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The Edge of the Blue Ridge
15 Images Included | Optional Gallery Upgrade | 20 Private Minutes
Raven's Roost Overlook
$100 to Reserve | $185 Remaining
There’s something sacred about standing at the edge of the mountain — where the wind carries warmth and wildness and the sun melts softly into the valley below.
Each session is simple, natural, and full of motion — portraits that feel like memories instead of poses. We’ll chase the last light along the rocks, let the wind play through your hair, and soak in that golden glow that makes this overlook such a favorite for returning Daydreamer families and Wintergreen visitors alike.
$285
• Your date is held with an included $100 deposit; the $185 balance is due before gallery delivery.
• $100 deposit is non-refundable but fully transferable, experiences will reschedule for bad weather.
• Sessions last about 20 minutes — quick and easy, moving fast enough for short attention spans.
• Private sessions - one family at a time.
• Full galleries typically include 75+ images delivered within 1–2 weeks.
• 15 image downloads included, with personal and printing rights.
• Upgrade to the full story for an additional $325.
• Purchase prints and wall art directly through your gallery.
• Photographing the Blue Ridge since 2011
The Details
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Let's go on an adventure...
Where the mountain meets the sky, stories don’t need words — just wind, warmth, and the steady heartbeat of the ridge.
This is where light lingers a little longer, wrapping families in gold and whispering through the pines.
Every frame feels like a deep breath — honest, unhurried, touched by the wild.
Just connection, movement, and the kind of quiet that makes you feel small and infinite
all at once.
Come stand in the glow where earth meets air.
Let the Blue Ridge tell your story in its own language — light, laughter, and the echo of forever.
✨ Let the story begin…
Hello, I'm Sandra!
Hi, I’m Sandra — the photographer behind the Daydreamer.
This year marks my 15th year photographing families, weddings, and all the fleeting little stages of life in between.
My sessions are relaxed and lightly guided so you don’t have to worry about posing or performing — just show up, breathe, and enjoy a few minutes together.
Your world is so much more beautiful than you think, just wait until you see it through my eyes.
Mini sessions are a small taste of what I do: beautiful light, a short window of time, and a handful of honest photographs you’ll keep for years.
I can’t wait to meet you!
Only two times available per night.
The mountains set the stage, no two days or times are the same.
Golden Hour
This experience carries the warm glow of the evening. Warm tones, a sunflare if we're lucky, sometimes dramatic, sometimes soft.
Blue Hour (Dusk)
Starting with the last of the golden sun and finishing with a colorful sunset if we're lucky. Blue hour holds the painterly images in my galleries.
No matter which time you choose, the light will be beautiful — just in its own way. Or reach out for guidance.
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Where is it?
It's more than worth a drive to this incredible mountain overlook.
Ravens Roost Overlook,
Blue Ridge Pkwy,
Lyndhurst, VA 22952
Most clients drive 30 minutes to 5 hours for a Daydreamer experience.
Use the map here to get your own directions.
Occasionally weather shuts down the Parkway, alternate location at Wintergreen, VA.
Know where you're going? Click below to reserve your storybook time.
Limited Spots, Endless Magic.
All you have to do is pick a time!
Not your path? Select your adventure and wander this way.
These cinematic experiences are always planned for perfect light, only 2-5 times are available for each.
Once they're gone, they're gone!
Wait!
Take me back.
Between the Fences
A mountain wrapped farm
experience.