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Christmas Tree Farm // Mini Sessions // St Charles, IL Photographer

11/15/2014

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I've been looking forward to doing to doing Christmas-themed sessions for awhile now! I tried holding holiday mini sessions back in mid-September (when it was nice and warm out!) but I didn't get many takers. The frigid 30 degree weather we had for these sessions was a reminder of exactly why I did that haha. Even though I was quite cold (and so were my clients, especially the littlest ones!) I had a lot of fun with it and captured some great images :) 15 minute sessions were just about right, any more than that and I don't think the kids would have stood for it!

I held the Saturday session at Lee's Trees in Lily Lake. I had never been there, but decided to contact the owner on the recommendation of a friend. What a great little place it turned out to be! It's located in a beautiful rural area surrounded by farms, just off of route 47. I saw some beautiful trees too, so I definitely recommend it if you want to head a little off the beaten path to get your tree this year!

I set up 3 little areas to use for the sessions. The first area included a blanket to sit on with a chest and presents off to one side. On the chest was a tray with milk, cookies, and a letter to Santa. For the second area I decorated one of the trees with some red and gold bulbs. The third area included my antique barrel chair with gold cushions. I had a lot of fun setting it all up. The only thing that was out of my control was all of the tags that were on the trees. But as you will see, a little photoshopping took care of those ;).

So without further ado, here are some of the resulting photographs!
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // with milk, cookies and a letter to Santa // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // with red and gold decorated tree // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // with milk, cookies and a letter to Santa // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // holding a banner that says
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // with milk, cookies, a letter to Santa and presents // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // sitting in an antique chair with gold cushions // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // sitting in an antique chair with gold cushions // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // sitting in an antique chair with gold cushions // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // with red and gold decorated tree // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // with red and gold decorated tree wearing Santa hats// by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // with milk, cookies, a letter to Santa and presents // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // with milk, cookies, a letter to Santa and presents // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // with red and gold decorated tree // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // sitting in a chair with blankets // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // with red and gold decorated tree // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // sitting in a chair with blankets // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // with milk, cookies, a letter to Santa and presents // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // with milk, cookies, a letter to Santa and presents // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // holding a banner that says
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // sitting in an antique chair with gold cushions // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // sitting in an antique chair with gold cushions // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // sitting in an antique chair with gold cushions // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // sitting in an antique chair with gold cushions // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // standing in between rows of trees with the kids in front and the parents in back kissing // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // simple Christmas photo idea, standing among pine trees // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // simple Christmas photo idea, standing in a row between pine trees // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // simple Christmas photo idea, kids walking away between rows of pine trees // by Mandy Ringe Photography
Family Christmas Portrait // Christmas Tree Farm // simple Christmas photo idea, kids walking away between rows of pine trees then stoppig to turn around // by Mandy Ringe Photography
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