Halloween has come and gone and the Summer seems like a distant memory. As I sit bundled up in my winter attire, I find myself longing for those warm nights on the beach. Although I love the Fall and the holiday season, I am partial to the warm weather of Summer and my busy nights photographing families on the beach. I am finally catching up on some of the blogging from those sessions.

This family is a local Long Beach family and I photographed them on a cloudy, but warm evening in July. I know most people prefer a sunset beach session, but cloudy evenings can provide a beautiful and soft backdrop for photos and the light is always super flattering. Mom chose the perfect attire for a cloudy day session. Her bright and cheery color palette provided the perfect pop fo color for these photos.

This client booked a family session, but she also wanted to commemorate her youngest’s first birthday. She brought along some adorable props that matched the decor of her son’s nursery and I snapped a few adorable photos of him.

For the rest of this session, I focused on capturing images of the family having fun together. Big sister was so sweet and loved the camera. I have plenty of images of her cuddled up with mom and playing games with dad. Baby brother was absolutely adorable and he loved to snuggle up to mom, which is fine by me because I always love capturing those tender moments between parent and child.

The family was so fun to work with and I just love their gallery of images. Here are a few of my favorite images from this beautiful family’s session.

If you are interested in a session, contact me. I open booking for beach sessions in February and they are scheduled June to September.