Texas
Vacation photoshoot · Dallas–Fort Worth
In short
Vacation photoshoot in Dallas–Fort Worth starts at $325: 60 min on location with a photographer who works in Dallas–Fort Worth, and 40 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 48–72 hours.
Why choose Vacation photoshoot in Dallas–Fort Worth?
A vacation photoshoot in Dallas–Fort Worth is a one-hour session for visitors, priced from $325 with 40 edited photographs delivered within 48 to 72 hours. Most people who visit the metroplex for a few days want one picture that says Texas, and the most reliable place to get it is the Fort Worth Stockyards, where a herd of longhorns walks down East Exchange Avenue twice a day. A session scheduled around that walk gets cattle, cowhands and brick street in the same frame, then uses the rest of the hour on the quieter side streets.
Worth knowing about Dallas–Fort Worth
The Fort Worth Herd drives its longhorns down East Exchange Avenue twice daily at 11:30am and 4pm, weather permitting, and watching is free. The Fort Worth Stockyards recommends viewing in front of the Livestock Exchange Building at 131 East Exchange Avenue. A vacation session here starts about twenty minutes before the 4pm drive, which keeps the light lower than at 11:30 and leaves forty minutes after it for portraits.
What does the session in Dallas–Fort Worth look like?
- East Exchange Avenue, Fort Worth Stockyards
- The longhorn drive passing behind the family, photographed from the sidewalk near the Livestock Exchange Building.
- Stockyards side streets and corrals
- Wooden fences, saloon fronts and painted signs for the relaxed half of the hour, once the drive has passed and the crowd thins.
- Downtown Dallas skyline from the Trinity River levees
- A second, city-side backdrop for visitors staying in Dallas who want the skyline in the album too.
What does vacation photoshoot in Dallas–Fort Worth include?
- 40 retouched photographs
- A walking route through two or three locations
- Local photographer, local knowledge of light and crowds
- Private online gallery within 48–72 hours
- Print release for personal use
FAQ — Vacation photoshoot in Dallas–Fort Worth
What time is the Fort Worth Stockyards cattle drive for vacation photos?
The Fort Worth Herd longhorn cattle drive runs twice daily at 11:30am and 4pm, weather permitting, along East Exchange Avenue in the Fort Worth Stockyards, and it is free to watch. A Dallas–Fort Worth vacation photoshoot is usually booked to start shortly before the 4pm drive, when the afternoon light is softer.
Can a one-hour vacation session cover both Dallas and Fort Worth?
Not well. Downtown Dallas and the Fort Worth Stockyards are about forty minutes apart in clear traffic, which would take most of a one-hour Dallas–Fort Worth vacation photoshoot. Visitors choose one side — the Stockyards for longhorns and brick streets, or Dallas for the skyline — and the full hour and 40 photographs go to it.