When I arrived at the meeting place to follow this couple to his farm for their engagement pictures I assumed (yeah you know the definition of that one haha) that his farm was in our little town but I quickly realized that wasnt the case. We drove and we drove and we drove some more. And the further we drove the more I began to worry that we were not going to have enough time to do all the things she and I envisioned for this session. When we got there I told them we were really short on time and we would have to double time it to get the session in before sunset.
We started in a wonderful pine thicket that had a road made of pine needles. The light trickling thru the trees was awesome! I gave them my little "act like I am not here taking pictures and just look at each other lovingly" speech and we were off. He was a little unsure as to what to do but you certainly cannot tell it when you see the images! They were so stinkin' cute and such fun to work with! We moved from the pines over to the barn with some pretty cool farm equipment and found the most glorious light as they leaned on some pieces of equipment that I know not the names of! We rushed off to the side of the lake and at every turn the light took on a life of its on. I was too stressed to fully appreciate the beauty of what God was giving them (and me) that day I just wanted to be sure to get all the things incorporated into their session that she wanted and deserved.
We came back up to the barn to do some shots with one of the big hay bales and for them to change into their hunting gear. Once the sun starts setting it doesnt waste any time nor does it wait for anyone. We got some sunset shots in but not as many as I wanted to I told them to hang tight for a second as I ran to the car and got a new piece of lighting equipment I had just gotten and wanted to try out to see if we could finish the session up or if we had run out of light. Well, the new softbox changed the look and mood of the images and we shot for about 20 more minutes of such awesome sunset shots and I was dancing and singing (some of you will know what that means haha!!).
It wasnt until I got home and uploaded the images and starting going thru them to find my first sneak peek that I began to realize just how wonderful the session truly had turned out. I put up several sneak peeks but I have wanted to share more of the session ever since I completed all the edits.
The following are my favorites from the session and I truly hope you enjoy! I wish Katie and Shane all the best in their future lives together and hope I get to "shoot" them again!!
You can just feel their sweet love for each other in each picture!! Thanks for viewing <3
