Alleys downtown: I love shooting in the alleys downtown Barrie. You almost always get a soft light and sometimes you can get some interesting shadows. Alley's also give you some great backdrops for your portraits. There are a few different alleys and laneways downtown that offer a variety of backdrops from bricks, to mason blocks to concrete and more.
Downtown Parking Garage: Another favourite location for photo shoots. Barrie only has one public multilevel parking garage and for a photographer it gives a multitude of different backdrops, lighting options and more for your photographs.
Stairs and Fire Escapes: Stairs and fire escapes can also offer some great locations for photo shoots. You can get some great angles for your photos, either shooting upward, downwards or straight on towards the model. There are many different stairs and fire escapes downtown and each can give their own look to your photos.
Parks and Gardens: Parks and city gardens have always been popular locations for photographers and artist for centuries. Barrie has some great gardens for photo shoots, but two of my favourites are Heritage and Sunnidale Parks. Heritage Park offers some great backdrops, including the waterfront. Sunnidale offers a wide variety of backdrops including trees, flowers, sculptures and buildings. There are many others parks in the city that I have yet to shoot in but will eventually.
The Go Train Station: I have only shot here once, but I will for sure go back. This location is best used on the weekends when it isn't so busy. There are a few different areas to shoot within the station. You can have the upper levels with the big windows that offer great natural light. You can use the tunnel under the tracks that offers some interesting backdrops. There is also the ramps, the platforms and if you time it right you can have the trains as a backdrop.
City Hall: City Hall offers some interesting lighting and backdrop options as well. The covered walkway is great when faced with bad light. The courtyard offers some options, during the winter it is a skating rink and the summer it is a fountain. There are benches all around the courtyard as well.
There are many other photoshoot locations with in Barrie that I want to try but haven't done so yet. All you have to do is use your imagination!
