The Forest of Nisene Marks smells like bay laurel and old growth, and the hush in there gets people talking to each other instead of the camera.
The playbook: start loose, sneak the posed group shots into the middle while everyone is warm, and end on something fun so the last memory of the session is a good one.
The photographs from days like this earn their keep slowly. They go up on a wall, the kids grow, and one day the session at The Forest of Nisene Marks is the version of the family everyone remembers.
Location: The Forest of Nisene Marks (Aptos)
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