Have you seen me and my tree?

This weekend I was at it again...sessions with my Christmas tree.  I have a feeling there are going to be quite a few Christmas cards and Facebook posts with my tree on them--My assistant said there wasn't anyone who didn't stop and take a photo!  Yesterday afternoon, as I was setting up, I was asked by a passerby "How on earth did you think of that??"

So here's what sparked the idea: Last year, as I walked onto the beach for one of the last sessions of the year, I saw a group of ladies carrying a Christmas tree onto the beach.  I would have loved to borrow the tree for my family, but the ladies were having a gift exchange and were busily decorating and preparing for their party.  I thought to myself--I need to have a tree next year for family portraits!  So I did!  And I did those ladies one better--I even light it up on the beach! (How on earth do I do that?  Radio Shack sells these little inverters.  Plug it into your car's cigarette lighter, plug in the lights and voila--Electricity!  Boy, will that come in handy on road trips when we need to charge iPads and Kindles and the like.)

It's loads of fun--decorating the tree on the beach, seeing it sparkle in the sunset. How many times have you or your kids done that?  The kids love it and you create family memories while having your portraits taken.  Win, win!

Want to decorate my tree with your family?  Got another idea?  Let's think of something fun for your family portrait this year--Drop me an email and let's brainstorm!  Sometimes all it takes is a little spark of an idea to make a great portrait.

Talk to you soon!