewood.com\/pw_parks.html \">Lakewood Park<\/a><br \/>\n14532 Lake Ave., Lakewood, OH<br \/>\n<em>This park borders Lake Erie and has a paved brick walkway along the shore.  At the east end of the walk, there is a beautiful skyline view of Cleveland (weather permitting!  Also located here are playgrounds and Old Stone House.  I stopped here with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coreyann.net\/blog\/?p=176\">Tracy &amp; Dan<\/a> for the end of their engagement shoot. <\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Lorain<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loraincountymetroparks.com\/\">Lakeview Metropark<\/a><br \/>\n1800 West Erie Avenue, Lorain, Ohio 44052<br \/>\nLakeview Metropark has almost everything someone would want for a photo shoot.  There is a beach, gazebo, historic rose gardens and much more to this picturesque park on the lake.<br \/>\n<strong>Cost: <\/strong> Free<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Olmsted Falls<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loraincountymetroparks.com\/\">Fortier Park<\/a><br \/>\n7850 Main Street, Olmsted Falls, OH<br \/>\nThis is such a great place to go for photos!  There is a covered bridge on site, along with a river, waterfalls and many wooded areas for pictures.  It is also dog friendly so it is a great place to have your doggie friend brought to take pictures with you!<br \/>\n<strong>Cost: <\/strong> Free<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Westlake<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crockerpark.com\/\">Crocker Park<\/a><br \/>\n25 Main Street, Westlake, Ohio<br \/>\n<em>Small village, shopping, interesting features.  Not your common location but there is a lot of nooks and crannies to shoot in here.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coreyann.net\/blog\/?p=187\">Dehanna &amp; Craig<\/a> chose this location because it\u2019s where their first date and engagement took place at. <\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Other Photo Locations<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coreyann.net\/blog\/?p=387\">Cleveland<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coreyann.net\/blog\/?p=554\">East (Mentor\/Willoughby)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coreyann.net\/blog\/?p=365\">South (Akron\/Canton Area)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, it&#8217;s another photo location post!! I do not know the West Side much at all, so please bring on the recommendations for photo locations!!!! I am CONSTANTLY tweaking these lists as I find new locations so always check back! Avon Lake Veterans Memorial Park Lake Road, Avon Lake, Ohio One of the few beaches [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[121,1782,290,346,803,377],"class_list":["post-460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-corey-talks","tag-cleveland","tag-corey-talks","tag-locations","tag-ohio","tag-photo","tag-picture-locations"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.5.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Corey Talks: Locations for Pictures (West) - Corey Ann Photography<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-locations-for-pictures-west\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Corey Ann\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-locations-for-pictures-west#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-locations-for-pictures-west\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Corey Ann\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/49fc034441344f071869b4a25e9c744e\"},\"headline\":\"Corey Talks: Locations for Pictures (West)\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-07-21T19:17:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2010-10-05T16:56:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-locations-for-pictures-west\"},\"wordCount\":518,\"commentCount\":5,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"cleveland\",\"Corey Talks\",\"locations\",\"ohio\",\"photo\",\"picture locations\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Corey Talks\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-locations-for-pictures-west#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-locations-for-pictures-west\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/coreyann.com\/blog\/corey-talks\/corey-talks-locations-for-pictures-west\",\"name\":\"Corey Talks: Locations for Pictures (West) - 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