Well, maybe the post title should read UP on the farm, since these shots are not at the kind of farm you may be thinking of….they are from a Christmas tree farm! Denise and I are good friends and she’s been wanting to do a session at her family friends’ Christmas tree farm for a while now. This year the timing worked out and we headed up to the mountains for a session on the farm.
As I drove up to the farm, a barn down in a valley below the trees immediately caught my eye. I wondered if we could actually get to the barn for some shots. After taking my Honda Odyssey “off road” and a little hike through a field filled with Christmas tree stumps, we arrived at a beautiful old barn. It was full of all kinds of interesting things and, as a photographer, I was in love!
Having two sisters myself and of course my own three girls, I loved capturing these two as sisters. I have photographed them a lot, but I think this is the first time I have truly captured their relationship.
And, of course, you can’t shoot at a Christmas tree farm without some shots with the trees. They literally had to drag me away from the barn though. :) Willow found herself the perfect tree:
And what do you do when you find the perfect tree….well, you beg Daddy for THAT one, of course:
Then it was off into the setting sun:
You know you’re photographing friends when you are greeted at the end of your session with a local wine tasting and fresh baked pumpkin cake. Yum!
If you’re looking for a place to find YOUR perfect Christmas tree, go check out the Blue Ridge Gallery. You will not only find Christmas trees, but a gallery full of fine art, wine, quilts, ornaments, pottery, and so much more! It’s also a very easy drive to get there, which is always a plus for the directionally challenged like me.
Hope this post helped put you in the holiday spirit!
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