Is a photography session worth a 3 hour drive?

Deciding on a location for a photo session can sometimes be a challenge. You want something that shows off the season, the local environment, something that fits the style and personality of the ones being photographed, and of course something beautiful. Having a setting where people feel comfortable in is key to getting natural reactions and beautiful results. When talking about locations with this new mama, she was excited Wild Hearts Farm in Tacoma, as it brought back memories from her childhood. Tacoma not being too far, we didn't really think about that in order to get the gorgeous light at sunset on a weekday in the middle of summer, we'd have to travel in rush hour traffic to get to the farm by 6:00 pm. 

If you ask this mama to be, absolutely it was worth the fighting rush hour traffic to drive from Redmond to Tacoma during rush hour for the beautiful sun and the gorgeous farm location. If you ask me if it was worth it, yes 100%. We had such rich colors peaking through the tops of the trees and were able to capture some creative and fun shots using the light to our advantage. Could we have found a closer location... absolutely, but this place is a photographer's haven and fun to explore.

Wild Hearts Farm is a location I've taken my child to several times for some fun photo sessions and I've been dying to get a client there to take advantage of the gorgeous location and all it has to offer. There are so many nooks and crannies that you could literally spend all day at the farm and still be finding new spots to get some fun shots in at. They offer both indoor and outdoor locations, so even if the weather is less than ideal, we can find a beautiful location. 

Recently added to the farm is their glass house. They had just opened it up to photographers about a week before we went down and tested it out, so we were one of the first to use the house and experiment with how it looks best in a photograph. Since it's a glass house it and brand new, it was tricky finding just the right angles to shoot and also not get my reflection in all those windows! Ultimately, I am happy with the results both inside and outside the house.  

As this mama-to-be said "You made me into a princess". That we did. She is gorgeous and glowing and was so much fun to work with on this session. And yes, that 3 hours drive down to Tacoma in rush hour traffic to get the sunset in mid July was absolutely worth it!!