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Florida is a vacation destination for many families and I LOVE when they also want to grab some family photos. Multiple generations, cousins, all the love always makes for a wonderful session. This family relaxed and just had fun and it turned out perfectly! I can't believe summer is winding down (not temperature wise, I mean, I live in Florida) and beach sessions will slowly become less and less, but I am loving them while I can! To see more of my beach family photography wo

Who can remember their great-grandparents? Were you lucky enough to know them? What about photos with them? Yeah, I don't think there are any photos of myself with my great-grandmother (or my great-great-grandmother who was still alive when I was born which is crazy). My girls? I have photos with almost all of their great-grandparents. Though, now only two remain, I still strive to capture moments and memories for them. This family had four generations at their session. Even

It's no secret I LOVE sunrise beach photos. As a family photographer I have favorite locations for various times of day and the beach is truly great both sunrise and sunset BUT the sunrise is just something amazing. Give me a super sweet family in town on vacation and a couple adorable little cousins and you have the makings for a family photoshoot that's gorgeous! To see all the sweetness of this family photography Vilano Beach and beauty keep on scrolling. Have an amazing w

As a family photographer, new clients are always sent a "client questionnaire" which gives me some basic information about them and their family, BUT also the opportunity to give me more. To tell me WHY they are doing the photoshoot. Sometimes, that "Why" gets me. Well, a lot of times it gets me. This family's "Why" was one that made me SO happy they wanted to do the photos while on their family vacation. Made me constantly mentally check if I got all the photos they may want

So, do you think a stormy day will kill your beach photos? What if I tell you, that if it's not raining that storm could actually make your photos AMAZING? Like, an insane shelf cloud passing north of you on the beach making for some gorgeous shots behind you. Yeah, it's true. This beautiful large vacation beach family photography session will show just that. When I saw the cloud I knew it would be gorgeous and this fun family just loved each other, laughed and thanked God th

I hope my fellow Floridians know how lucky we are to have so many gorgeous beaches. People actually travel to our beaches and want their photos there. And we can visit every weekend if we so choose. Maybe more. This wonderful family vacationed near Palm Coast Florida and asked me for some family photography while they were there. The evening, the sky everything turned out GORGEOUS for them. Like, I seriously love this session. Everything came together to make it absolutely go

I'm sure you have noticed the increase in multi-generational family photos around here and if you're like me, you think it's awesome. This beautiful family first contacted me last year about my FIRST EVER outdoor newborn session (which I LOVED). This year, they came back to town and brought their family! So much cuteness and another beautiful sunrise for a beach family photographer like me. Which is about all you can hope for. I absolutely love being a family photographer in

Celebrating a first birthday is a major milestone in any family. Your baby changes so much that first year, as do we as parents and it is wonderful to see and celebrate that. Being able to have returning families come back to me for these special First Birthday Photography portraits makes me so happy. As a family photographer I often meet families after their little one is one year old. Sometimes, I meet families to capture Maternity Portraits or Newborn Photography, then nev

Having families return to me year after year for their family photos is amazing. Having them return baby after baby for Maternity Photography and Newborn Photography is also amazing. But when you do two Watch Me Grow plans from Maternity Photos through 1st Birthday Photography THEN they return for family photography with a set of grandparents included is basically the best thing ever. Capturing so many family photos through their baby's first year. Wanting to capture a photo

Many families make sure to capture photos with their children year after year. We want photos with mom, with dad, just the kids so we can...

Summer is OH so close. I can feel it. I can smell it. And I am SO ready. For a family photographer, Fall is typically the busiest time of year. But for those of us lucky St Augustine family photographers and Jacksonville Family Photographers we can be at the beach year round which means beach family photos all year! I've been so blessed to photograph many families visiting St Augustine Beach and Vilano Beach this spring. Whether sunrise, or sunset beach family photography is

Did you know it's National Pet Week? If you're like me, your furry baby is almost as important as your human ones (and probably a little less stressful). Do I let clients bring their furry baby's to sessions? ABSOLUTELY YES. They are a part of your family! They are loved! They should be included. So, as my homage to National Pet Week and all our fur babies, here's a few of my favorite pet images from over the years showing why you should include your pets in family photos. I

Family vacations are something we all look forward to every year. I love being able to spend time, focusing on my family with less of a schedule. For many, this is the one time of the year the whole family comes together and they want to document it. I love when families visiting St Augustine Beach and Jacksonville Beach do this. Being able to capture all the love surrounding the children, multiple generations, all together. I'm pretty sure this year, my family will get famil

Early mornings in historic downtown St Augustine Florida are the best. Less people, beautiful light, if you go early enough you can even get sunrise with the intracoastal waterway in the background. I absolutely love St Augustine. I love being a family photographer in St Augustine as well. Walking through the streets and being able to capture a loving family with a variety of backgrounds makes me happy. It's the perfect way to start a day (well, that and coffee). This time la

Celebrating your little one's First Birthday is a huge milestone! All the growth and changes that have happened that first year deserves to be documented! And little makes me happier than when my newborn photography clients contact me later to book first birthday photos. As a family photographer in Jacksonville and St Augustine, I am lucky to be able to meet so many amazing families. To capture milestones, joy, celebrations, all of it. Family Photography is amazing and First

I do my best to help family photography clients choose locations that fit their vision. Sometimes, the location we set upon doesn't work out. If I had not been there before and wasn't aware of issues, closures or fees you just have to roll with it. This wonderful family rolled with it changing course as they were driving to meet me, but the location we found turned out perfectly! (a part of town and preserve I had never been to before) I have been photographing this family fo

Yet another gorgeous session that was supposed to be a Fresh 48 session back in April/May. (stupid COVID) But, when we finally got together the weather was amazing, the lighting was beautiful and the family was wonderful. Lately, things have seemed to fall into place making these sessions just gorgeous and I couldn't be happier (or thanking God more). So, take a moment on this beautiful weekend, to check out a few favorites from this gorgeous historic St Augustine family pho

Yes, my title made me crack myself up, but this adorable little man rocked the Blue Steel face almost the entire session and I am NOT at all mad about it. A beautiful location, the outfit his momma chose, all of it worked together so perfectly. Your little one doesn't have to be a super smiler to create beautiful memories and photos. All you have to do is love on them and each other. Stay warm and check out a few favorites from these Fall family photos at Washington Oaks Gard

It's no secret I always grow to love my Watch Me Grow plan clients. We spend so much time together over their little one's first year of...

Let's be honest. We all know MANY things got delayed or changed this year. It's been crazy and if anything I have gotten much better to adapting and rolling with it then I used to be. This wonderful family ORIGNALLY was supposed to be a Newborn session...... Enter the crazy of 2020 and here we are with a park Fall family photography session with a happy chunky sweet (not newborn) baby boy. But all the sweetness and his photo loving big sister made for a wonderful session for