I love photographing family beach portraits. I charge a flat $300 for the session and the session lasts up to an hour depending on group size. After our session, I edit the photos and post them on an online gallery. You can download the pictures directly to your computer, tablet, or phone. I’ll even send a link to all the pictures directly to your smartphone. Typically images will be available a couple of days after the session. Before our session, I’ll check the tides to make sure we have enough beach to work with.

What to wear.  Khaki and white, jeans and white, black different color T-shirts for different family groupings, almost anything. What you want to avoid is loud Hawaiian-type shirts unless everyone is wearing them. We want you to stand out in the photo, not your shirt.

How it works: Generally I do multi-families. Families come to the beach for some vacation time and they decide it's a good time for a family photo. I prefer to shoot about 45 minutes before sunset as the beach clears off a little and the light is fantastic. I'll start with a large group shot of the family and then break it down into smaller units. I'll end up with candid photos of the kids playing and right at sunset do another large group shot. If there are kids who just aren't good at that time of day, we can schedule a little earlier. Not optimal but somehow we make it work. Sunrise is also an option. Sunrise is great as the beach is pretty empty and the kids enjoy being out early. 

Other considerations. The beach almost always has a breeze going, sometimes it's downright windy. If you have long hair, please have a way to tie it back. We want dunes and ocean in the background, not houses and porta johns.  We don't want to be at the mercy of the wind. 

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