Looking for outdoor Christmas mini session ideas for your next shoot? At Peerspace, we get it! With the impending hustle and bustle of holiday activities and events, a chill way to spread cheer is to send your loved ones a Christmas photo. Hire a photographer to do a mini photography session – or take those photos yourself. A shorter session is a perfect way to create those cherished keepsakes without taking a whole day out of your busy schedule. To make it even easier, take advantage of the natural light and shoot outdoors, where your photos can effortlessly highlight the brilliance nature has to offer in the merriest of the seasons.
Remember that photographers and locations get super busy as the end-of-year holidays approach, so you should book as soon as you can. Even if it’s the heat of late summer, don those festive sweaters or pajamas and dive into this list of 12 cool outdoor Christmas mini session ideas.
1. Book a location with Peerspace
Peerspace is the largest peer-to-peer venue booking network online. There are thousands of Peerspaces across the US and internationally, with hundreds more venues being added every day. Just head to the website or app, enter the date and location that you want to book your mini session, and search through listings of fabulous outdoor photo shoot locations.
This stunningly gorgeous farm near Asheville is a great example. It features backdrop options like native fields, fence lines, gardens, and a gazebo, serving as a fantastic outdoor Christmas mini session idea.
2. Do a mini shoot at a mini home
Book this adorable, green-trimmed wood and glass A-frame tiny home cabin on 100 picturesque acres of wilderness in Missoula. You’ll be surrounded by sparkling meadows, rustic stacks of firewood, and glistening pines, not to mention wildlife like wild turkeys and deer. Gather around the rustic log picnic table and enjoy the breathtaking mountain views.
3. Cozy up at a Christmas tree farm
It doesn’t get any merrier than this Christmas tree farm in Redmond, Washington. And bonus – it comes with free hot cocoa! This 100% organic farm offers plenty of merry scenery including an inviting log-lined quarry road entryway, charming wooden pavilion stand, a large natural meadow – and, of course, the acres of Christmas trees. Tree farms tend to have all sizes of trees growing throughout the year, so if you’re doing your shoot early, you’ll still have that festive backdrop. No one will ever know it’s July.
