How to avoid tourists in your engagement photos: An early sunsrise session on the Brooklyn Bridge and Washington Square Park for NYU graduates on an early fall morning in New York City.

Summer sunset engagement session in New York’s Central Park, in front of Bow Bridge, Bethesda Terrace, the Promenade, and NYC’s Upper West Side brownstones

Sweet Alaskan couple share wintery destination engagement photos at NYC’s The Met and Central Park by Kara McCurdy Photography

So, you want wintry engagement photos without the look of harsh cold NYC winter? Here’s 5 tips on how to warm up your cold photos from an NYC photographer!

Cozy winter engagement session in New York City’s Central Park for a traveling LA-based couple, photos by Kara McCurdy Photography