Winter Farm Engagement Photography

Photographing people on a farm presents an excellent opportunity to incorporate farm animals in the shoot. This was the case with Natasha and Sam’s engagement shoot.

We met up with the couple at their farm in Loburn, and they brought along with them, their dog Lacey who is also a working dog on the farm.

The morning sun streaked across the paddocks bringing brightness to all in its path. On a farm, there were abundant choices of backgrounds and backdrops to choose from, and after chatting to the lovely Natasha and Sam, we locked in our location options.

To get warmed up, we started the shoot by the cattle/sheep pens before moving on to an old green, old shed. The next stop, the barn, was a short drive through the paddocks.

At the barn, the couple brought out a picnic rag of a full cow hide, which they sat on for some of the images. They even popped a bottle of bubbles to mark the occasion.

The couple confessed to having been nervous about the shoot days leading to it. They didn’t know what to expect.

Sam who had seemed to be camera shy at the beginning of the session was quick to warm up and get into the swing of things, thanks to Natasha who appears to be a natural in front of the camera.

After the barn, we headed to an area that’s overlooks into a valley and had the mountains as the backdrop. I would say this was probably Sam’s favourite spot as it summed up the beauty of living in such a magnificent piece of landscape.

Sam had hinted that he would love to get some photos taken of them and their cattle. So to cap off the Engagement Shoot, we wandered through a paddock to the cattle. Sam got Lacey to show off some of the moves she uses to show the animals who is the boss, which was quite impressive and I got a few action shots too.

Natasha and Sam are such an affectionate, loving and romantic couple, and we just let them be and fired the shots away.

They are also warm-hearted, they sent us home with a jar of locally produced manuka honey. YUM and great in chai tea.

When in doubt of what type of lighting to use on your subjects. Backlight them.