12 Beautiful Pride Photoshoot Ideas To Celebrate The LGBTQIA+ Community

Pride photoshoot ideas let you celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride in a creative, dynamic fashion. Looking to bring your A-game to this year’s Pride? Is Pride every day for you? Or hoping to honor a loved one or close friend? After all, photographic representation in social media promotes visibility and awareness in the world at large and familiarizes us with the diverse faces of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Beyond that, it’s also just a nice thing to do for someone, and you don’t need a larger, socially motivated message behind your shoot just to have fun. To help get you started on your shoot, we’ll provide you with 12 of our favorite Pride photoshoot ideas.

Have an idea but don’t know where to shoot it? Don’t worry, Peerspace is here to help. Peerspace is the world’s largest online marketplace for hourly venue rentals and features properties across the globe that cater to a diverse range of needs and purposes.

Whether you need a venue for a Pride photoshoot or are looking to host a baby shower, Peerspace will have a property that meets your criteria. With its intuitive search engine, you can plug in keywords to narrow down your search, ensuring you’ll find what you’re looking for. Now, let’s get on to the list.

1. Everyday queerness

When we think about Pride, a lot of the time our mind immediately jumps to ostentatious and flashing representations of queerness. However, it’s also important to show that members of the LGBTQIA+ are integrated into the working lives of everyone and are among the undifferentiated mass of people on the street. For this shoot, we’re recommending you host a classic shoot with friends in a setting that communicates the warmth of friendship and family.

In NYC? Check out this cozy, wood-floored photo studio as your shoot location. It’s a sensational spot for portraits and comes equipped with Profoto lighting, backdrops, and props.

2. Sensual boudoir

For this shoot, we’re suggesting you take your Pride photoshoot ideas off the beaten path and into the red velvet and intimate corners of a boudoir shoot. Celebrating sexuality is a large part of Pride, and what better way to celebrate than with a sensual shoot?

If you’re looking for the perfect passion pad for this sensual boudoir shoot, we recommend you check out this cushy, red velvet shoot studio in Los Angeles. It’s nearly 1,500 square feet of lux red floors, walls, and furnishings, and props. Be sure to check out all its photos and reviews from past renters, with many creative sharing insights like this: “There are 3 rooms and these are bigger and nicer places than I thought. I’m very happy I rented this Red studio!”

3. Time to reflect  

Another important aspect of Pride is self-knowledge, and taking the time to know yourself, whether in regards to gender, sexuality, or anything else. Before you can celebrate yourself, it’d be a good idea to know what you’re celebrating. For this reflective shoot, we’re suggesting you go the meditative route with a peaceful and calm aesthetic and plenty of light-filled space.

Looking for a meditative zone in San Fran? Then look no further than this zen haven. It’s a peaceful Victorian flat with minimalist decor and plenty of open spaces for documenting your pensive moments.

Want to celebrate Pride with your SO? Then you need to see our creative intimate couple photoshoot ideas!

4. Bump and grind

In sharp contrast to our last photoshoot idea, this one takes you to the club for a different kind of celebration of self. What’s more celebratory than dancing with friends? Suit up in your finest going-out attire and hit the streets.

Looking for a more private setting? No worries, this nightclub venue in Hawthorne, CA was referred to by a Peerspace reviewer as: “…phenomenal. I had an emergency location change at the very last minute, and Mykel and team helped make it happen. I am very pleased with their customer service and plan on coming back to this space in the near future. This space is a gem and a filmmaker’s dream as there are many different themed sets available. You have the ability to CREATE.”

5. Late for class

Traditionally, schools and classrooms have held a lot of negative associations for the LGBTQIA+ community. They were the socially awkward crucibles that formed our identities, where acceptance wasn’t always a given. For this shoot, we’re suggesting you take your Pride photoshoot ideas and use them to transform a potentially traumatic environment into one of acceptance.

Deck the halls with queerness and show the principal just how proud you are by re-vamping this traditional 1950s classroom in Chicago into a palace of queer identity.

6. Ghosts of prides past

Got some spooky Pride photoshoot ideas? Then you’ve come to the right place. This shoot will let you take a quirky spin on Pride with one that indulges in some of cinema’s favorite tropes: haunting, ghosts, and spirits from the past. This doesn’t have to be a haunted house shoot, but can be a fun way to imprint signatures of queerness on a ghostly tradition.

Looking for a spooky mansion set in Nashville? Check out this rad studio set that looks like an abandoned building. In the words of a Peerspace reviewer: “Incredible place, so many possibilities with the sets they offer. Warren was super easy to work with and we will definitely be back”

7. Childhood dreams

While certainly in line with #5, this shoot takes a different route to recreating your childhood associations. Wish you could have represented your queerness at a younger age? With this shoot, we’re asking you to do just that. Go back to those early scenes from childhood and give them your own 21st spin.

Need a treehouse in Salt Lake City? No problem, we’ve got this idyllic child’s fantasy suite in the trees for you that’s prepped and ready for your shoot. The host had it built for a production and now rents it out to others looking for that one-of-a-kind treehouse vibe.

8. Take me to church

Pride photoshoot ideas like this incorporate the setting of trauma for some, but that also represents a space to be reclaimed and remade into a queer haven. Churches! Aside from that, churches also present a very photogenic setting for your shoot – natural light, old wood interiors, large windows with colored glass, churches really do have it all.

For the Boston local, you’ll need to take a gander at this historic example of a church in your area. It’s more than 5,000 square feet of wooden splendor, complete with pews, a pulpit, and stained-glass windows.

9. Dancing all the way home

There’s a lot to say about dance. It can be elegant and raw, beautiful and rugged, closed and exposed – while we may make dance sound like a bundle of contradictions, that’s because it is. Most of all, dance is photogenic and can make for a great outlet to express your emotions and let off some steam.

Looking for a ballet studio in Portland? Come check out this light and airy dance studio that’s available for rent. It’s an all-white space with high ceilings, French walls, and massive windows that let in plenty of natural light.

A Peerspace user who booked it for a shoot shares: “Amazing experience using this space. Perfect natural light and beautiful furniture for a photoshoot. The host was very friendly and awesome too!! 10/10 recommend. :)”

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10. Food is the ticket

While some express themselves through dance, others express themselves through food, whether by making it or consuming it, or both. For this shoot, we’re encouraging you to cook a Pride-themed meal or dessert and to document the process.

If you’re in Seattle and looking for a particularly photogenic kitchen, we’re suggesting you take your recipe book to this gem of a setup. It’s located in Queen Anne and boasts an oversized farmhouse sink, high-end appliances, and an overall gorgeous aesthetic.

11. Wet n’ wild

Want to have some fun while you’re shooting your Pride photoshoot ideas? We’ve got you covered with this wet n’ wild photoshoot in a pool. Grab some colorful floaties, some sunscreen, and some floral drinks with small umbrellas, and you’ll be good to go.

Looking to take your shoot to the water in Phoenix? Then check out this wild and colorful backyard pool. It’s in the backyard of a resort-style home that actually has two pools, waterfalls, a hot tub, and special lighting and misting machines to help create amazing photos.

12. Bring it all back

This is a photoshoot for those theatrical Pride celebrants out there looking to play with history. With this shoot, we’re suggesting you and your friend dress up as queer icons from the past and interview them in a traditional TV interview, tete-a-tete setting. Grab a couple of microphones and some comfy chairs, some makeup, and a couple of outfits, and you’ll have this shoot in the bag.

In Newark? Then check out this interviewer’s dream set with a professional atmosphere. It’s a petite sound stage equipped with an LED wall, stage trusses, seating, and extras for an additional fee.

Bring your Pride photoshoot ideas to life with Peerspace

We hope you celebrate Pride all year! And, we hope that our list of Pride photoshoot ideas has helped you unlock your creative ambition. 

Remember that whether you’re booking a themed photoshoot or looking for an amazing space to gather, Peerspace has you covered. Keep an eye on our website to discover all the amazing creative spaces available near you!

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